November 22: Fighting Back
Krasner Fights Back. Benninghoff To Step Down From Leadership. Lamb Joins Philly Law Firm. Here is the Playbook.
November 22, 2022
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Krasner Fights Back. Benninghoff To Step Down From Leadership. Lamb Joins Philly Law Firm. Here is the Playbook.
Is Fetterman The New Normal? Fulton Charged With Civil Contempt. Here is the Playbook.
Democrats Win Control Of PA House. Women Take Charge. Who’s Running For Mayor In Philly? Here is the Playbook.
House Impeaches Krasner. Shapiro/Davis Announce Transition Plans. Cerrato Pulls Ahead Of Stephens in HD151. Here is the Playbook.
Ward Named To State’s Third-Highest Office. Krasner Impeachment Process. The Count Continues.
Shapiro By The Numbers. Two Outstanding Races For Control Of State House. Environmentalists Cheer. Here is the Playbook.
Mastriano Concedes To Shapiro. Fetterman’s Strategic Success. Shifting Balance Of Power In PA. Here is the Playbook.
Hello Friday. It’s Veterans Day. We thank those for their service and remember those who gave the final measure.
Down To The Wire. Defying Expectations. Does a Candidate Have To Concede? Here is the Playbook.
Fetterman’s Strategy Pays Off. Shapiro Prepares For Next Challenge. Dems Celebrate Big Night. Here is the Playbook.
Fetterman Wins Senate Race. Shapiro Nabs Governor’s Mansion. GOP Maintains Control in General Assembly. Here is the Playbook.
It’s Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week. 59 years ago, JFK was assassinated in Dallas.
PA Weather
Ebensburg | Sunny, 43
Elizabethville | Sunny, 46
Easton | Sunny, 48
PA Sports
76ers (8-8) | TUE vs. Brooklyn
Flyers (7-8-4) | Calgary, L 5-2 | WED vs. Washington
Penguins (9-7-3) | WED vs. Calgary
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Cake and candles for Sen. Tim Kearney.
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“Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who was impeached last week by the Pennsylvania state House, denounced the charges against him as a Republican-led effort to disenfranchise city voters and said the push to remove him from office sets a dangerous precedent.
During a news conference at Philadelphia City Hall Monday, Krasner and more than a dozen of his political allies said the prosecutor has not committed any impeachable offenses but was impeached for implementing progressive policies.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Related
Krasner Advocates Fill City Hall In Show Of Support. “Supporters of District Attorney Larry Krasner spoke out Monday against the state House’s vote to impeach him, arguing that Harrisburg legislators were trying to disenfranchise Black and brown voters who favor criminal justice reform.” (Philadelphia Tribune)
“More fall-out from the tumultuous 2022 election cycle hit Pennsylvania’s General Assembly Monday with the news that current House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), will not seek a Republican leadership position for the 2023-24 term.
For state House Republicans, that means at least two of the current top three caucus leaders will be new in the next session; House Appropriations Committee Chairman Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) was defeated in a Republican primary in his district this spring, so he will be leaving the House altogether.” (PennLive)
Related
Rep. Bryan Cutler Is Running To Lead PA House Republicans In Tuesday’s Caucus Vote. “House Speaker Bryan Cutler will be a candidate for minority leader Tuesday when Republicans meet in a closed-door caucus to reorganize following the loss of their majority in the chamber in the Nov. 8 election.” (LNP | Lancaster Online)
“U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb plans to join a high-profile Philadelphia-based law firm after leaving Congress at the end of the year, the firm Kline & Specter announced Monday.
