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Keir Bradford-Grey, former head of the Defenders Association of Philadelphia,, poses for a photograph in Philadelphia, Friday, June 16, 2023. Bradford-Gray, a Democrat, announced her candidacy Wednesday in the 2024 election for Pennsylvania attorney general. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Ex-chief public defender to run for Pennsylvania attorney general

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 17, 2023. Pennsylvania state lawmakers returned to session Monday, June 5 for a weeks-long slog to the July 1 fiscal year deadline, a stretch that could demonstrate whether Gov. Shapiro can advance his agenda in a politically divided Legislature as he works to establish himself in his freshman year. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Growing budget fight in divided Legislature could test Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

A view of the scene Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday, March 6, 2023 that Norfolk Southern has pledged several million dollars to cover the cost of the response and recovery in Pennsylvania after last month's derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals just across the border in Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, file)

Norfolk Southern to pay millions for derailment: governor

By MARC LEVY - Associated Press

FILE - Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Feb. 16, 2023. Shapiro will propose a three-year incentive of up to $2,500 a year for newly certified teachers, cops and nurses in Pennsylvania when the Democrat unveils his budget plan on Tuesday, March 7, administration officials said. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Shapiro aims tax break at police officers, teachers, nurses

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., joins lawmakers and intelligence advisers as they arrive for a closed briefing on the unknown serial objects the U.S. military shot down this weekend at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. The incidents come shortly after a Chinese surveillance balloon traversed the U.S. and was shot down off South Carolina a week ago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Fetterman will rebound from health issues, says Pennsylvania governor

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Josh Shapiro accompanied by his wife Lori Shapiro and children, takes the oath of office to become Pennsylvania's 48th governor, administered by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Todd, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pledging to fight for ‘real freedom,’ Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro assumes office in Pennsylvania

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, center, attends a Commemoration Ceremony in Schenley Park, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, three years after a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania's next governor in January 2023 after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

For Jews, Shapiro’s big win is a high note amid antisemitism

By Peter Smith - Associated Press

Election fraud illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Voter fraud is a problem, suppression is not

By Fred Lucas

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a Michigan governor debate Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapid, Mich. (Bryan Esler/Nexstar Media Group/WOOD-TV via AP) ** FILE **

Democrats add Whitmer, Shapiro to a growing roster of ‘Plan B’ candidates for 2024

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, speaks with members of the media after casting his ballot in the midterm elections in Rydal , Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Democrat Josh Shapiro easily defeats Trump ally Doug Mastriano for Pa. governor

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Sept. 3, 2022. Mastriano has alluded to proposals during his campaign that would be a transformative overhaul of the more than $30 billion K-12 education system, with public dollars eligible to fund students’ private education. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

GOP nominee for Pa. governor calls for prayer and fasting as campaign struggles

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Sept. 3, 2022. Mastriano has alluded to proposals during his campaign that would be a transformative overhaul of the more than $30 billion K-12 education system, with public dollars eligible to fund students’ private education. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Mastriano’s plan for Pennsyvlania school choice

By Brooke Schultz - Associated Press

Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania's Democratic nominee for governor, speaks to the crowd during a campaign event at Adams County Democratic Party headquarters, Sept. 17, 2022, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Shapiro wages drama-free Pa. campaign amid big personalities

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 2021. As attorney general, Shapiro went to court repeatedly to defend Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's administration against legal challenges to his pandemic-era mandates and shutdowns. Now, as he's running to succeed Wolf as governor, Shapiro says he is against some of the same COVID-19 containment measures that his fellow Democrat used to help manage the nation's worst pandemic in over a century. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Josh Shapiro breaks with Democrats on COVID policies in Pennsylvania governor’s race

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

In this file photo, State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, speaks at a primary night election gathering in Chambersburg, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Mr. Mastriano, a pro-lifer who won his party's nomination for governor, will face Democrat Josh Shapiro on the ballot in November. The views of the two candidates are now going to get more attention with the Supreme Court's decision to kick the issue of abortion back to the states. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) **FILE**

Ruling overturning Roe supercharges governors’ races as abortion fight heads back to states

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin takes part in a forum for Republican candidates for governor of Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., April 1, 2022. Mastriano, supports an abortion ban starting at six weeks of pregnancy without exceptions for rape, incest or saving the life of the mother. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

GOP fears far-right candidate will be PA governor nominee

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania AG, jumps into ‘22 governor’s race

By Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo and Michael Rubinkam - Associated Press

AG: Gun show promoter to bar ‘ghost gun’ assembly kit sales

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Pennsylvania agrees to settle gas drilling royalties lawsuit

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

Couple charged with severe abuse of their 8 children

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