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The best story
1. PA leaders cannot transfer the annual budget in time. They should stop trying
“Almost every other country is ready for the next financial year, but the Pennsylvania is once again a month overdue in the transfer of the budget. No country is as often and predictable as a key state, and our state politicians are not able or do not want to oblige their constitutional obligation.
The annual state budget system simply does not work. Moreover, the fact that this is undertaken by a lion’s participation of legislators (and lobbyists) means that there is a circumscribed time to perform other critical activities.
Time for structural reform. “(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Elsewhere
Bresnahan claims that the principles of houses thwarted the plan to place inventory, other investments in blind trust. “Bresnahan, who, as a candidate last year, called on to ban members of the Congress of Trade Actions, met with sharp criticism by the Democratic Committee of Political Actions for continuing commercial actions as Congressmen.” (WVIA)
Cash campaign already flowing in PA before the key 2026. “Republican operators at the Congress Delegation in Pennsylvania satisfied their democratic counterparts from 2 to 1, in the first half of the year, according to election documents.” (Triblis)
The fourth candidate appears in PA-07 when Pinsley joins the democratic breed. “Mark Pinsley, Lehigh County controller, joined the crowded race for the democratic nomination in the 7th Congress District.” (Policy)
Country
2. “Angel of the Desert”, Stacy Garrity, potentially eyesight of the governor’s residence
“In the summer heat of July 2025, Screenwriter Stacy Garrity Pennsylvania State She found herself at the Political Storm Center, which perfectly contains its unlikely augment from a decorative combat veteran to the most talented governor’s Hope of the Republican party.
The controversy concerned the blunt threat of the head of Unia Philadelphia, which revealed how seriously democrats took their potential challenge Governor Josh Shapiro. The statement was particularly shocking, because () the relationship enthusiastically supported Garrity only a few months earlier during the re -election campaign for the treasurer.
What has changed? A 60-year-old Garrita, who even officially did not officially announce her governor’s candidacy, was seen as such a reliable threat to Shapiro that even his workers’ allies issued preventive warnings. “Phillydaily)
Elsewhere
Pennsylvania will not share SNAP data with the Trump administration – for now. “The information sought would include names, addresses, social insurance numbers, information on profession and education, as well as citizenship, immigration and marital status, in accordance with USDA documents.” (Penn Capital-Star)
PA Department of State responds to the investigation of the voting of the Trump administration. “Pennsylvania is one of at least nine states that have received a letter from the Department of Justice to get more information on voters’ data and the process of state verification for those who are not applicants to ensure that voter throws are current and fight illegal and duplicate vote.” (Pennlive)
Around the community of nations
3. GOP efforts to overturn the Supreme Court in Pennsylvania cause concern for judges
“Events of the Republican Party in Pennsylvania, to” vote not “in this year’s Supreme Court race in Pennsylvania, could turn away from local court systems.
If any of the common beliefs are swept away in the “without voting” campaign, Judge of the Court of Community Nations Michael Wojick He warned that some poviats throughout Pennsylvania would be left without judges, as long as these places were filled in 2027 during special elections. “(Keystone)
Elsewhere
Philly relationships for republican senators in Harrisburg: “Do your job!” “Union leaders perveted on Thursday in Philadelphia with a sincere message for Harrisburg legislators, especially Republicans in the Senate:” Do your work! “(Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania Senate Floats telephone ban for students. “This movement will occur when legislators throughout the country parted using a student phone in connection with fears about the way the phone continuing to use the phone’s ability to focus on scientists and affects their mental health.” (Capitolwire)
Editorial
4. Speak your mind
- Mamdani’s victory and Pennsylvania’s populist future. (John Hinshaw)
- Double -sided support for full home repair should become a national program. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Why Trump’s appeal to lonely newborn men threatens women. (Grace Wrightstone)
- The unknown heroine of the conservative movement of Pennsylvania. (Washington Examiner)
- The only better than closed basic is not basic. (Kyle Sammin)
- A long struggle to cancel public broadcast. (David M. Stone)
1 thing
5. Mushroom mania
“Mushrooms grow all in place: in mixtures of coffee, soda, chocolate and meat.
Why does it matter: centuries after they were considered healing, mushrooms are today’s “functional” food-with a balanced aura strengthening the brain.
Enlarge: mushrooms are a good source of antioxidants of ergotionein and vitamins with B, which can support the brain, a registered dietitian based in Chicago Janet Helm He says, referring to a growing group of research on the health benefits of cognitive mushrooms. “Axios)
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