Politics
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The Obscure Health Care Middlemen at the Center of an Election Year Policy Fight
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At issue are pharmacy benefit managers, drug middlemen who regulators say inflate prices to boost their profits, and oversight by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
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Conklin Appointed State House Commerce Committee Chair
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State Rep. Scott Conklin, D-Rush Township, has been appointed chair of the Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee, he said in a press release on Wednesday. Conklin had been majority chair of […]
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Pa. House Speaker Mark Rozzi Brings Listening Tour to State College
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Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi visited State College on Wednesday to continue his ongoing “listening tour” across the commonwealth.
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Cost of Pennsylvania Governor’s Race Sets New Record Amid ‘Campaign Finance Arms Race’
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Wolf Administration Seeks to Finish Off the Senate GOP’s Languishing 2020 Election Inquiry
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Pennsylvania Senate Republicans requested partial Social Security and driver’s license numbers as part of a yearslong attempt to audit the 2020 election.
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Dispute over Pa. House Special Elections, Control Likely Heading to Court
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Democrat Joanna McClinton says she is now in control of the Pennsylvania House, a claim Republican leaders say amounts to a “paperwork insurrection.”
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Pa.’s Governor Spends Thousands on Private Law Firms but Won’t Disclose Why
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The legal office of Pennsylvania’s governor won’t explain why it paid private law firms at least $367,500.
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In Tussle for Pennsylvania House Leadership, Parties Clash over Math and Precedent
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Democrats won a House majority in the midterms. But a vacancy has split the chamber evenly until at least Jan. 3, and the parties disagree on who should control it until then.
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The Teams Helping Josh Shapiro Prepare to Become Pa.’s Next Governor Include Wealthy Donors, Republicans
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The Democrat is not the only governor-to-be who has given donors plum positions ahead of his inauguration, but some say the practice highlights the need to get money out of politics.
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Rejecting Undated Mail Ballots Disproportionately Impacts Communities of Color in Pa., Data Shows
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that undated and incorrectly dated mail ballots should not be counted in the Nov. 8 midterm election, a decision that is now being challenged in federal court.