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Where Pa. law stands on abortion, and what candidates for governor and US Senate want for the future

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Supreme Court's historic decision Friday to overturn nearly 50 years of precedent protecting the right to an abortion put a new focus on Pennsylvania's upcoming statewide elections.

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Pennsylvanians react to Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday in Dobbs v. Jackson has put an end to the national right to abortion established nearly 50 years ago under Roe. v. Wade, and reaction in Pennsylvania was swift.

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Pa. senators to introduce legislation similar to Fla.'s 'Don't Say Gay' bill

A legislative proposal that resembles the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill enacted earlier this year in Florida is expected to soon be submitted to the Pennsylvania state Senate.

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Governors diverge on gun control, school security efforts

The nation's governors are diverging over how to respond to mass shootings such as the one that killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school

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John Fetterman testing whether Pennsylvania's backroads can take a progressive Democrat to Washington

PITTSBURGH — Chad Baker knows he’s going to lose.

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Mastriano wins the Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

Doug Mastriano defeated Lou Barletta, Bill McSwain, Dave White, and five other candidates to win the May 17, 2022, Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Tom Wolf (D) was term-limited.

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Pennsylvania Republicans tried to stop Doug Mastriano. But first they followed him

Doug Mastriano first burst onto the national scene on Nov. 25, 2020, when he led a hearing in Gettysburg during which aggrieved Republican voters, Rudy Giuliani, and former President Donald Trump himself aired baseless allegations of fraud in the presidential election.

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Mastriano, a Trump-backed election denier, leads Pennsylvania GOP field for governor

Far-right Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano is leading polls in the GOP primary for governor, panicking the state's Republican Party establishment. Former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta follows.

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It’s primary day in five states

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 17, Brew.

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With a week to go, the GOP race for Pa. governor is all about Doug Mastriano

PHILADELPHIA — The Republican primary for Pennsylvania governor is coming down to the wire.

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GOP fears far-right candidate will be PA governor nominee

With six days until Pennsylvania’s primary, Republicans are openly worrying that a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field running for governor is unelectable in the fall general election

The Independent UK

Mariner East Pipeline has sparked a boom in fracked gas exports from Philly region

Nearly once a day last year, a large tanker sailed up the Delaware River and docked at Marcus Hook Terminal in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, to take on a cargo of liquid fuel, produced mostly from the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations in Western Pennsylvania and neighboring states.

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GOP: No health exceptions for abortion

Two of four PA gubernatorial GOP candidates back an abortion ban with no exemptions for rape or incest

Salon

Gubernatorial race has high stakes when it comes to how Pennsylvanians will be able to vote

PITTSBURGH — If this year's election puts a Republican in the Pennsylvania governor's office, next year's election — and those that come after it for at least four years — may look drastically different.

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How Pennsylvania's abortion fight could play out across the country

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed anti-abortion bills passed by the Republican-controlled legislature three times, and the Democrat promised to defend abortion rights as long as he’s in office. That window is fast closing.

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For purple states like Pennsylvania, abortion laws may depend on who becomes governor

If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the right to an abortion in purple states, like Pennsylvania, might largely depend on which party can keep or take control of state government.

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Nine candidates are running in the May 17 Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

Nine candidates are running in the May 17 Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Tom Wolf (D) is term-limited and cannot run for re-election.

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How the Supreme Court's plan to strike down Roe v. Wade could affect Pennsylvania's 2022 US Senate, governor races

PITTSBURGH — As if it wasn’t important enough already, the 2022 midterm election cycle in Pennsylvania — a state whose Democratic governor has vowed for years to veto any bills limiting abortion access — took on new meaning overnight, candidates on both sides of the aisle said late Monday and…

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‘A truly dark day in America’: Pennsylvania, New Jersey governors react to leaked Supreme Court draft

PHILADELPHIA — In the wake of a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said the commonwealth will not follow other states in banning most abortions during his tenure.

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Editorial: The perverse logic of capital punishment

Singapore’s execution last Wednesday of a mentally disabled Malaysian man for drug smuggling sparked international protests and outrage. Executing a man who no longer threatens his government or community — especially one with a child’s mental capacity — isn’t justice. It’s murder, even if sanctioned and disguised by an irrational…

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As hate crimes rise, Pittsburgh houses of worship receive $1.1 million in state grants to enhance security

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Houses of worship around Allegheny County received more than $1.1 million in state grants to enhance their security, as hate crimes continue to rise in the state.

The Independent UK

GOP's energy promises face limits in Pa. governor's race

Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor are pledging to open up natural gas production, but there are constraints to what a governor can do

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PSERS' legal bills jump as FBI and SEC continue probes of Pa.'s largest pension fund

Investigations into PSERS have cost the teachers’ pension plan $4.5 million in legal and adviser bills since March 2021, state records show.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf spends $144,722, with Paychex as top payee

According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Pennsylvania Department of State, the Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf received no contributions to his campaign account and spent $144,722 between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021. His current term ends in 2023.

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2 Pennsylvania state troopers and civilian killed in possible DUI crash

PHILADELPHIA — Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a civilian were killed in a car crash on I-95 early Monday morning in what law enforcement officials described as a possible DUI incident.

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