Sean Kitchen is the Keystone’s political correspondent, based in Harrisburg. Sean is originally from Philadelphia and spent five years working as a writer and researcher for Pennsylvania Spotlight.
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Pa. House Democrats hopeful for bipartisanship at start of new legislative session
Pa. House Democrats will control the chamber even though one of their members suffered a medical emergency last week. They will lead operations of the House even though it is tied 101 to 101 for the start of the new legislative session.
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Shapiro calls on US Steel to protect Pa. workers after Biden blocks merger with Nippon Steel
President Joe Biden blocked the merger between US Steel and Nippon Steel, citing national security concerns. Gov. Josh Shapiro is calling on US Steel to protect Pennsylvania workers following Biden’s announcement.
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21 states started 2025 by raising their minimum wage. Pennsylvania wasn’t one of them
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. It’s the lowest minimum wage compared to all of the commonwealth’s neighboring states.
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Five issues Pennsylvanians should pay attention to in 2025
From the ongoing fight to fully fund public education to the legalization of adult use cannabis, the Pennsylvania General Assembly will have their work cut out for them in 2025. Democrats will also have to work on protecting three Supreme Court justices who are up for retention election in the new year.
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Incoming Pennsylvania House Democrats want to focus on kitchen table issues in next session
Pennsylvania House Democrats are welcoming five new members to the chamber when the session starts in January. They look forward to making progress with education funding, protecting workers rights and delivering justice for survivors of child abuse.
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PA Attorney General asked to investigate deceptive practices from anti-abortion organization
A complaint filed with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office accuses a Scranton-based crisis pregnancy center of misleading women about patient confidentiality on their website.
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Amid corruption scandal, Dauphin Co.’s Jeff Haste resigned from state’s largest cyber charter school
Former Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste has been removed from Commonwealth Charter Academy’s website. Haste was previously listed as Vice Chair of the commonwealth’s largest cyber charter school.
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PA residents have until Dec. 31 to apply for their property tax rent rebate. Here’s how.
Pennsylvania seniors and residents living with disabilities have until Dec. 31 to apply for the commonwealth’s rebate through the Property Tax / Rent Rebate program. Over 550,000 residents have applied so far.
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Bomb thrower or bridge builder? Justin Douglas reflects on his first year changing Dauphin County.
After flipping Dauphin County blue for the first time in 100 years, Justin Douglas looks back on his first year in office, bringing reforms to the county and fighting ingrained institutional corruption.
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Unidentified drones spotted flying across eastern Pennsylvania
There have been thousands of drone sightings throughout New Jersey since the middle of November. Now, residents across Pennsylvania are spotting drones flying across parts of the commonwealth.
