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Who to blame for gun violence? | Editorial Cartoon

BY: - February 4, 2023

Republicans have asked the state Supreme Court to rule on their effort to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.

Commonwealth Court opinions on Krasner impeachment ‘create more questions than answers’

BY: - January 15, 2023

Judge Michael Wojcik said it's not the Commonwealth Court's job to decide if a Senate impeachment trial of Larry Krasner should proceed.

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes questions from reporters after a press conference in Harrisburg on Friday, 10/21/22. (Capital-Star photo by Marley Parish)

Why the courts should stop Philly DA Larry Krasner’s impeachment trial | Bruce Ledewitz

BY: - December 7, 2022

The effort to remove Krasner is a recall masquerading as an impeachment. And Pa., unlike other states, doesn't have recall.

Pa. Senate outlines next steps on Krasner impeachment; trial to start in January

BY: - November 23, 2022

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has been ordered to appear before the Senate on Jan. 18, 2022 to answer to impeachment articles.

Krasner hits GOP in post-impeachment presser

BY: - November 22, 2022

The DA and Philly officials criticized the impeachment effort and called it an effort to ‘silence’ voters.

The ceiling of the main Rotunda inside Pennsylvania’s Capitol building. May 24, 2022. Harrisburg, Pa. (Photo by Amanda Berg, for the Capital-Star).

What does the impeachment process look like in Pennsylvania?

BY: and - November 2, 2022

Introducing articles of impeachment is just a first step in the seldom-used process.

Republican lawmaker introduces articles of impeachment against Philly DA Larry Krasner

BY: - October 26, 2022

Republicans are offering two articles. And GOP leaders are vowing a vote.

House committee on Philadelphia crime hears stories of loss from gun violence survivors

BY: - September 29, 2022

Dominic Billa was buying clothes for an interview for a union apprenticeship when he was shot and killed in a brawl at a Philadelphia shopping mall last year. Before her 19-year-old son was murdered, Nakisha Billa said she heard almost daily news reports of shootings and murders in the state’s biggest city, and prayed, thinking […]

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Pa. House GOP moves to impeach Philly DA Larry Krasner | Tuesday Morning Coffee

BY: - June 14, 2022

The announcement came the same day House Republicans buried a slate of gun-violence reduction bills.