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Cherelle Parker details public safety plans on 100th day in office

Parker held a press conference in Kensington Thursday to highlight the administration’s priorities

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Straw poll from Pennsylvania Leadership Conference offers early look at future GOP nominees

The annual conservative conference concluded after three days of speakers and panels

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Five for Friday: A look at Philadelphia’s busy week

City & State breaks down Philly news from the first week of April

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Freedom Caucuses push for conservative state laws, but getting attention is their big success

Eleven states have formal chapters of the State Freedom Caucus Network, which aims to push Republicans to the right.

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Philadelphia officials open first of 10 new election offices in Philadelphia

All new election offices are set to be operational by the November election

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Five for Friday: What to know about the ‘uncommitted’ write-in push in PA

Organizations in Pennsylvania are calling for a protest vote in support of a ceasefire in Gaza.

2024 Primary

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‘These fights are personal to me’: A Q&A with AG candidate Eugene DePasquale

DePasquale talks with City & State about his campaign for AG and the stakes of the election.

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Forward Party announces candidates for state attorney general, treasurer in 2024

Bryn Mawr-based attorney Eric Settle will run for attorney general, while Chris Foster will run for treasurer.

Agriculture

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Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers acquire HP Hood facility in Philadelphia

Gov. Shapiro said Tuesday the investment will keep 178 jobs in the community

2024 Primary

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Q&A with attorney general candidate Joe Khan

The former Bucks County solicitor talks about his Philadelphia roots and efforts to protect voting rights, the environment and more

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Five for Friday: Closing arguments from this week’s attorney general debates

City & State takes a look at five issues examined during this week’s attorney general primary debates.

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Gains in Philadelphia’s female representation still lag behind other cities

A Pew analysis found that Philadelphia City Council ranks ninth among 15 cities surveyed for their percentage of women lawmakers

2024 Primary

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Q&A with attorney general candidate Jack Stollsteimer

The Delaware County District Attorney has promoted his prosecutorial experience throughout his campaign

Business

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Black Tech Nation Ventures vows to help startups with marginalized founders thrive after closing $50 million inaugural fund

There’s also a goal to bring companies to Pittsburgh, cofounder Kelauni Jasmyn told Technical.ly

Capitol Beat

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Joe Torsella backs Ryan Bizzarro in state treasurer race

Bizzarro picked up a big endorsement from a former state treasurer on Monday.

2024 Primary

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Q&A with attorney general candidate Jared Solomon

The Philadelphia legislator is hoping to make the jump from the state House to the commonwealth’s top legal office

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Five for Friday: Pennsylvania’s presidential power

Biden’s State of the Union and campaign plans have the commonwealth written all over them

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Philadelphia Federation of Teachers reaches tentative agreement with school district on one-year contract extension

The deal comes months before what was expected to be a summer of tense contract negotiations.