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Feeding the beasts: How a Pa. aquarium and an aviary weathered the COVID-19 crisis

By: Patrick Abdalla and Kim Lyons - Friday June 19, 2020

In Scranton and Pittsburgh, zoo, aviary and aquarium workers have faced their own challenges during the pandemic. Here’s how they made it through.

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Preparing for the unexpected: 4 questions with interim House Speaker Bryan Cutler | Thursday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Thursday June 18, 2020

In the COVID-19 era, the interim House Speaker is keeping his options open as the House and Senate move into a busy June.

As COVID cases trend downward, Levine urges Pennsylvanians ‘not to be complacent’

By: Kim Lyons - Wednesday June 17, 2020

Pennsylvania is one of three states (Montana and Hawaii are the others) to show a downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases over the past 42 days.

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The other Turzai succession question: Can the GOP hold his seat? | Friday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Friday June 12, 2020

Emily Skopov came within 9 points of beating the retiring House speaker in 2018. Can she close the gap in an open seat in 2020?

W. Pa. grocery chain Giant Eagle says it won’t sell Post-Gazette

By: Allison Stevens Capital-Star Washington Bureau - Thursday June 11, 2020

Western Pennsylvania’s largest supermarket chain says it will no longer advertise or sell copies of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in its stores, as part of a new initiative to “stand up against racism and social justice.” 

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EXCLUSIVE: Progressive super PAC launches $20M ad blitz in Pa., 2020 battleground states | Thursday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Thursday June 11, 2020

The blitz in Pa., Michigan and Wisconsin looks to undercut President Donald Trump’s support among seniors whose support for Trump has been shaken in polls.

Wolf, Senate Republicans headed to state court in fight over COVID-19 emergency order repeal

By: Kim Lyons - Wednesday June 10, 2020

(*This story was updated at 3:57 p.m. on 6/10/20 to include new material from Pa. Senate Republicans) Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday that the Republican-led Legislature doesn’t have the authority to end the state’s pandemic emergency declaration with the resolution it passed Tuesday, and he’s prepared to fight the matter in court if necessary. “The […]

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What’s so special about a special session on police reform? In this moment, everything | Tuesday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Tuesday June 9, 2020

Will the reform-averse Pa. Legislature actually pass police reform? With people still filling the streets, the stakes of inaction could not be higher.

COMMENTARY

The Post-Gazette’s racism problem isn’t new. A change in ownership can help solve it | Opinion

By: Kim Lyons - Monday June 8, 2020

I still want to see the Post-Gazette succeed, not because its owners deserve it, but because its journalists and the city of Pittsburgh deserves it. 

Poised for progress: W.Pa. women score primary night wins | Analysis

By: Kim Lyons - Monday June 8, 2020

Once again, candidates endorsed by the progressive PAC, Women for the Future of Pittsburgh, won or are poised to win their primary elections. 

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