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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McCormick, unaware of its benefits, wants to repeal Biden’s Infrastructure Law
Dave McCormick, a former Connecticut based hedge fund manager running against US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) in the 2024 election, has made repealing President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law one of his key campaign issues.
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Wild invites Bethlehem mom who had three children through IVF to State of the Union
Christie Nicas, a Bethlehem mother of four, will have a special seat reserved for her at President Joe Biden’s State the Union address on Thursday thanks to being invited as Congresswoman Susan Wild’s (D-Lehigh) special guest.
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Right-wing backlash causes Philadelphia LGBT Center to lose federal funding
Support for $1 million in federal funding for the William Way LGBT Center in Philadelphia has been withdrawn by US Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman after right-wing organizations targeted the center for renting to third party groups that host adult-themed gatherings.
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Moms for Liberty school board members spent $1.75 million defending book bans, discrimination in Central Bucks
A law firm connected to Bill McSwain, a former Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate and US Attorney, was paid $1.75 million by the Moms for Liberty-backed Central Bucks School Board to defend themselves
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Pennsylvania’s Whole Home Repairs program goes national
Pennsylvania’s wildly popular Whole Home Repairs program got a national boost on Tuesday when US Sen John Fetterman
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Four PA GOP congressmen ask US Supreme Court to ban popular abortion medication
Four Pennsylvania Republican congressmen signed onto an amicus brief asking the US Supreme Court to use a law from 1873 to restrict access to the popular abortion pill mifepristone.
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American Rescue Plan delivers computers and laptops for schools, libraries, nonprofits
Up to 12,000 Pennsylvanians annually will be receiving laptops, personal computers, tablets and wi-fi devices thanks to President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
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Broadband internet expansion for two PA communities delayed thanks to 5G conspiracy theorists
Residents in York City and Hanover Township wanted broadband expansion in their communities, but anti-5G conspiracy theorists have delayed the wifi expansion for months.
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Casey introduces Shrinkflation Prevention Act to rein in corporate profits
Casey, who sits on the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced the Shrinkflation Reduction Act on Wednesday to crack down on corporations deceiving consumers by selling smaller products without lowering their prices.
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Philadelphia teachers union and school district reach one-year contract extension
Philadelphia public school teachers and school district personnel represented by the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) will receive a 5% raise this September thanks in large part to a one-year contract extension between the union and the School District of Philadelphia (SDP).
