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State Rep.-elect Jeremy Shaffer wants to downsize the legislature and institute term limits

Jeremy Shaffer has seen the good and bad of government. After receiving a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon, he and a friend started a bridge inspection management software company aimed at keeping bridges and roads safe. He was able to travel…

State Rep.-elect Sean Dougherty wants to help Philly police and make the 172nd House District safer

Growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, Sean Dougherty always wanted to be a trial lawyer. His first job after graduating from Temple University Law School in 2019 was law clerk for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. He later worked as a…

Aument to leave Pennsylvania state Senate and serve as McCormick’s state director

McCormick said in a statement that he’s “thrilled” Aument has agreed to serve in this role, citing his background as an Army veteran and role as whip for the Republican majority in the state Senate. The Aument appointment is McCormick’s…

Shapiro directs $153M in federal highway funds to stop SEPTA ‘death spiral’

Answering the pleas of public transit advocates in southeastern Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro has directed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll to immediately transfer $153 million in federal highway capital funds to SEPTA.
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