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Republicans nominated Abby Major as their candidate for the special election for the state House’s 60th District. Here is the Playbook.

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Major, who served as state Rep. Jeff Pyle’s chief of staff, received unanimous support from GOP committee members in the five candidate field to earn the party nomination.

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Sen. Bob Casey voted to confirm Dr. Rachel Levine, while Sen. Pat Toomey voted against her nomination.

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Dr. Rachel Levine is confirmed as the U.S. Assistant Health Secretary, while the White House announces that President Joe Biden will be visiting Pittsburgh next week. Here is the Playbook.

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Snead most recently served as Gov. Wolf’s Secretary of Policy and Planning, while Sec. Teresa Miller announced that her next role will be serving as the president and CEO of the Kansas Health Foundation.

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According to a release from the White House Press Office, President Joe Biden will visit Pittsburgh on Wednesday, March 31 to deliver remarks on his “economic vision for the future,” and the “Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to Build Back Better for the American people.”

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Former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain launched a PAC, while the PA Democratic Party announced a campaign to register 125K voters by May 2022. Here is the Playbook.

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The organizers will “primarily focus on engaging marginalized communities that are left out of the political process — including Black, rural, Hispanic, and AAPI communities,” according to a release from the PA Democratic Party.

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First reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer, former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain launched Freedom PA PAC on Monday. The website criticizes Gov. Tom Wolf on various issues and promotes “conservative ideas to renew Pennsylvania.”

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Congressman Dan Meuser mulls a gubernatorial bid, while multiple U.S. Senate Democratic candidates say they support abolishing the filibuster. Here is the Playbook.