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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18,000 PA residents who attended the Art Institute have student loans forgiven
The Biden administration announced last week they were forgiving student loans for 317,000 borrowers who attended the Art Institute.
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Rep. Mike Kelly benefits from Inflation Reduction Act after voting against it
Congressman Mike Kelly was an outspoken critic of President Joe Biden’s climate change legislation but that didn’t stop him from using solar credits for his car dealership. Congressman Mike Kelly (R-Erie), who voted against President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, received grant funding from the bill to install solar panels at his Uniontown car dealership,…
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Five PA medical boards adopt policies opposing use of conversion therapy
Five Pennsylvania medical boards have adopted policies condemning conversion therapy as a “discredited, pseudoscientific practice” that harms LGBTQ youth.
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Fetterman introduces bill to protect affordable internet access for 23 million households
John Fetterman introduced the Promoting Affordable Connectivity Act on Wednesday, which would make the ACP permanent for 23 million households.
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A look at the groups pushing anti-LGBTQ policies in Pennsylvania schools
Republicans may have suffered embarrassing school board defeats across Pennsylvania in 2023, but that’s not stopping them from working with anti-LGBTQ groups.
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Abandoned oil and gas wells are making Pennsylvanians sick. Rep. Summer Lee has a fix
The US House passed Congresswoman Summer Lee’s bipartisan bill to tackle abandoned oil and gas wells.
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100,000 PA residents to benefit from American Rescue Plan’s broadband expansion projects
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvania households and businesses are set to receive affordable high-speed internet access thanks to federal funding from the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP), part of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
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Republicans’ Latino outreach offices missing in 2024
Republicans once looked at organizing in Pennsylvania’s Black and Latino communities, but now their presence is non-existent.
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Bob Casey warns about Supreme Court’s attacks on workers and unions
Bob Casey is warning Pennsylvania voters that the US Supreme Court is coming for the right to organize.
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Community pushback gets school board to rescind decision on denying gay actor’s visit
Former 30 Rock actor Maulik Pancholy became the latest culture-war flashpoint after Cumberland Valley School Board members voted 8 to 0 last week to cancel Pancholy’s anti-bullying speech at a district middle school because of his sexuality and anti-racism advocacy.
