Suit: PA Unions Continue to Charge Fees Ruled Unconstitutional Update

Government union PACs spent $5.8 million on Dem gov's election

Collin Anderson
September 3, 2019 5:00 AM

Pennsylvania teachers' unions continue to include mandatory fees from non-members in new contracts despite a Supreme Court decision that declared coercive payments unconstitutional, according to a lawsuit.

Newspaper Editor Accidentally Reveals Bias to GOP Congressman

Pennsylvania's Guy Reschenthaler says email from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette confirms 'blatant bias'

Brent Scher
June 21, 2019 9:50 AM

Republican congressman Guy Reschenthaler says he was inadvertently given a window into the "blatant bias" in the newsroom at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette through an email sent to his staff by one of the paper's editors.

PA Poll: Trump Trails Top Democrats, Except Beto

Andrew Stiles
May 15, 2019 4:05 PM

A new Quinnipiac poll has some bad news for President Donald J. Trump, but even worse news for the bumbling campaign of Beto O'Rourke, the heiress husband and failed Senate candidate who is running for president for reasons yet to be determined.

Complaint: Dem Special Election Candidate Failed to Disclose Campaign Spending

Trump to campaign in district next week

Brent Scher
May 14, 2019 10:10 AM

A recently filed complaint to the Federal Election Commission says Marc Friedenberg, the Democratic candidate in next week's special congressional election in Pennsylvania, illegally failed to disclose his campaign's expenses.

Dem Rep Compares Trump to ‘Terrorist’ in Border Wall Negotiations

Nic Rowan
January 17, 2019 5:06 PM

DA calls Pittsburgh Gun-Control Plan Illegal, City Council Moves Forward Anyway

'I believe that the City Council does not have the authority to pass such legislation'

Stephen Gutowski
January 16, 2019 4:55 PM

A Pittsburgh City Council member told a local radio show on Tuesday the city would move forward with passing new gun-control legislation despite a warning from a local district attorney that it would violate state law.

Gun-Rights Groups Threaten Lawsuit if Pittsburgh Passes New Gun Control

Mayor and city council 'not above the law and will be held accountable for any action taken to enact these proposals'

Stephen Gutowski
December 19, 2018 5:00 AM

Gun-rights groups announced on Monday they would file suit against any new gun-control measures the city of Pittsburgh, Pa., passes that violate the state's preemption law.

Dems Make Modest Gains at State Level, GOP Still Controls Most Legislatures

Jeffrey Cimmino
November 7, 2018 4:49 PM

Democrats took control of five state legislative chambers from Republicans as a result of Tuesday's midterm elections, a modest shift compared to past midterms.

Dems Warn in Multiple States: We’ll Know If You Don’t Vote, and So Will Your Neighbors

Constituents in Pennsylvania, New York, Missouri receive warnings

A voter casts their ballot at a polling station

Joe Schoffstall
November 6, 2018 2:40 PM

Individuals in at least three states have received literature from Democratic campaigns, organizations, or state parties warning that their voter records are public information. In one of those states, residents received documents that reveal if their immediate neighbors have voted in past elections.

Wallace Campaign Uses ‘Orwellian’ Door Hangers Noting Whether Constituents Vote is Public Record

'Remember, who you vote for is private, but whether or not you vote is public record. We can't wait to see that you voted on November 6!'

Joe Schoffstall
November 5, 2018 4:35 PM

Democratic candidate Scott Wallace, who is running against incumbent Republican representative Brian Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania's toss-up 1st Congressional District, is distributing door hangers in the area that oddly inform voters that "who you vote for is private, but whether or not you vote is public record" and adding that the campaign "can't wait to see that you voted on November 6!"