Ups and Downs
The week that was in PoliticsPA finds some winners, those that straddled the line, and one who found trouble with a social media giant.
The week that was in PoliticsPA finds some winners, those that straddled the line, and one who found trouble with a social media giant.
Exhale. What a week! Campaign finance reports are out. Appointments are made. The state House and Senate maps are approved. The courts … oh those courts. Phil saw his shadow. And Gritty is in a better mood. All this and more … in this week’s Ups and Downs.
Did you miss us? A staple of PoliticsPA returns with a new guy at the helm. I’d like to thank everyone for your warm welcome as the new managing editor of PoliticsPA. It’s nice to see that Republicans and Democrats can agree on that. And as a result … we’re only going for up arrows today.
It’s a new day at PoliticsPA and I am excited to get started in this most consequential year for the Commonwealth.
Things are shaping up to be fairly subdued this weekend at Pennsylvania Society. The dinner will take place Saturday and fittingly will honor Dr. Ala Stanford of Philadelphia, the CEO and Founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium. In a normal year it would be a perfect time for the annual confab of political, business […]
Among the states grappling with the once-every-decade process of redistricting, Pennsylvania hasn’t gotten off to the fastest start. But discussions are under way in the constitutionally mandated process of redrawing congressional district lines, and the changes are expected to have consequences locally, statewide, and nationally. Due to Pennsylvania’s relatively slow population gains during the past […]
New polling shows the potential impact a Trump endorsement may have in Pennsylvania, the state’s longest serving Corrections Secretary announces his next chapter, plus a news organization unionized. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.
The 2022 Republican Senate race turns personal, a former GOP state Senate and House candidate pleads guilty for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot, plus a news organization is a finalist for online investigative journalism award. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.
Here’s an update on the future of PoliticsPA and my next chapter.
Former President Donald Trump endorses a candidate for U.S. Senate, Gov. Tom Wolf scores a win for his climate change plans, plus a GOP candidate in a swing county makes headlines for the wrong reasons. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.