Sean Kitchen is the Keystone’s political correspondent, based in Harrisburg. Sean is originally from Philadelphia and spent five years working as a writer and researcher for Pennsylvania Spotlight.
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Midterm challenger goes after GOP congressman’s stock buying scandals
US Rep. Rob Bresnahan has made over 600 stock trades since taking office. Democratic challenger Paige Cognetti plans to use that against him in the 2026 election.
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Allegheny County officials call on UPMC to end anti-union campaign and bargain with nurses
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses unionized citing safe staffing ratios and wanting more time with their patients.
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High-profile Dems back veteran firefighter and union leader for Lehigh US House seat
Local and national Democrats are lining up behind Bob Brooks in one of the most high-profile Congressional races from 2026.
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PA lawmakers scold Applegreen for cutting turnpike worker wages
In response to previous Keystone reporting, Democratic state senators sent Applegreen a letter asking if its CEO was also willing to take a pay cut.
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UPMC nurses make history by voting to unionize
Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital became the first nurses to win a union election at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania’s largest employer.
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Rep. Chris Deluzio says Democrats need to earn union members’ trust back
US Rep. Chris Deluzio believes his party needs a better approach to win over union members.
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Shapiro administration cuts unemployment backlog, slashes call waits to 10 minutes
Pennsylvania has cleared its unemployment backlog, and average call waits are down to just 10 minutes—the fastest in six years.
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Josh Shapiro blasts Trump’s threat to ban mail-in voting
President Donald Trump is trying to ban mail-in voting, but Gov. Josh Shapiro says that won’t happen in Pennsylvania.
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20 billionaires and counting: US Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s ultra-wealthy donors revealed
Republican US Rep. Rob Bresnahan promised constituents he wouldn’t trade stocks or cut Medicaid. Then he got donations from 20 billionaires to do just that.
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Billionaire-backed group trying to flip control of PA Supreme Court
A Republican-linked dark money organization is starting to advertise in the upcoming Pennsylvania Supreme Court race in a bid to flip control of the court, which has a 5-2 Democratic majority.