In Lamb (D-Mt. Lebanon), the personal injury firm gets a young politician who rose to national prominence with his first-ever campaign in 2018 — a race where he flipped a Republican-held seat in a district Donald Trump had carried by a whopping 20 points less than two years earlier. He fended off two more challengers before deciding to run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate this year, a race he lost to presumptive senator-elect and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Related
Lamb To Join Law Firm, Teases Possible Return To Public Service. “Lamb, a 38-year-old former federal prosecutor and Marine Corps veteran from suburban Pittsburgh, said on Twitter Sunday that he will join Kline and Specter, the firm co-founded by Shanin Specter, a son of late Sen. Arlen Specter.” (PennLive)
Fetterman’s Win Was Powered By The Pittsburgh Suburbs. “Home to Pittsburgh — and Fetterman, a former Braddock mayor — Allegheny is a key pillar of any Democratic campaign, typically contributing more than 10% of the Democratic votes cast in Pennsylvania. Fetterman improved on Biden’s victory in Allegheny more than in any other county, on his way to a statewide margin of victory about triple Biden’s.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania Society Calendar Of Events. “The Pennsylvania Society is an annual weekend retreat for Pennsylvania’s politicians and business leaders and will be held December 1-3, 2022 in New York City.” (PoliticsPA)
Leaving Office, Toomey Calls Trump’s Jan. 6 Actions ‘An Egregious Offense To The Constitution.’ “In a very candid exit interview with KDKA political editor Jon Delano, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey had some of his strongest words about former President Donald Trump.” (CBS Pittsburgh)
Philly’s City Budget Is In Its Best Shape In Years. But Kenney’s Administration Is Worried About Future Risks. “Philadelphia, which in the 1990s nearly became the first major U.S. city to declare bankruptcy and which has struggled to adequately fund many basic services for decades, is now in an unfamiliar position.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
EPA Rejects PA’s Plan For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup. “The agency said it would maintain its “enhanced enforcement” posture over pollution emanating from farms and municipalities in the state and exert greater control over how Pennsylvania spends federal funds.” (POLITICO)
PA Charter School Enrollment Up 12%, Public Enrollment Down 3%. “Since the pandemic began, Pennsylvania’s public charter schools enrollment has gone up by almost 12% as parents have chosen to take their children out of traditional public schools.” (The Center Square)
Dealers Question Report Tracing Guns Used In PA Crimes. “Just a fraction of Pennsylvania’s thousands of gun dealers — most of them in the greater Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas — represent the biggest source of firearms linked to crimes in the state, according to one of the nation’s most influential groups combating gun violence.” (Tribune-Review)
No Tax Increase In Washington County’s Proposed Budget For 2023. “Washington County officials released next year’s proposed budget, which does not include a tax increase.” (Observer-Reporter)
Juniata Wins National Championship. Congratulations to the Juniata College Eagles – winners of the NCAA Division III women’s volleyball title with a 3-0 sweep of Trinity University (Texas).
It’s Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week. 59 years ago, JFK was assassinated in Dallas.
PA Weather
Ebensburg | Sunny, 43
Elizabethville | Sunny, 46
Easton | Sunny, 48
PA Sports
76ers (8-8) | TUE vs. Brooklyn
Flyers (7-8-4) | Calgary, L 5-2 | WED vs. Washington
Penguins (9-7-3) | WED vs. Calgary
Happy Birthday
Cake and candles for Sen. Tim Kearney.
Visit us online at PoliticsPA.com
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“Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who was impeached last week by the Pennsylvania state House, denounced the charges against him as a Republican-led effort to disenfranchise city voters and said the push to remove him from office sets a dangerous precedent.
During a news conference at Philadelphia City Hall Monday, Krasner and more than a dozen of his political allies said the prosecutor has not committed any impeachable offenses but was impeached for implementing progressive policies.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Related
Krasner Advocates Fill City Hall In Show Of Support. “Supporters of District Attorney Larry Krasner spoke out Monday against the state House’s vote to impeach him, arguing that Harrisburg legislators were trying to disenfranchise Black and brown voters who favor criminal justice reform.” (Philadelphia Tribune)
“More fall-out from the tumultuous 2022 election cycle hit Pennsylvania’s General Assembly Monday with the news that current House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), will not seek a Republican leadership position for the 2023-24 term.
For state House Republicans, that means at least two of the current top three caucus leaders will be new in the next session; House Appropriations Committee Chairman Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) was defeated in a Republican primary in his district this spring, so he will be leaving the House altogether.” (PennLive)
Related
Rep. Bryan Cutler Is Running To Lead PA House Republicans In Tuesday’s Caucus Vote. “House Speaker Bryan Cutler will be a candidate for minority leader Tuesday when Republicans meet in a closed-door caucus to reorganize following the loss of their majority in the chamber in the Nov. 8 election.” (LNP | Lancaster Online)
“U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb plans to join a high-profile Philadelphia-based law firm after leaving Congress at the end of the year, the firm Kline & Specter announced Monday.
