Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro ran ads that boosted Mastriano's GOP primary campaign. There's no way this strategy could ever backfire, right?
But the pitched battle for the GOP Senate nomination in the Keystone State is still too close to call.
It may not translate to victory in November, but increased support for marijuana legalization is a welcome change.
It may not be a successful strategy in general elections, but it's still deeply unnerving.
Donald Trump's staying power and the decline of fusionism are on full display in this primary race.
Larry Krasner also questions the effectiveness of "supply-side" measures aimed at reducing criminals' access to firearms.
Pennsylvania has one of the nation's highest gas taxes, but those user fees haven't helped fix the state's poor roads and bridges.
A Pennsylvania township's board of supervisors is refusing to seat elected auditors.
The TV personality's extensive history of promoting dubious nostrums suggests that he isn't.
Fanta Bility's death has revived an under-the-radar debate about the doctrine of transferred intent.
A Supreme Court ruling requires due process before sending these people back to jail. That’s not happening in Montgomery County.
"What they're doing is like robbery," observed one property owner.
Price controls fail for other products, and liquor is no different.
A new investigation of Pennsylvania prosecutions confirms that the defendants are often friends or low-level dealers.
But the appeals court wasn't having it.
The COVID-19 pandemic showed the dangers of letting governors unilaterally, dramatically, and indefinitely magnify their own powers.
The resolution is part of a broader movement to rein in executive power during emergencies.
The case is a good reminder of the far-reaching effects of the war on drugs.
Perhaps the ignominious end to Brian Buglio's career will alert thin-skinned cops to the perils of trying to punish people for constitutionally protected speech.
Voters in Pittsburgh banned no-knock police raids and solitary confinement too.
New Mexico could be the 16th state to legalize pot, while Texas considers tinkering with its onerous penalties and Pennsylvania continues to arrest cannabis consumers.
But it would continue the politicization of the means of voting and make it harder to vote.
The Board of Pardons recommended Bruce Norris’ release. A signature didn’t come in time.
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the biggest story was all the reporters looking for a story.
And it isn't alone. Pennsylvania has banned indoor dining through the end of the year, but dozens of businesses are banding together to defy the mandate.
The justices declined to intervene on behalf of Republicans who challenged absentee voting in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania's response to Rep. Kelly's effort to invalidate Pennsylvania's election results.
The president's rhetoric and his campaign's actions are corrosive, but even the most powerful man on the planet can't control America's diffuse election system.
Even if the GOP's complaints are valid, they do not prove a vast anti-Trump conspiracy.
No, late-arriving mail-in ballots won't swing the election's outcome. No, Joe Biden's vote totals in suburban Philadelphia aren't suspiciously high.
Plus: Hillbilly Elegy film flops, TikTok would like to know if it's still banned, and more...
The newest lawsuit in Pennsylvania is a longshot attempt to argue that all mail-in voting is unconstitutional because it differs from traditional, in-person voting. It's likely to fail.
Biden appears to be winning, but the election is far from settled.
Plus: Republicans denounce Trump fraud allegations, Trump campaign mounts multiple legal challenges, and more...
This isn't fraud. This isn't a scheme to steal the election. It is the very predictable outcome of the president's own words and actions.
Trump's tweets are muddying the process. His legal challenges deserve to be heard, and all votes will continue to be counted.
If Trump loses his bid for re-election, it will be because Rust Belt voters abandoned him after four years of misguided economic policies.
And maybe a lot longer, since the Supreme Court left the door open to re-hearing a Republican-led challenge seeking to discard late-arriving absentee ballots.
Plus: Fewer Americans are watching sports, Milton Friedman's powerful TV series turns 40, Amy Coney Barrett joins the Supreme Court, and more...
Across 14 states that track party affiliations of absentee-ballot-voters, 56 percent of mail-in votes have been cast by Democrats and only 23 percent have been cast by Republicans.
Two courts say COVID-19 lockdowns in Michigan and Pennsylvania were unconstitutional.
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