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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Trump’s mass deportation plan could disrupt PA’s $130 billion agriculture industry
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he would declare a national emergency to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. This could disrupt Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry, which generates $130 billion annually.
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Pennsylvanians have until Dec. 15 to sign up for healthcare coverage through Pennie
The open enrollment period to purchase healthcare coverage for 2025 is underway. The Shapiro administration is encouraging residents to save money and purchase affordable coverage through Pennie
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Casey, McCormick race triggers automatic recount as margins tighten
The race for US Senate remains undecided as it heads to an automatic recount. US Sen. Bob Casey trails McCormick by less than 0.5% and continues to cut into McCormick’s lead.
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PA House Democrats promise to double down on public education support following election victory
PA House Democrats are looking forward to continuing to make investments in public education following their electoral wins last week. Last year, they helped Gov. Josh Shapiro secure a historic $1.1 billion education funding boost and are looking to build on that going forward.
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Did your absentee ballot count? Today the last day to fix it as Senate race remains tight
Democrats are pushing those who live in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties and voted by mail to check the status of their mail-in ballots and fix any potential issues by Tuesday with the US Senate race being too close to call.
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PA Democrats hold onto the PA House after Frank Burns wins reelection in deep-red district
Pennsylvania House Democrats were able to pull off the unthinkable and hold onto the PA House by a 102-101 majority following Tuesday’s election results.
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Pennsylvania Republicans win key races as Trump takes Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Republicans swept the three statewide row offices and defeated longtime Democratic incumbents across the board.
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Dave Sunday defeats Eugene DePasquale in PA Attorney General race
York County District Attorney Dave Sunday defeated former Auditor General Eugene DePasquale in the Attorney General’s race. Sunday is the first Republican since 2008 to win the office.
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Voters show enthusiasm as turnout surges across Pennsylvania on Election Day
Polling locations across Central Pennsylvania and the rest of the state witnessed an increase in voter turnout and enthusiasm on Election Day.
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Republicans try to block ballots from Pennsylvanians living abroad from counting
Over 4,000 overseas ballots have been challenged by Republicans in 14 counties after a federal judge tossed a lawsuit restricting overseas voting. ACLU of Pennsylvania and others are blasting the challenges as baseless and unprecedented.