In Lamb (D-Mt. Lebanon), the personal injury firm gets a young politician who rose to national prominence with his first-ever campaign in 2018 — a race where he flipped a Republican-held seat in a district Donald Trump had carried by a whopping 20 points less than two years earlier. He fended off two more challengers before deciding to run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate this year, a race he lost to presumptive senator-elect and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Related
Lamb To Join Law Firm, Teases Possible Return To Public Service. “Lamb, a 38-year-old former federal prosecutor and Marine Corps veteran from suburban Pittsburgh, said on Twitter Sunday that he will join Kline and Specter, the firm co-founded by Shanin Specter, a son of late Sen. Arlen Specter.” (PennLive)
Fetterman’s Win Was Powered By The Pittsburgh Suburbs. “Home to Pittsburgh — and Fetterman, a former Braddock mayor — Allegheny is a key pillar of any Democratic campaign, typically contributing more than 10% of the Democratic votes cast in Pennsylvania. Fetterman improved on Biden’s victory in Allegheny more than in any other county, on his way to a statewide margin of victory about triple Biden’s.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania Society Calendar Of Events. “The Pennsylvania Society is an annual weekend retreat for Pennsylvania’s politicians and business leaders and will be held December 1-3, 2022 in New York City.” (PoliticsPA)
Leaving Office, Toomey Calls Trump’s Jan. 6 Actions ‘An Egregious Offense To The Constitution.’ “In a very candid exit interview with KDKA political editor Jon Delano, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey had some of his strongest words about former President Donald Trump.” (CBS Pittsburgh)
Philly’s City Budget Is In Its Best Shape In Years. But Kenney’s Administration Is Worried About Future Risks. “Philadelphia, which in the 1990s nearly became the first major U.S. city to declare bankruptcy and which has struggled to adequately fund many basic services for decades, is now in an unfamiliar position.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
EPA Rejects PA’s Plan For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup. “The agency said it would maintain its “enhanced enforcement” posture over pollution emanating from farms and municipalities in the state and exert greater control over how Pennsylvania spends federal funds.” (POLITICO)
PA Charter School Enrollment Up 12%, Public Enrollment Down 3%. “Since the pandemic began, Pennsylvania’s public charter schools enrollment has gone up by almost 12% as parents have chosen to take their children out of traditional public schools.” (The Center Square)
Dealers Question Report Tracing Guns Used In PA Crimes. “Just a fraction of Pennsylvania’s thousands of gun dealers — most of them in the greater Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas — represent the biggest source of firearms linked to crimes in the state, according to one of the nation’s most influential groups combating gun violence.” (Tribune-Review)
No Tax Increase In Washington County’s Proposed Budget For 2023. “Washington County officials released next year’s proposed budget, which does not include a tax increase.” (Observer-Reporter)
Juniata Wins National Championship. Congratulations to the Juniata College Eagles – winners of the NCAA Division III women’s volleyball title with a 3-0 sweep of Trinity University (Texas).
It’s Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week. 59 years ago, JFK was assassinated in Dallas.
PA Weather
Ebensburg | Sunny, 43
Elizabethville | Sunny, 46
Easton | Sunny, 48
PA Sports
76ers (8-8) | TUE vs. Brooklyn
Flyers (7-8-4) | Calgary, L 5-2 | WED vs. Washington
Penguins (9-7-3) | WED vs. Calgary
Happy Birthday
Cake and candles for Sen. Tim Kearney.
Visit us online at PoliticsPA.com
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“Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who was impeached last week by the Pennsylvania state House, denounced the charges against him as a Republican-led effort to disenfranchise city voters and said the push to remove him from office sets a dangerous precedent.
During a news conference at Philadelphia City Hall Monday, Krasner and more than a dozen of his political allies said the prosecutor has not committed any impeachable offenses but was impeached for implementing progressive policies.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Related
Krasner Advocates Fill City Hall In Show Of Support. “Supporters of District Attorney Larry Krasner spoke out Monday against the state House’s vote to impeach him, arguing that Harrisburg legislators were trying to disenfranchise Black and brown voters who favor criminal justice reform.” (Philadelphia Tribune)
“More fall-out from the tumultuous 2022 election cycle hit Pennsylvania’s General Assembly Monday with the news that current House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), will not seek a Republican leadership position for the 2023-24 term.
