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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Election system works, catches forged voter applications in Lancaster County
Lancaster County commissioners announced on Friday that election workers uncovered forged voter registration applications in two batches of 2,500 registrations. They praised the workers and election system for catching the fraudulent applications.
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Democrats need to win these four seats to take control of the PA Senate
Democrats haven’t had control of the PA Senate since the last time they tied the chamber in 1992. They are eyeing these four races to take control.
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Lack of dental coverage traps PA residents in medical and credit debt
The lack of dental care can cost Pennsylvania residents thousands of dollars during an emergency. Over a quarter of Pennsylvanians lack dental coverage and face higher medical bills.
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Benedictine Sisters in Erie push back against quickly disproven GOP voter fraud claims
The Benedictine Sisters of Erie were compelled to issue a press release pushing back against voter fraud claims levied by a right-wing activist. PA Chase posted a false claim on X that was quickly disproven.
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Lancaster County election officials accused of disenfranchising college students
Lancaster County officials refused to accept voter registration forms from college students due to misleading information. This provoked a harsh response from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State.
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Josh Shapiro and others call for investigation in Elon Musk paying Trump supporters
Elon Musk started giving away $1 million checks to Trump supporters at campaign events hosted through his super PAC, America PAC. Josh Shapiro and Chrissy Houlahan are calling for an investigation.
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Kamala Harris joins Liz Cheney in Chester County to win over suburban Republicans
Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney made their first appearance together in Pennsylvania on Monday and kicked off a tour of courting Republicans in blue wall states.
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AOC, Fain rip Trump’s ‘dress up’ McDonald’s campaign stunt
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Shawn Fain rallied hundreds of young voters in Philadelphia on Sunday where they blasted Donald Trump’s campaign stunt working at a Bucks County McDonald’s.
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Rural Pennsylvania impacted the most by medical debt
Medical debt is an issue that disproportionately impacts rural Pennsylvanians. Efforts to reduce medical debt have been thwarted by legislators representing those communities.
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Dave Sunday continues to dance around questions on reproductive rights
Dave Sunday is standing by his vague answers on enforcing Pennsylvania’s abortion laws. Sunday promises to enforce the law but refuses to give definitive responses on protecting reproductive rights.
