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Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has said he wants to cut state spending by more than half, giving state funding directly to families and possibly eliminating property taxes. His Democratic opponent Josh Shapiro says he’ll follow in the footsteps of Gov. Tom Wolf, who has consistently increased school funding.
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The commonwealth is 1 of 20 states that hasn’t raised the 13-year-old federal minimum wage of $7.25. Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposals to raise the minimum wage have repeatedly been ignored by the Republican-controlled state legislature.
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Pennsylvania’s lack of regulation has left communities across the state vulnerable to hospital closures.
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The winner of the 2022 Pennsylvania race for governor will have the authority to address a wide range of issues affecting roughly 3.4 million people.
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Democrat Josh Shapiro wants to further regulate the fracking industry, while Republican Doug Mastriano wants to expand drilling into state parks and forests.
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Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro has raised roughly $25 million from outside Pennsylvania, while GOP nominee Doug Mastriano’s out-of-state haul stands at just over $3 million.
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Pennsylvania’s Democratic nominee for governor has smashed the state’s 2-decade-old campaign spending record. Josh Shapiro is competing against Republican Doug Mastriano, who was on track to spend barely a tenth as much.
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Gun-control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund says it will spend $1 million to place a new ad on TV and online in the Pittsburgh market, blasting Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano for his ties to the social media site Gab.
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If there is one thing all Pennylvanians can agree on — regardless of where they live, what political party they support, whether they prefer Wawa or Sheetz — it’s that the roads are terrible.
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Usually, a Democrat getting an endorsement from a labor union is a “dog-bites-man story.” But when gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro scooped up the backing of Boilermakers Local 154 Thursday in Pittsburgh, it was a sign of how he has avoided political landmines that have derailed other Democrats.