For state House Republicans, that means at least two of the current top three caucus leaders will be new in the next session; House Appropriations Committee Chairman Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) was defeated in a Republican primary in his district this spring, so he will be leaving the House altogether.” (PennLive)
Related
Rep. Bryan Cutler Is Running To Lead PA House Republicans In Tuesday’s Caucus Vote. “House Speaker Bryan Cutler will be a candidate for minority leader Tuesday when Republicans meet in a closed-door caucus to reorganize following the loss of their majority in the chamber in the Nov. 8 election.” (LNP | Lancaster Online)
“U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb plans to join a high-profile Philadelphia-based law firm after leaving Congress at the end of the year, the firm Kline & Specter announced Monday.
In Lamb (D-Mt. Lebanon), the personal injury firm gets a young politician who rose to national prominence with his first-ever campaign in 2018 — a race where he flipped a Republican-held seat in a district Donald Trump had carried by a whopping 20 points less than two years earlier. He fended off two more challengers before deciding to run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate this year, a race he lost to presumptive senator-elect and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Related
Lamb To Join Law Firm, Teases Possible Return To Public Service. “Lamb, a 38-year-old former federal prosecutor and Marine Corps veteran from suburban Pittsburgh, said on Twitter Sunday that he will join Kline and Specter, the firm co-founded by Shanin Specter, a son of late Sen. Arlen Specter.” (PennLive)
Fetterman’s Win Was Powered By The Pittsburgh Suburbs. “Home to Pittsburgh — and Fetterman, a former Braddock mayor — Allegheny is a key pillar of any Democratic campaign, typically contributing more than 10% of the Democratic votes cast in Pennsylvania. Fetterman improved on Biden’s victory in Allegheny more than in any other county, on his way to a statewide margin of victory about triple Biden’s.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania Society Calendar Of Events. “The Pennsylvania Society is an annual weekend retreat for Pennsylvania’s politicians and business leaders and will be held December 1-3, 2022 in New York City.” (PoliticsPA)
Leaving Office, Toomey Calls Trump’s Jan. 6 Actions ‘An Egregious Offense To The Constitution.’ “In a very candid exit interview with KDKA political editor Jon Delano, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey had some of his strongest words about former President Donald Trump.” (CBS Pittsburgh)
Philly’s City Budget Is In Its Best Shape In Years. But Kenney’s Administration Is Worried About Future Risks. “Philadelphia, which in the 1990s nearly became the first major U.S. city to declare bankruptcy and which has struggled to adequately fund many basic services for decades, is now in an unfamiliar position.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
EPA Rejects PA’s Plan For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup. “The agency said it would maintain its “enhanced enforcement” posture over pollution emanating from farms and municipalities in the state and exert greater control over how Pennsylvania spends federal funds.” (POLITICO)
PA Charter School Enrollment Up 12%, Public Enrollment Down 3%. “Since the pandemic began, Pennsylvania’s public charter schools enrollment has gone up by almost 12% as parents have chosen to take their children out of traditional public schools.” (The Center Square)
Dealers Question Report Tracing Guns Used In PA Crimes. “Just a fraction of Pennsylvania’s thousands of gun dealers — most of them in the greater Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas — represent the biggest source of firearms linked to crimes in the state, according to one of the nation’s most influential groups combating gun violence.” (Tribune-Review)
No Tax Increase In Washington County’s Proposed Budget For 2023. “Washington County officials released next year’s proposed budget, which does not include a tax increase.” (Observer-Reporter)
Juniata Wins National Championship. Congratulations to the Juniata College Eagles – winners of the NCAA Division III women’s volleyball title with a 3-0 sweep of Trinity University (Texas).
It’s Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week. 59 years ago, JFK was assassinated in Dallas.
PA Weather
Ebensburg | Sunny, 43
Elizabethville | Sunny, 46
Easton | Sunny, 48
PA Sports
76ers (8-8) | TUE vs. Brooklyn
Flyers (7-8-4) | Calgary, L 5-2 | WED vs. Washington
Penguins (9-7-3) | WED vs. Calgary
Happy Birthday
Cake and candles for Sen. Tim Kearney.
Visit us online at PoliticsPA.com
Are you getting this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up for free and get your own subscription emailed to you every weekday morning.
“Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who was impeached last week by the Pennsylvania state House, denounced the charges against him as a Republican-led effort to disenfranchise city voters and said the push to remove him from office sets a dangerous precedent.
