Zach Kleinfelter

PA Politics: Bill to open PA primaries advances in state House, slows in state Senate 0
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- October 12, 2026
Political independents in Pennsylvania are closer to securing a milestone victory in the effort to open up the commonwealth’s primary elections. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed House Bill 280, which, if it becomes law, would give voters with no political party affiliation the ability to vote in either Democratic or Republican primary elections.
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PA Politics: Legislators nearing deadline to regulate controversial skill game machines 0
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- September 28, 2026
The clock is winding down for skill games and the legislators trying to regulate them. In the next few weeks, major decisions will be made on the fate of these popular, but currently illegal, slot machine-like games. A common sight in gas stations, cigar shops and taverns across Pennsylvania, skill games are machines where players
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PA Politics: Measles outbreak causes multiple political clashes in Pennsylvania 0
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- September 15, 2026
A recent measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has caused weeks of political bickering between Democrats, Republicans and public health officials, most notably between Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and United States Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But what exactly are the sides arguing about, and how did this once-uncontroversial issue become such a heated topic?
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LGBTQIA+ rights bill showing the impact of Pennsylvania’s divided legislature 0
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- June 11, 2026
Same-sex marriage is, technically, still illegal in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015 invalidated all state laws banning same-sex marriage. Despite this, Pennsylvania’s law defining marriage as a civil contract between one man and one woman only remains on the books. Lawmakers wishing to change this, and formally recognize
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