Good afternoon, everyone,
It’s Thursday, October 1, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. You can find last week’s version here.
We have 33 days until the upcoming election.
It was another big week for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) reelection campaign against Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity.
Shapiro raised $13.3 million in the latest fundraising period and donated $5.7 million to the Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s political action committee during the summer.
Earlier this week, Shapiro endorsed Democrats in 11 state House races and four state Senate races across the commonwealth with the hopes of helping the party expand its two-seat House majority and flip the Senate for the first time in 30 years.
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(Sean Kitchen / The Keystone)
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Bob Brooks, the retired firefighter running for Congress in the Lehigh Valley, released another campaign ad this week showing off his firefighting skills and promising to put out the dumpster fire in Washington, DC if he’s elected.
A recent Franklin and Marshall poll found Brooks leading Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) by five points and political forecasters, such as Sabato’s Crystal Ball, have moved the race from a “toss-up” to a “leaning Democratic” seat four weeks ahead of the election.
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to catch up with Brooks and talk about how his time as a firefighter and union member and leader has prepared him for Congress.
“When I show up to work every day, it was a possibility of helping somebody on their worst day. I’ve been through that myself when my house burned down,” Brooks told The Keystone.
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Gearing up for a Senate run? Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Allegheny) collected more than 30,000 donations from Pennsylvanians living in all 67 counties over the past reporting period, according to his campaign.
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Lawmakers returned to Harrisburg after having two and half months off, and Rep. Scott Barger (R-Blair) went viral after explaining why he wouldn’t hire perimenopausal and menopausal women during a House Labor and Industry Committee meeting this week. You can watch his remarks here.
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A data center developer is offering residents in one Pennsylvania town $10,000 if the local government backs its plan. You can read Patrick Berkery’s reporting here.
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(Commonwealth Media Services)
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Downtown Harrisburg received a much-needed shot in the arm this week after Shapiro announced a more than $64 million revitalization plan for the neighborhood surrounding the state Capitol.
Anchoring this plan is the conversion of the 333 Market Street office building, formerly owned by the commonwealth, into a Courtyard by Marriott hotel. Other parts of the revitalization plan include adding more parks and public spaces along the riverfront, helping local business owners, and more.
“As a Harrisburg resident, this work is particularly to me – and the Commonwealth is investing $22.7 million to ensure that Harrisburg has the resources needed to address the challenges we identified together and build on the work of this community that has already started to attract more businesses, residents, and visitors downtown,” Shapiro said in a statement.
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