Politics
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‘We showed up, now we expect you to show up for us:’ Pa. voters call for action after election
Voters, union members, and community advocates rallied across Pennsylvania to celebrate midterm election results and remind newly elected officials that the work is just beginning. Their message: deliver on promises to lower costs, strengthen healthcare, protect workers, and support families.
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Labor leaders see opportunity for worker victories under Josh Shapiro
Labor leaders are hopeful about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s second term after elevating their issues on the campaign trail.
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Josh Shapiro outlines what his first 100 days with a trifecta will look like
Raising the minimum wage, codifying abortion rights, and funding mass transit will be included in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first 100 days with a legislative trifecta.
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What will Pennsylvania Democrats do with a trifecta in Harrisburg?
Increasing the minimum wage — currently at the federal minimum of $7.25/hour — to $15 is a top priority.
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Pa. Democrats flipped 4 US House seats. Now comes the hard part
The last time Pennsylvania voters sent 11 Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives, it was 2008 and Barack Obama was trying to make history as the nation’s first Black president.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro wins reelection in Pennsylvania
As expected, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro easily held off a challenge from Republican Stacy Garrity. Propelled by big wins in Pennsylvania’s 1st, 7th, 8th, and 10th Congressional Districts, Democrats will regain control of the US House of Representatives.
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As campaign winds down, Rep. Scott Perry gets biblical with ‘good vs. evil’ pitch
Perry was joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in Dauphin County.
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Elon Musk pours $632,000 into Lehigh Valley congressional race
Elon Musk has spent over $630,000 in an attempt to block Bob Brooks from defeating Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in next week’s election.
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6 citizens, including Penn student, sue Trump, saying media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders
Plaintiff Ethan Young, a student at the University of Pennsylvania and editor-in-chief of The Daily Pennsylvanian, is among those who argue in the lawsuit that it’s not only the rights of news organizations that are violated when Trump bans them from White House premises.
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Union members from across Pennsylvania make final push for Bob Brooks
Hundreds of union members turned out to volunteer for Bob Brooks’ campaign ahead of the 2026 election.
