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The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday confirmed two more of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s cabinet nominees - Reggie McNeil as Secretary of the Department of General Services and Cindy Adams Dunn as Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Tolls considered for I-83 bridge in Harrisburg; opponents call it ‘a new tax’ Updated Feb 19, 2021; Posted Feb 18, 2021 Structures like these are proposed to be placed on the I-83 South Bridge in Harrisburg as well as on eight other bridges elsewhere in the state to help pay for their costly replacement or rehabilitation under a proposal unveiled by PennDOT on Thursday. Screenshot from PennDOT's news conference Facebook Share Crossing theI-83 South Bridge in Harrisburg could begin to cost motorists around a dollar or two in each direction, unless they choose to find another way to cros...
The historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins Tuesday in the U.S. Senate, and its outcome and consequences could reverberate for years throughout Pennsylvania. The commonwealth has a prominent role in the impeachment: with Trump's base of support in Pennsylvania; the lawyer defending him; one of the lawyers presenting a case against him; two senators from Pennsylvania who will be among the jurors; and post-election divisions that continue to deepen throughout the state. Rep. Madeleine Dean, a Democrat from the Philadelphia suburbs, is one of nine House impe...
Meet Pa. Senate GOP leader Kim Ward, the first woman to hold that post: ‘I have to do a good job’ Updated Jan 26, 2021; Posted Jan 26, 2021 Sen. Kim Ward, a Republican from western Pennsylvania, is the first woman to serve as Senate majority leader. Nov. 19, 2020. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com Facebook Share Kim Ward didn’t set out to be a politician. She chose to be a respiratory therapist. But when she crossed paths with a young intern-turned AIDS activist, it sparked an interest in government and how she could play a role in it. That was a lesson along with a few others, inclu...