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The First Big Strike of 2023 May Happen Behind Prison Walls
The new year is set to kick off with a statewide strike by incarcerated workers in Pennsylvania.
Fracking Firm Agrees to Pay a Small Town’s Water Bills for 75 Years
A fracking company has been convicted 14 years after polluting water wells in Dimock, Pennsylvania.
Fetterman Sues to Get Thousands of Ballots Set Aside by GOP Lawsuit Counted
Republicans had successfully gotten thousands of ballots discounted in a lawsuit last week.
AIPAC Super PAC Ramps Up Spending Against Progressive Democrat Summer Lee
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has spent nearly $80,000 on mailers opposing Lee.
Activists Put Solitary Confinement on Ballot, But Local Elections Board Nixed It
In Pennsylvania, a referendum demonstrates the challenges that ballot initiatives can face from those in power.
In Oz-Fetterman Debate, Candidates Clash on Abortion But Agree on Fracking
The Pennsylvania race will likely help decide which party controls the Senate.
Trump Is Already Planning Legal Challenges to Pennsylvania Election If Oz Loses
The former president has also urged his allies to find ways to limit mail-in voting in the state.
An Anti-Abortion Bill in Pennsylvania Could Also Undermine Climate Laws
SB 106 would make it easier to bar a rule from being passed by eliminating the two-thirds majority to override a veto.
Fetterman Raises $500k After Absurd Dr. Oz Campaign Video Goes Viral
A video of GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz picking up “crudité” at the grocery store went viral this week.
Dr. Oz, Trailing Fetterman, Derides His Support for Medicare for All
Progressives push back on the former television personality's condemnation of single-payer health care.