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Democrat voted Pennsylvania speaker, foiling GOP hopes

A Democrat who promised to govern as an independent was elected speaker of the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday on the strength of every Democrat and more than a dozen GOP votes

The Independent UK

Josh Shapiro is aiming for a reset with Pa.'s Republican legislators as he prepares to become governor

Josh Shapiro is about to inherit a state government so divided that the parties can't even agree who controls the Pennsylvania House.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Father explains why he and his wife waited three days to report infant son’s death

Drew Hoenigke said he and wife Amy didn’t call for help for their infant son Mark due to their fears of modern medicine

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For Jews, Shapiro's big win is a high note amid antisemitism

Josh Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania’s next governor in January after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage

The Independent UK

ER doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal and seek to ban them

A group of emergency physicians and consumer advocates in multiple states are pushing for stiffer enforcement of decades-old statutes that prohibit the ownership of medical practices by corporations not owned by licensed doctors.

Tribune News Service

Pennsylvania Lets Polluter Resume Drilling in Protected Zone, Outraging Residents in Fracking’s ‘Ground Zero’

Order was quietly signed on the same day that residents celebrated the energy company’s plea deal on charges of environmental crimes.

Capital & Main

Grand jury finds sexual assault, abuse and cover-ups at Pennsylvania juvenile detention center

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating conditions inside Delaware County’s youth detention facility — which was emptied in March 2021 after allegations of rampant abuse were raised — has found systemic problems and a “dangerous absence of oversight” enabled violence, sexual abuse and other maltreatment.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Pennsylvania lifts ban on gas production in polluted village

One of Pennsylvania’s largest drillers will be allowed to extract natural gas from underneath a rural Pennsylvania community where it has been banned for a dozen years because of accusations it polluted the water supply

The Independent UK

Democrats aim to steal GOP playbook on patriotism and freedom

"Freedom isn't telling women what they're allowed to do with their bodies," Shapiro said.

Axios

After another delay in a decision on supervised injection sites, Shapiro says he still opposes them

Pennsylvania incoming governor Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that he remains opposed to efforts to open a place in Philadelphia where people with addiction can use drugs under medical supervision, a day after the federal government asked for more time to respond to a lawsuit over a proposed supervised injection site…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Inside the 14-Year Battle to Secure a Water Line for Fracking’s ‘Ground Zero’

Long-suffering residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania, feel cautiously hopeful after Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro announces plea deal with natural gas company.

Capital & Main

Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections

The Independent UK

Election-Denying Republicans Were Big Losers in the 2022 Midterms

And most of them quietly slunk away afterwards.

Reason

Gas driller pleads no contest to polluting town's water

Pennsylvania’s most active gas driller has pleaded no contest to criminal environmental charges in a landmark pollution case

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Democrats made midterm gains in rural areas. Can they keep them?

Democrats had better than expected midterm elections in 2022, partly because of their ability to draw votes from rural areas. These voters could create new battlegrounds in 2024.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Doug Mastriano supporters are flooding Pa. courts with baseless recount petitions in the governor’s race

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano lost by a lot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Splitting pairs: Doubts about candidates prompted more split-ticket voting in midterms, tipping scales in tight races

AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of this year’s electorate, underscores how voters were selective in their choices in spite of today’s starkly polarized political climate, often rewarding candidates seen as mainstream while rejecting those viewed as too extreme.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Grubhub says it’ll be more transparent about how it marks up food prices at local restaurants

Grubhub will be more transparent about its pricing after the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office found that the popular food delivery app charged customers more for some meals than they would have paid at the restaurants.

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The Independent UK

Taylor Swift tickets breakdown probed by attorneys general

Some state attorneys general aren’t shaking off this week’s Ticketmaster debacle

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Extend moratorium, then kill Pa.'s death penalty

Pennsylvania's dormant death penalty statute has hung around for more than a decade, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and leaving a moral stain on the state. Protracted legal appeals and a moratorium on executions have idled Pennsylvania's Death House. Because of that, many people don't know the state's…

The Independent UK

Shapiro to take office with mandate from Pennsylvania voters

Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro will take office with a decisive mandate from Pennsylvania voters, who overwhelmingly rejected a Republican drive to pare back abortion rights and voting laws in the premier battleground state

The Independent UK

Mastriano ridiculed for reluctant concession of Pennsylvania governors race four days late on ‘Governor Mastriano’ headed paper

Pennsylvania Republican candidate is continued supporter of baseless election fraud conspiracies

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Why Pa. Democrats being inches from controlling the state House is significant — win or lose

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Democrats are inches from taking control of the state House for the first time in 12 years and even if they fall short, strategists and officials say, the party defied political gravity.

Tribune News Service

Blue wins in governor’s races lift the hopes of US climate advocates

Climate-literate blue governors — a mix of incumbents and upstarts — will be taking office around the Midwest and Northeast just as more federal money than ever is available for tackling climate change, pointing to a possible new wave of state-level action.

The Independent UK

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP

Evangelical Christians across the U.S. reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes in the midterm elections

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