During a news conference at Philadelphia City Hall Monday, Krasner and more than a dozen of his political allies said the prosecutor has not committed any impeachable offenses but was impeached for implementing progressive policies.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Related
Krasner Advocates Fill City Hall In Show Of Support. “Supporters of District Attorney Larry Krasner spoke out Monday against the state House’s vote to impeach him, arguing that Harrisburg legislators were trying to disenfranchise Black and brown voters who favor criminal justice reform.” (Philadelphia Tribune)
“More fall-out from the tumultuous 2022 election cycle hit Pennsylvania’s General Assembly Monday with the news that current House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), will not seek a Republican leadership position for the 2023-24 term.
For state House Republicans, that means at least two of the current top three caucus leaders will be new in the next session; House Appropriations Committee Chairman Stan Saylor (R-Red Lion) was defeated in a Republican primary in his district this spring, so he will be leaving the House altogether.” (PennLive)
Related
Rep. Bryan Cutler Is Running To Lead PA House Republicans In Tuesday’s Caucus Vote. “House Speaker Bryan Cutler will be a candidate for minority leader Tuesday when Republicans meet in a closed-door caucus to reorganize following the loss of their majority in the chamber in the Nov. 8 election.” (LNP | Lancaster Online)
“U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb plans to join a high-profile Philadelphia-based law firm after leaving Congress at the end of the year, the firm Kline & Specter announced Monday.
In Lamb (D-Mt. Lebanon), the personal injury firm gets a young politician who rose to national prominence with his first-ever campaign in 2018 — a race where he flipped a Republican-held seat in a district Donald Trump had carried by a whopping 20 points less than two years earlier. He fended off two more challengers before deciding to run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate this year, a race he lost to presumptive senator-elect and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Related
Lamb To Join Law Firm, Teases Possible Return To Public Service. “Lamb, a 38-year-old former federal prosecutor and Marine Corps veteran from suburban Pittsburgh, said on Twitter Sunday that he will join Kline and Specter, the firm co-founded by Shanin Specter, a son of late Sen. Arlen Specter.” (PennLive)
Fetterman’s Win Was Powered By The Pittsburgh Suburbs. “Home to Pittsburgh — and Fetterman, a former Braddock mayor — Allegheny is a key pillar of any Democratic campaign, typically contributing more than 10% of the Democratic votes cast in Pennsylvania. Fetterman improved on Biden’s victory in Allegheny more than in any other county, on his way to a statewide margin of victory about triple Biden’s.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania Society Calendar Of Events. “The Pennsylvania Society is an annual weekend retreat for Pennsylvania’s politicians and business leaders and will be held December 1-3, 2022 in New York City.” (PoliticsPA)
Leaving Office, Toomey Calls Trump’s Jan. 6 Actions ‘An Egregious Offense To The Constitution.’ “In a very candid exit interview with KDKA political editor Jon Delano, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey had some of his strongest words about former President Donald Trump.” (CBS Pittsburgh)
Philly’s City Budget Is In Its Best Shape In Years. But Kenney’s Administration Is Worried About Future Risks. “Philadelphia, which in the 1990s nearly became the first major U.S. city to declare bankruptcy and which has struggled to adequately fund many basic services for decades, is now in an unfamiliar position.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
EPA Rejects PA’s Plan For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup. “The agency said it would maintain its “enhanced enforcement” posture over pollution emanating from farms and municipalities in the state and exert greater control over how Pennsylvania spends federal funds.” (POLITICO)
PA Charter School Enrollment Up 12%, Public Enrollment Down 3%. “Since the pandemic began, Pennsylvania’s public charter schools enrollment has gone up by almost 12% as parents have chosen to take their children out of traditional public schools.” (The Center Square)
Dealers Question Report Tracing Guns Used In PA Crimes. “Just a fraction of Pennsylvania’s thousands of gun dealers — most of them in the greater Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas — represent the biggest source of firearms linked to crimes in the state, according to one of the nation’s most influential groups combating gun violence.” (Tribune-Review)
No Tax Increase In Washington County’s Proposed Budget For 2023. “Washington County officials released next year’s proposed budget, which does not include a tax increase.” (Observer-Reporter)
Juniata Wins National Championship. Congratulations to the Juniata College Eagles – winners of the NCAA Division III women’s volleyball title with a 3-0 sweep of Trinity University (Texas).
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