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🗞️ In today’s edition. 10 most evenly divided districts in the country. The Shapiro office increases USD 49.9 billion in a compromise budget. PA Demes claims that they are sure, despite the GOP registration trends. “Josh” age
🎶 Your morning pick-me-up. Work for life. Huey Lewis and The News
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1. PA has two of the 10 most evenly divided districts in the country
“The core of the home battlefield is as evenly divided as the fight for the majority in 2026.
While most conversations and analyzes around congress districts refer to presidential results, there is another, more comprehensive record.
The base election line reflects the political results of the Congress District, combining all the results of federal and state elections in the last four election cycles into one result. “(Connection)
Elsewhere
Bresnahan will file an accusation of ethics in relation to having a helicopter, employ. Last week, “End Citizens United asked an impartial Congress Office to examine Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., For not displaying a helicopter when he submitted his public financial disclosure in 2024.” (Hazleton Standard-Speaker)
Never a plan, but it’s worth considering. Cognetti Mulls PA-08 Run. “The mayor of Scranton Paige Cognetti is already a candidate – only for re -election as the head of The Electric City. But victory in November can lead to larger things for a 45-year-old. “(Politics)
American representatives of Scanlon, Lee refused to enter Pa Immigration arrest. “Congresswomen tried to visit the supervision in response to the death of the detainee and bad conditions.” (Penn Capital-Star)
PA-13: Farnham is preparing for another race against Joyce. “Beth Farnham, a long -time resident of Adams and a champion of progressive reasons, announced that she would again apply at the 13th place in the congress district currently occupied by John Joyce.” (Policy)
Country
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“Governor Josh Shapiro ‘According to capitalic sources, the S office presented a budget of $ 49.9 billion to legislators from Pennsylvania, trying to finish the two -month deadly.
Such a proposal would raise state expenditure by about 5%, unlike 8% Shapiro originally broken this spring. Republicans who control the Senate of the state repeatedly said that they did not sign a budget that does not deal with expenses and does not retain the state reserves. “(Spotlight Pa)
Elsewhere
The beginnings of the transit agreement? The democratic leader of PA is open to the employ of a transit account to aid finance sept – with conditions. “Matt Bradford, the leader of the majority of the house, joined the governor of Josh Shapiro in openness to the use of the Public Transport Fund-if a wider contract includes a long-term source of income.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
McClinton: Harrisburg Republicans create chaos with a budget system. “House speaker Joanna McClinton spoke on Wednesday about the” One Big Beautiful Bill “of the Trump administration and its influence on the community of nations, and calling on the Harrisburg Republicans to create chaos when the budget impasse of the state enters its eighth week.”
Work researchers say that trouble in the PA economy with tariffs, cuts. “The PA economy is strong – but there are signs of trouble can be ahead of us.” (Pennlive)
Politicians employ songs in social media. What if the artist doesn’t like it? “Relations between music and politics date back to the early days of American democracy. Jennifer Jenkins, a professor at the Duke University specializing in intellectual property and cultural production, says that politics and music have changed a lot in the 21st century. Both, as he says, has increasingly commercialized.” (Wqln)
Around the community of nations
3. PA Democrats say they are sure, despite the GOP registration trends
“In the case of Democrats from Pennsylvania, bad news over the past year was not only the fact that they lost every election in the whole condition in 2024. The point is that they lost many voters themselves: the party is threatened with surrender in voters’ registrations from the 1970s.
“We must do a better job when registering voters,” he said Eugene DepasqualeFormer auditor general who seems to be ready to become another chairman of the State Democratic Party. “Republicans are preparing there and there is no sugar. We have to improve, the end of history.” (Wesa)
Elsewhere
In the case of more PA cities, arduous fiscal choices lead to the home rule. “Thanks to federal financing from Covid Suchy, both state and local governments are forced to count with budget challenges resulting from limited options for generating revenues and rising costs.” (City and condition)
Can tax redistribution aid Erie revive? “Last year, Erie and Reading joined four other locations in Pennsylvania, currently designated by the state as the city’s revitalization zones and improvements. The designation allows you to recover part of the state and local taxes for reinvestment in this area.” (Middle square)
McClure accuses the democratic main opponent of work with the law firm “Union”. “Lamont McClure came to the local headquarters of IBEW 375 on Wednesday morning to blow up one of his opponents, whose history, he claims, is an antithesis for local employees and their values.” (LHIGHVALLIAEN)
Editorial
4. What do you think?
- GOP’s fault, change of guilt will not restore septa service. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Failure to comply with the transit financing agreement will destroy Pittsburgh and all of PA. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Restoring trust in the heart of the political equalization of PA. (Let them a trend)
- New voter statistics show challenges for PA Democrats. (John Baer)
- Great bilateral abdication. (Leon Panetta)
- Republicans will not allow hypocrisy to interfere with a little tyranny. (Jonah Goldberg)
- Will the owners of the Pennsylvania Congress aid save Pennsylvania’s health and work? (Craig Snyder)
1 thing
5. This is the golden age “Josh”
“Joshes has a moment.
At the moment, there is a non -zero chance that the presidential election may contain a duel of Joshes, because both republican and democratic Joshes are created in their parties. With the start of the NFL season, the playmaker Buffalo Bills Josh Allen He wants to repeat as a winner of the league MVP award – and finally lead his team to Super Bowl. Meanwhile, Josh Wine is the best -selling. And “weapon”, horror with the participation of the actor Josh BrolinAt the top of the cash register charts last week.
Three of the 50 residences of the nation governor are currently occupied by Jewish men named Josh – and although Josh trail only Mike as the most common governor name, Joshes may soon attach namesakes in Wisconsin and Guam, falling into the lead. “(NBC News)
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