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Cindy Kirk secures GOP nomination in 30th State House District
Former Allegheny County Councilwoman Cindy Kirk won her Republican primary race in the 30th State House District by more than a 4-to-1 margin, according to unofficial tallies. As of Wednesday morning, with nearly 98% of precincts reporting results, Kirk had collected more than 81% of the votes counted compared with...
Oz, McCormick still neck and neck in Pa. GOP Senate primary
HARRISBURG — Heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick went into Wednesday essentially tied in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested Republican nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat, expected to be among the nation’s most competitive races in the fall. The contest was within a couple...
Aerion Abney leads by wide margin in 19th State House District race
Newly elected state Rep. Aerion Abney led by a wide margin Tuesday over the Rev. Glenn Grayson in a Democratic primary race in the 19th State House District. Abney, 33, of Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood, defeated Grayson, 62, of the Hill District, in an April special election race to complete former...
5-way race in 12th Congressional District remains too close to call
A five-way race for the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District remained too close to call as of midnight Tuesday, with state Rep. Summer Lee leading Pittsburgh attorney Steve Irwin by just more than 500 votes. Irwin had jumped out to sizable early lead, collecting about half of the...
Chris Deluzio, Jeremy Shaffer stake early leads in Pa.’s 17th Congressional District
Former Ross Township Commissioner Jeremy Shaffer and Iraq War veteran and voting-rights attorney Chris Deluzio staked early leads in their primary races Tuesday in the 17th Congressional District. Shaffer was vying for the Republican nomination against national security expert Jason Killmeyer and Kathy Coder, a former Bellevue councilwoman who owns...
Fetterman headed toward Democratic nomination in U.S. Senate race
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman jumped out to a commanding lead for the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race, but he didn’t get to enjoy the moment alongside supporters. As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of State was reporting that Braddock’s Fetterman had collected 58.96% of the...
2022 Pennsylvania primary election results
Polls in Pennsylvania closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday night, but the counting continues. • State Rep. Emily Kinkead, D-Brighton Heights, won Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 20th State House District, according to unofficial results. • State Rep. Jessica Benham, D-South Side, trounced her opponent in Tuesday’s Democratic primary race in...
Republican Senate candidates promote ‘replacement’ theory
NEW YORK — Several mainstream Republican Senate candidates are drawing on the “great replacement” conspiracy theory once confined to the far-right fringes of U.S. politics to court voters this campaign season, promoting the baseless notion that there is a plot to diminish the influence of white people in America. In...
South Carolina governor signs transgender sports ban bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s governor has quietly signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges as the state joins about a dozen others that have passed similar laws in the past two years. The bill was...
Arizona state senator slammed for Buffalo shooting comments
PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate on Monday opened an ethics investigation into a firebrand Republican member who tweeted inflammatory comments about last weekend’s racist attack at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket that left 10 people dead. The referral of Sen. Wendy Rogers of Flagstaff to the Ethics Committee was in lieu...
White House moves to loosen remittance, flight rules on Cuba
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island, and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island. The State Department said in a statement that it will...
With echoes of Trump, GOP splinters over $40B aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Signs of Republican resistance are mounting over a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine, a reemergence of the Trump-led isolationist wing of the GOP that’s coming at a crucial moment as the war against the Russian invasion deepens. The Senate voted late Monday to advance the Ukraine aid...
Florida will likely take over Disney World’s Reedy Creek, Gov. DeSantis saysVideo
SANFORD, Fla. — The state will likely assume control of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, rather than local governments absorbing it, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday. DeSantis said he is working on a proposal that likely will be considered by the Legislature after the November elections. Reedy Creek, which...
All the information you need for the Pa. primary
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s 2022 primary is just one day away. To make sure you’re ready to vote on May 17, Spotlight...
Western Pa. 2022 primary day election guide: Information on races, candidates and issues
Primary election day in Pennsylvania is Tuesday, May 17. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and anyone in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote. The state has an online tool to let voters find their polling place by entering their address. For more information...
Campaign: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman had stroke but is on way to ‘full recovery’Video
LANCASTER — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading Democrat in the state’s high-profile Senate contest, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election but was on his way to a “full recovery,” his campaign said on Sunday. The 52-year-old Fetterman, who confirmed that he had been hospitalized all...
What price will candidates pay to emerge from Pa. primaries?
Pennsylvania’s Republican primary races for governor and U.S. Senate have been rugged affairs, with infighting among the crowded fields of GOP candidates and millions of dollars pouring in to fund a barrage of attack ads. On the Democratic side, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has built a sizable lead in polls...
5 Democrats, 1 Republican seek nominations to run for U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle’s seat
Five Democrats and one Republican are seeking their parties’ nominations in Tuesday’s primary to run for longtime U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle’s seat in November. The Democratic congressman, who is in his 14th term representing a district comprised of Pittsburgh and suburban Allegheny County communities, said last year he would not...
Melissa Hart drops out of Pa. GOP gubernatorial field — 7 remain
Melissa Hart, the only woman in Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial primary race, announced Friday she has decided to bow out of the contest and throw her support to Lou Barletta. Her decision comes on the heels of Jake Corman’s exit from the race Thursday. He too is endorsing Barletta to be...
Candidates for Pa. governor raised $12.8M in April alone
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Hollywood personalities, sports magnates, deep-pocketed entrepreneurs, and other high-profile donors poured nearly $12.8 million just last month into propping...
New York AG’s office says it’s nearing end of Trump probe
NEW YORK — A lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office said Friday that the office is “nearing the end” of its three-year investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business practices. Andrew Amer made the disclosure during a hearing in a federal lawsuit Trump filed against Attorney...
State Rep. Emily Kinkead faces challenge from Nick Mastros in Dem primary
After unseating an incumbent in the 2020 primary, Democratic state Rep. Emily Kinkead is now facing a primary challenge in her reelection bid in Pennsylvania’s 20th State House District. The district includes Avalon, Bellevue, Ross, West View and the neighborhoods of Brighton Heights and Observatory Hill in Pittsburgh’s North Side....
Donald Trump questions Kathy Barnette’s electability in Pennsylvania Senate race
PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump jumped back into Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary, warning that the surging underdog Kathy Barnette “will never be able to win the General Election against the Radical Left Democrats.” Yet in the same statement, Trump, who has endorsed Mehmet Oz for Senate, said Barnette could...
State Rep. Jessica Benham faces primary challenge from Stephanie Fox in South Hills
Pennsylvania’s 36th State House District has seen its share of political drama since former longtime state Rep. Harry Readshaw, D-Carrick, announced his retirement in 2020. Readshaw’s retirement triggered a controversial race that included a Democratic candidate who had praised former President Donald Trump, yet was still supported by the Allegheny...
Newly elected state Rep. Martell Covington faces primary challenge from 2 Dems
Just weeks after a special election determined who would finish out newly elected Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s term in the state House, three Democrats are running to win a full, four-year term in the seat starting early next year. Democrat Martell Covington, a former legislative aide to state Sen. Jay...
