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In email, GOP warns members against accepting deals from Dems ahead of House speaker vote
Democrats did not confirm or deny whether they had made any offers to Republican members.
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How are state cabinet secretaries selected and appointed?
A look inside how governors appoint their cabinet secretaries.
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7 stories you might have missed this year
We look back at some of City & State’s favorite stories from 2022.
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Almost a year later, Wolf and Pittsburgh leaders announce reopening of Fern Hollow Bridge
The bridge collapsed in January just as Joe Biden was set to visit Pittsburgh to discuss infrastructure improvements.
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Harvie, Marseglia announce reelection bid for Bucks county commissioners race
The Democratic incumbents are looking to retain control of the county board.
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Scott Perry among four officials referred to House Ethics committee for potential criminal prosecution
The central PA congressman was among the chief actors in the Jan. 6 committee’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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The candidates running to run Allegheny County
A handful of Democratic candidates have entered the race to replace Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.
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A timeline of Scott Perry’s texts following the 2020 election
Perry’s texts with former President Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows outline baseless conspiracy theories and a plot to investigate the 2020 election results
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2022: The Year in Review
City & State takes a look back at the major headlines from this year.
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Allegheny County is moving ahead with special elections for vacant state House seats
A spokesperson said the county will hold elections in February barring any court decisions.
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Cutler is sworn in as GOP leader in latest chapter of House leadership struggle
Cutler said he will schedule special elections for vacant seats – McClinton said she would do that last week.
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Democrat Barb Warwick is sworn in as Pittsburgh’s newest City Council member
Warwick said she pledges to be ‘proactive and persistent’ on City Council.
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Legislative agency says Democrats lack a majority in the Pennsylvania House
House GOP leader Bryan Cutler's office sought an opinion from the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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Tug of war for control of state House intensifies
Democrats say precedent makes Joanna McClinton the chamber’s presiding officer, but GOP leaders are accusing Democrats of an improper power grab.
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Austin Davis resigns from state House to focus on transition to lieutenant governor
Davis is one of two state representatives who resigned Wednesday.
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Tracking the transition: Everyone named to Josh Shapiro's new team (thus far)
UPDATE for Thursday Feb. 2, 2023: Shapiro announces his picks for state inspector general and secretary of the Department of General Services.
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Josh Shapiro hires longtime aide Dana Fritz as chief of staff
Serving as Shapiro’s top adviser, Fritz will help build a new administration in Harrisburg.
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Patriot Polling, the brainchild of teenagers, is making its mark on the political surveying landscape
How two high school students formed their own polling firm and captured the eye of the nation’s polling pros.
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Select committee investigating Larry Krasner releases final recommendations
The committee’s report includes calls to increase police funding and allow recall elections in Philadelphia.
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