Tag Archives: pennsylvania

SCOTUS Denies Challenges To PA And NC House Maps

CNN reports: The North Carolina congressional map drawn by state judges would likely give Democrats at least another seat in Congress next year. The court — over the noted dissents of Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch — turned away an emergency request from Republican legislators to use a different map that would be more favorable to their …

Read More »

PA Supreme Court Rules For Dem-Backed House Map

The Associated Press reports: The Democratic-majority state Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision picked a 17-district map that had been proposed by a group of Democratic-aligned voters who sued last year in an effort to get the court involved. It is unlikely to create a big shift in the makeup of the congressional delegation, as the state loses a seat, …

Read More »

Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow

Go Erie reports: After spending last year in quarantine due to the pandemic, Punxsutawney Phil was back at it again celebrating Groundhog Day with thousands in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. The great weather-predicting groundhog could not be stopped, forecasting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow during the annual spectacle at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney. Back to normal for …

Read More »

Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Voting By Mail Law

Spotlight PA reports: An appellate court has ruled that Pennsylvania’s mail voting law is unconstitutional, but the decision is not likely to have an immediate impact as the Wolf administration plans to appeal to the state’s highest court. The ruling by Commonwealth Court comes in response to suits filed by Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko and a group of Republican …

Read More »

Pittsburgh Bridge Collapses Hours Before Joe Biden Arrives To Deliver Speech About Infrastructure [VIDEO]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: The bridge that carries Forbes Avenue through Frick Park collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday morning. It was unclear if anyone was injured. Pittsburgh Public Safety tweeted that updates on possible injuries would come later Friday morning. A photo from Post-Gazette news partner KDKA-TV showed at least four vehicles that had fallen into the chasm left by …

Read More »

Pennsylvania Town Repeals LGBTQ Protections [VIDEO]

Penn Live reports: Chambersburg today became the first municipal authority in the commonwealth to repeal protections for residents against discrimination based on their sexual orientation, ethnicity or gender identity. By a 7-3 Republican-majority vote, the Chambersburg Borough Council made good on its pledge, repealing the ordinance citing a host of reasons, including redundancy in the ordinance and lack of muscle …

Read More »

Pennsylvania Town Likely To Repeal LGBTQ Protections

Penn Live reports: A central Pennsylvania borough is poised to become the first municipality to repeal anti-discrimination safeguards that protect residents against discrimination based on their sexual orientation, ethnicity or gender identity. The plan by Chambersburg Borough Council to vote Monday to rescind the anti-discrimination ordinance comes only four months after the borough ratified the ordinance in October. The political …

Read More »

Republican Hedge Fund Mogul Enters PA Senate Race

Bloomberg News reports: David McCormick, who stepped aside earlier this month as chief executive officer at giant hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, filed the paperwork needed to enter the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania. The first-time politician filed a statement of candidacy Wednesday with the U.S. Federal Election Commission. McCormick is jumping into the race to succeed …

Read More »

Book-Burner Named Head Of Virginia County School Board, Immediately Fires School Superintendent

NBC News reports: The Spotsylvania County School Board wasted no time Monday making its mark in the at-times contentious first meeting of the year, which included fiery jabs at the new chairman and squabbles between members. It began with a vote to name Livingston district member Kirk Twigg the new chair. Twigg supported banning and even burning some “sexually explicit” …

Read More »

QAnon Riot Attendee Launches Bid For PA Governor

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: Doug Mastriano, the state senator from Franklin County who parlayed anger over coronavirus pandemic rules and no-holds-barred support for former President Donald Trump into an extended political moment, opened his candidacy for Pennsylvania governor on Saturday. Mr. Mastriano, who has developed a sizeable following over the last two years, joins a still-evolving Republican field. That field …

Read More »

Oprah Shrugs At Dr. Oz’s Senate Bid: It’s Up To PA

The Hill reports: Oprah Winfrey is offering her first comments on the GOP Pennsylvania Senate bid from Mehmet Oz, a frequent guest on her former daytime television talk show. In a statement to New York Magazine, Winfrey said through a spokesperson, “One of the great things about our democracy is that every citizen can decide to run for public office. …

Read More »

Dr. Oz To Oprah: Stay Away From My Senate Campaign

The New York Post reports: Dr. Oz asked his pal and fellow TV star Oprah Winfrey to stay out of the Pennsylvania Senate race where he is seeking the Republican nomination. “I asked her to stay out. Don’t support me because if you get involved in any way, you’ll get hurt and I don’t want my friends hurt,” Oz said. …

Read More »

Pennsylvania Asks FEMA To Send Hospital Teams

Pittsburgh’s NBC News affiliate reports: Pennsylvania is asking the federal government to send health care workers to bolster hospitals and nursing homes that are increasingly under strain from persistent staffing shortages and the latest COVID-19 surge. The Wolf administration asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday to send strike teams to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and ambulance companies in …

Read More »

PA Teenagers Arrested In Alleged School Shooting Plot

Johnstown’s ABC News affiliate reports: Authorities have provided new details about the investigation into the Westmont Hilltop High School trespassing incident, which they are now calling an alleged school shooting plot. Investigators say as a result of subsequent search warrants, a total of five AR-15 style firearms, a rifle, a shotgun and additional ammunition were seized from the home of …

Read More »

Dr. Mehmet Oz Hails Trump, Attacks “Elites” And Vax Mandates In Op-Ed Announcing His Bid For US Senate

From an op-ed in the right wing Washington Examiner: COVID-19 became an excuse for the government and elite thinkers who controlled the means of communication to suspend debate. Dissenting opinions from leading scholars were ridiculed and canceled so their ideas could not be disseminated. Instead, the government mandated policies that caused unnecessary suffering. The public was patronized and misled instead …

Read More »

REPORT: Dr. Oz To Announce Senate Bid This Week

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Pennsylvania Republican insiders say celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz is likely to join Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, perhaps as soon as this week. Widely known as Dr. Oz, he has already hired top campaign aides and has reached out to some Republican political leaders in the state, according to multiple Pennsylvania Republicans familiar with the matter. Oz, …

Read More »

Supreme Court Asked To Toss Ruling That Freed Cosby

The New York Times reports: Prosecutors who say Bill Cosby belongs in prison are asking the United States Supreme Court to throw out an appellate court ruling earlier this year that overturned his 2018 conviction for sexual assault on due process grounds. Mr. Cosby walked free from prison in June after serving less than three years of a three-to-10-year sentence. …

Read More »

MAGA Senate Candidate Loses Custody Of His Kids

The Pittsburgh Tribune reports: The judge presiding over the custody case of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell on Monday awarded primary custody of his three children to his estranged wife. Laurie Snell and Parnell separated in 2018. They have three children, ages 12, 11 and 8. During her testimony on the first day of the Butler County custody trial …

Read More »

PA Republicans Hire Iowa Company For 2020 “Audit”

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: More than a year after Joe Biden won the presidency, Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers in the state Senate on Friday announced they had signed a contract with Iowa-based Envoy Sage to lead their investigation of the 2020 election. The review will cost taxpayers $270,000 for a period of six months, but the contract can be extended. Envoy …

Read More »

Quack Dr. Oz Laying Groundwork For US Senate Bid

Politico Playbook reports: In a sign that Dr. Mehmet Oz seems serious about running for Senate in Pennsylvania, veteran Republican strategist Jon Lerner has been calling around on his behalf to gauge support for the political neophyte. Donald Trump insiders say that this might become an issue for Oz because Lerner is associated with candidates whom Trump dislikes, including the …

Read More »