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Debra Todd sworn in as first woman chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

By: Kim Lyons and Peter Hall - Friday January 20, 2023

As the newly installed Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, I can tell you nice girls do get the corner office,’ she said.

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Raphael Warnock’s Georgia win matters to Pa. This is why | Thursday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Thursday December 8, 2022

Wins by the Georgia Democrat,  John Fetterman solve the Dems’ Joe Manchin problem during the back half of President Joe Biden’s first term.

How John Fetterman — and his campaign — recovered from the candidate’s stroke

By: Kim Lyons - Sunday November 13, 2022

It could have ended the Democrat’s Senate hopes. Instead, it allowed him to connect to voters on a new level.

In PGH, Obama rallies Dems for Fetterman; Election ‘requires every single one of us to do our part’

By: Kim Lyons - Saturday November 5, 2022

Democrats brought out the big names as they made their closing arguments during the 2022 campaign’s final weekend.

Pa. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman wins Republican support in new ad campaign

By: Kim Lyons - Thursday October 13, 2022

In a high-stakes cycle, Republicans also have crossed over to support Democratic governor hopeful Josh Shapiro.

COMMENTARY

Bail reformers are facing backlash. Here’s what the facts say | Thursday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Thursday April 7, 2022

Rising crime rates are fueling anti-reform arguments. But the data are unclear.

Pgh voters pick replacements for ex-Reps. Gainey, Wheatley in special Pa. House elections

By: Kim Lyons - Wednesday April 6, 2022

Democrats Martell Covington and Aerion Abney will serve out the unexpired terms of now-Mayor Ed Gainey and his top aide Jake Wheatley.

COMMENTARY

Report: Stigma against people living with addiction entrenched in Pa. | Tuesday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Tuesday April 5, 2022

Hard hit by the opioid epidemic, Pa. residents take a dim view of people struggling with addiction, a new poll has found.

Progressive incumbent women were snubbed by Allegheny Co. Dem Committee. Does it matter?

By: Kim Lyons - Monday April 4, 2022

The county party opted to endorse their primary opponents on May 17. It wasn’t unfamiliar territory.

COMMENTARY

New Wolf admin. rule would aid Pa.’s tipped workers | Wednesday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Wednesday February 23, 2022

The proposed regulation, now before a state oversight panel, would impose ‘robust and modernized guardrails’ to protect tipped workers, officials said.

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