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First Read PA – Oct. 26, 2023

University leaders pressure lawmakers over state funding … Kenney attends White House dinner … Spicher confirmed as banking and securities secretary … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 25, 2023

Battista released from hospital … Shapiro signs Dog Law update into law … Casey talks artificial intelligence … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 24, 2023

Meuser drops speaker bid … Inquirer endorses McCaffery for Supreme Court … Allegheny County Executive candidates talk elections … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 23, 2023

Meuser is a candidate for House Speaker … Philadelphia mayoral candidates participate in joint interview … New state archives building to open next month … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 20, 2023

Eyes on PA’s Supreme Court race … Job credit results are a ‘mixed bag’ … Fitzpatrick flips on Jim Jordan … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 19, 2023

House moves primary date change bill … Hospital and ambulance subsidies go to Shapiro’s desk … Two more arrested in connection to Philly airport shooting … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 18, 2023

Counties receive opioid settlement funds … Guard gave warning of Cavalcante’s escape …  Post-Gazette workers hit one year on the picket line … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 17, 2023

Man arrested in Philly officer shooting … March for Life takes place in Harrisburg …  Public pension systems’ shaky past … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 16, 2023

Shapiro’s office quietly entered settlement … Biden bets on green energy manufacturing …  Hydrogen hub investment gets mixed reactions … and more

News & Politics

Policy

Five For Friday: PA leaders react to Biden’s hydrogen hub announcement

Politicos, policymakers and other parties weigh in on the alternative energy investment

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First Read – Oct. 13, 2023

Counties say it’s too late to move 2024 primary … Biden to announce hydrogen hub funding today …  Committee to consider open primary legislation … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 12, 2023

Biden to announce regional hydrogen hub funding … Fetterman appears on Colbert …  AG announces data breach settlement … and more

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First Read PA – Oct. 11, 2023

Fitzgerald presents his final budget … Fetterman to visit Iowa … GOP seeks state House rule change … and more

Transportation

Politics

John Fetterman and Susan Wild join Mack Truck workers on picket line in Macungie

The U.S. senator comes to Macungie Tuesday after previously joining UAW workers in Bucks County and Michigan

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First Read PA – Oct. 10, 2023

Pennsylvanians gather in support for Israel… Working Families Party holds convention in Philadelphia … Shapiro crosses partisan divide on school choice … and more

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Five for Friday: 2024 U.S. Senate race fast facts

What to know about the early stages of Pennsylvania’s 2024 U.S. Senate race.

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First Read PA – Oct. 6, 2023

House moves ahead with April 2 primary … Budget pieces go to the Senate … Shapiro defends handling of aide’s sexual harassment complaint … and more