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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Shapiro’s budget address calls for marijuana legalization and education and public transportation increases
Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed an ambitious and historic budget during his second budget address at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg on Tuesday.
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Shapiro calls for historic $1.1 billion education funding increases in second budget address
Shapiro proposed a historic $1.1 billion funding increase for public education in his second budget in an effort to plug the commonwealth’s $6.2 billion education funding deficit.
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Pennsylvania House committee holds hearing on legalizing marijuana
Cannabis industry officials testified in front of the Pennsylvania House Health Committee on Monday and laid out a vision of what adult-use cannabis could look like in the commonwealth.
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Dave McCormick spent $37,000 on his private planes while campaigning for US Senate
McCormick co-owns four Pilatus PC-12s through a fractional ownership program. Memberships start at $345,000 per year with an additional $6,540 monthly management fee according to an industry website. Campaign finance reports show that former hedge fund manager and Republican US Senate candidate Dave McCormick spent over $37,000 flying around Pennsylvania on his private jets throughout…
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PA lawmaker says it’s important to share stories about reproductive healthcare
“Storytelling humanizes people,” Cappelletti said in an interview with The Keystone last week.
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1.34 million Pennsylvanians would benefit from increase in minimum wage, according to new report
A new report highlights that 1.34 million Pennsylvanians would benefit from an increase in the minimum wage. It also found that 84% of those who would benefit are adults.
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Scott Perry’s legal fees top $150,000 for Jan. 6th involvement defense
Campaign finance reports show that Congressman Scott Perry has spent $150,000 in contributions on legal fees relating to his involvement in Jan. 6th.
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PA’s top elections official looks to pre-empt conspiracy theories about election
Schmidt appeared cautiously optimistic that election officials will be able to count Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots following the upcoming presidential election.
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Record-breaking 435,000 Pennsylvanians sign up for healthcare coverage through Pennie
Nearly 435,000 Pennsylvanians signed up for healthcare coverage through Pennie, the commonwealth’s health insurance marketplace.
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Sec. Al Schmidt is looking for Pennsylvanians to work the polls
The commonwealth needs 45,000 poll workers for its 9,000 polling locations.
