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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Central Pa. Bhutanese community responds to ICE detentions
Harrisburg and the surrounding area is home to over 50,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees.
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Pennsylvania’s unequal tax system called into question on Tax Day
Pennsylvania faces a $6.7 billion budget deficit, and lawmakers are looking for alternate ways to raise sustainable revenue.
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Report: Bresnahan pockets millions after voting to cut his own taxes
US House Rep. Rob Bresnahan has made over 600 stock trades since taking office.
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Blue-Green Caucus touts clean energy bills alongside unions and environmental groups
Pa. House lawmakers promoted a 10-bill green energy package that includes solar for warehouses, geothermal expansion, and expanding energy storage infrastructure.
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Progressive Pa. lawmaker says working in journalism prepared him for politics
State Sen. Nikil Saval, a journalist-turned-lawmaker, reflects on his career as a writer and editor and how it affected his career in politics.
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‘DC is a dumpster fire:’ retired firefighter features Shapiro in first congressional primary ad
Bob Brooks has assembled a coalition of unions, organizations, and Democrats from across the political spectrum in his campaign for Congress.
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Faith leaders and family call on ICE to release Harrisburg-area asylum seeker
Omar Viadurre Luis was detained by ICE after meeting with a Harrisburg magistrate judge last October.
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Garrity turns to pardoned Jan. 6th ex-underwear model and Abramoff-linked associate to ease fundraising woes
Republican Treasurer Stacy Garrity faces a 15-to-1 fundraising disadvantage in her race against Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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Shapiro blasts Trump’s executive order to curb mail-in voting
Gov. Josh Shapiro swiftly condemned President Donald Trump’s most recent executive order as unconstitutional.
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Scott Perry uses DHS shutdown to spread conspiracy theories about immigrants and voter fraud
US House Rep. Scott Perry’s latest comments are part of a longer track record targeting immigrants.






















