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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters were given the opportunity to limit a governor's emergency authority on Tuesday, more than a year after Gov. Tom Wolf's pandemic restrictions drew fierce
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) â Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto lost his bid for re-election Tuesday to Ed Gainey, a five-term state representative, as the city took a big step toward electing its first Black chief executive. Peduto, a Democrat, had been seeking a third term against three primary challengers but instead called to congratulate Gainey, âWishing him wellâ in a tweet late Tuesday. Gainey was all but assured a victory in November in the heavily Democratic city. He had consistently made the campaign about equality for Black and poor residents, and accused Peduto of failing to en...
Close Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday nominated a veteran appeals court judge to be their partyâs nominee for Supreme Court justice, setting the stage for a high-stakes fight for an open seat on the stateâs highest court. Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson of Dauphin County defeated two GOP rivals, the Associated Press projected early Wednesday. He will face Superior Court Judge Maria McLaughlin, a Philadelphia Democrat who ran unopposed for her partyâs nomination, in Novemberâs general election. Theyâll vie for a seat being vacated by Chief Justice Thomas Say...
Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday nominated a veteran appeals court judge to be their party’s nominee for Supreme Court justice, setting the stage for a high-stakes fight for an open seat on the state’s highest court. Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson of Dauphin County defeated two GOP rivals, the Associated Press projected early Wednesday. He will face Superior Court Judge Maria ...
Pittsburgh Takes Big Step Toward Electing First Black Mayor Brian X. McCrone, Lauren Mayk and The Associated Press © Getty Images View of the downtown Pittsburgh skyline at dusk, showing the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers joining to form the Ohio River. Three Rivers Stadium is on the left. October 7, 1999. (Photo by Steven Adams/Getty Images) Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto lost his bid for re-election Tuesday to Ed Gainey, a five-term state representative, as the city took a big step toward electing its first Black chief executive. Peduto, a Democrat, had been seeking a thir...