
Cover PA govt., public policy and other things for @PennLive. Carlisle native. Beth's husband. Andrew and Sarah's Dad. W&L grad. Bills / Phils / OCNJ fan.
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Some Pennsylvanians - past, present, ex-pats and icons - who will be grabbing our attention in 2026. (Surprises not included):
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This is a wild story out of Central Pennsylvania:
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Fascinating case in Cumberland County this week:
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Scenes from a big night in Pa's 10th Congressional District race:
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Some unexpected fallout from the September 2025 massacre of the three Northern York County Regional Police officers.
As reported by @jonpberg:
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An obituary, of sorts for Pennsylvania's "skill games":
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Re. skill games...
The @SupremeCtofPA meant what it said and said what it meant.
Time to do it the right way.
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Whoa... They're setting new standards in Swatara Township for data center community benefits agreements.
"Chance of a lifetime to reset financially," says one commissioner:
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Everything skills games is now back in the hands of the @SupremeCtofPA.
Do they let the thing they already judged illegal stay in place for 4 more months? Or do we get a hard, but fresh start to see if people want to build this thing up legitimately.
The latest on Pennsylvania's skill games controversy:
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Some helpful context on what's next in the latest @AaronBernstine controversy from my colleague @tirzahchristoph.
Seems it comes down to how much of a pariah his House colleagues want to make him, and how his constituents feel about it come Election Day.
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The end user for what is probably going to be Pennsylvania's largest data center in Homer City has been identified and it is Amazon.
Good get from @RudyMillerLV:
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Charles Thompson retweeted
In honor of legendary journalist John Baer, the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association has renamed its summer journalism internship program.
It's now the John Baer Legislative Reporting Internship, where student journalists get to work for 12 weeks every summer in the Capitol alongside the professional reporting corps that covers it daily.
It's a paid internship, supported by donations and volunteerism.
You can support future interns in honor of John, who spent many years helping to fundraise for the program one former intern called "an experience you can brag about, and I certainly have."
Here is where you can donate:
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Remembering a Capitol legend …
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Here's an interesting story on the apparent end of a short-lived state budget accountability program:
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Hat tip to @tirzahchristoph for tracking down the details.
Charles Thompson retweeted
Remembering a Capitol legend …
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Pennsylvania Data Center news: PAX-1 Data Center developers win first round in legal fights as judge rejects stay on construction.
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Did the @NFL yank the @StateFarm ad featuring the @Giants running back?
I don't know if anyone else thought so, but it seemed so tone-deaf to me for a league desperately working on head/brain safety.
I couldn't imagine it ever got green-lighted in 2026.
Here's an update on the bizarre shooting death of a Army soldier from Adams County at Letterkenny earlier this year.
Story from @daniraerenno: tinyurl.com/24v2k986


