June 12th Ups & Downs
The lone contested statewide primary has come to a close, management and staff at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette continue to feud, plus Erie County gets a community college. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.
The lone contested statewide primary has come to a close, management and staff at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette continue to feud, plus Erie County gets a community college. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.
Nina Ahmad declares victory in the Democratic primary for Auditor General, former VP Joe Biden speaks at a roundtable in Philadelphia, plus VP Mike Pence is set to visit western PA today. Here is the Playbook.
Former Deputy Mayor of Philadelphia Nina Ahmad declared victory in the six candidate primary on Thursday afternoon after she extended her lead to close to 70,000 votes over Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb.
According to a pooled report from Yahoo’s Brittany Shepherd, former Gov. Ed Rendell and Gov. Tom Wolf both were hosts in a virtual fundraiser with approximately 430 people in attendance for the Biden campaign on Wednesday evening.
Speaker Mike Turzai announces that he will resign on June 15, former VP Joe Biden is slated to participate in a roundtable discussion in Philadelphia, plus VP Mike Pence announces that he will be visiting western PA on Friday. Here is the Playbook.
Vice President Mike Pence is slated to participate in the first event for the “Great American Comeback Tour,” organized by America First Policies, in Sarver, PA, while also making several additional stops in the Pittsburgh region.
House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) reflected on his nearly two decade long tenure in the Pennsylvania House in a farewell address.
A pro-Trump PAC attacks former VP Joe Biden over energy policies, the RSLC targets 17 Trump won districts in PA, plus Spotlight PA reports that Speaker Mike Turzai is expected to resign before the end of his term. Here is the Playbook.
The Republican State Leadership Committee is targeting 15 state House seats and 2 state Senate seats that are held by Democrats in districts that voted for President Trump in 2016.
America First Action’s month-long, multi-million dollar ad campaign in Pennsylvania criticizes former Vice President Joe Biden on fracking.
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