Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
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After the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, state lawmakers enacted a grant program for nonprofit security. Five years later, bills on guns and hate crimes are still stalled.
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Jeff Yass, Pennsylvania's richest man, has contributed a third of all donations to statewide judicial candidates, more than $2 million of it going toward Republicans.
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Lawmakers and public officials can start lobbying their ex-colleagues within a year. A new bill would add another year to that ban.
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Lawmakers were told a fix will cost $6.2 billion, but there’s little consensus on that and other bedrock issues.
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Pennsylvania voters will be asked to consider giving two Superior Court judges new 10-year terms. These little-noticed ballot questions can have huge ramifications.
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During the Nov. 7 election, six candidates will run for Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate courts, which wield significant power over legal disputes and criminal cases that directly affect your life.
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During the Nov. 7 election, Democrat Daniel McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio will compete to fill an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.
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Plan to stop diverting road dollars to Pa. State Police could be a final piece of this year’s budgetPennsylvania gives millions of dollars meant for road and bridge repairs to the State Police each year. Lawmakers are weighing how to end those transfers.