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‘We carry each other, we help each other’: These Pa. moms lost sons to gun violence. They want Harrisburg to help | Wednesday Morning Coffee
New legislation would give a financial hand-up to Pa. families living with the cost of gun violence.
With Biden bound for Pittsburgh, W.Pa Dems want to put the focus on the Mon Valley
The lawmakers want Biden and Congress to invest in the Monongahela River Valley to help kick start the region's economy.
Two dozen Democrats flip as House fails to override Wolf sports crowd veto
The final vote 130-71, short of the two-thirds majority needed to override Wolf’s veto. It marked the Republican-controlled chamber’s second failed override attempt in three weeks. Another attempt in May also failed.
As Turzai backs police reform before resignation, Black lawmakers judge his legacy
Mike Turzai’s retirement announcement Wednesday came just days after he added his voice to the chorus of millions calling for policing reforms in America.
Amid unrest, Pa. Rep. Austin Davis steps down as vice chair of Allegheny County Dems
Davis has thrown his support to disability rights activist Jessica Benham and incumbent Rep. Summer Lee, D-Allegheny, both were passed over for endorsement.
Congressman Mike Doyle, Sen. Lindsey Williams, others call on Allegheny County’s Democratic chair to resign
The fallout from a controversial endorsement meeting last week continues.
Family support centers are a critical lifeline to struggling families | Opinion
I’m grateful that Gov. Tom Wolf put a stop to a decision that would have been detrimental to many families in Allegheny County, a Democratic House member writes