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1. Shapiro talks about his “unhappy childhood home” in his recent book.
“Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro talks for the first time about how growing up in a sometimes “unhappy childhood home” helped shape his approach to life and politics, including his desire for “control”.
Shapiro’s findings, detailed in his recent book out Jan. 27, provide a window into the psyche of a leading Democrat who is widely seen as a likely contender for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination.’ | Axles
Elsewhere
RFK Jr. will be headlining the MAHA rally at the Pennsylvania Capitol as part of the upcoming “Eat Real Food” tour. “Several Republican Party committees, including the Cumberland County GOP and Susquehanna County Republicans, noted in social media posts that the event is open to the public, but attendance in the Rotunda will be on a first-come, first-served basis.” | PennLive
PA-03: Stanford’s campaign raised 467,000. dollars in the fourth quarter. “Dr. Ala Stanford, a practicing physician with over 25 years of experience, announced that her campaign raised $467,227.92 in the last three months of last year.” | PoliticsPA
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2. PA Senate Democrats support a bill requiring employers to provide family care leave
“The state Senate Democratic committee on Tuesday discussed a proposal to require Pennsylvania employers to provide 24 hours of paid leave each year for “minor needs.” The goal is to ensure that employees who care for family members, such as children or elderly parents, can attend medical appointments, attend school classes or respond to unexpected emergencies.
“This legislation answers the key question: ‘What is work-life balance?’” Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery), the bill’s sponsor, said. “Employees are not just employees. They are also family members.” | Penn Capital Star
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Garrity campaign meeting with gubernatorial candidates. “So far, three Republican candidates have emerged in the lieutenant governor race: state Sen. Cris Dush of Jefferson County, Bucks County businessman Brian Thomas and former gubernatorial candidate and Westmoreland County resident John Ventre.” | abc27
HD-193: Wallen selected as GOP candidate in special election. “Catherine Wallen, owner of Orchard Views LLC, was unanimously selected as the Republican Party nominee in the 193rd Legislative District special election on March 17.” | PoliticsPA
AP officials are calling on lawmakers to tax data centers and offset spikes in household energy operate. “Public Utilities Commission Chairman Stephen DeFrank said inflation, supply chain problems, rising demand and obstacles to generating more power across the state are contributing to higher average electricity prices.” | WITF
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3. ‘We’re going to deport ICE’: Lehigh County evicts Department of Homeland Security over back rent
“Lehigh County officials have initiated a legal process to evict the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from county-owned office space after the federal government failed to pay rent for nearly three years.
County sources say the Hamilton Street space was used primarily by Department of Homeland Security agents assisting in efforts to curb human trafficking throughout the Lehigh Valley.
But the Lehigh County Comptroller Mark Pinsley and Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel focused much of their attention during Tuesday’s news conference on U.S. immigration and customs enforcement. | LehighValley News
Elsewhere
Penn files response to federal anti-Semitism lawsuit and calls government demands ‘disturbing’. “Penn filed a statement Tuesday disputing a subpoena from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requesting information about Jewish students, faculty and groups on campus.” | Pennsylvania Daily
“There are potential offers emerging” at some of Penn State’s closing campuses, an executive says. “Penn State officials say the process of repurposing seven closing campuses in the commonwealth is progressing ‘steadily.’” | News from the Valley
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5. When Governor Josh Shapiro’s family is hungry, this chef answers the phone
“A prestigious job in the culinary industry usually goes hand in hand with a diploma from an equally prestigious culinary school.
How did it happen? Barry Crumlich rose through the ranks from washing dishes as a teenager to becoming a chef at the Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion?
Add to that the fact that the Harrisburg resident hasn’t even looked for a recent job in the past Governor Mark Schweiker I was looking for a chef at the end of 2001.” | Pittsburgh Postal Newspaper
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