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🗞️ In today’s textbook. Shapiro criticizes Trump, says the nation “at a really dangerous moment.” Garrity is supported by the governor. Guide to candidates for retention of the Supreme Court. Boom to the airport.
🎶 Your morning pick-me-up. I will not withdraw. Tom Petty
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🏈 Temple (2-2) Georgia Tech 24-45 |. October 4 vs. Utsa
⚽ Union (18-6-7) | New England 1-0 |. Sat vs. DC United
🗓️ What is happening today. The house returned to the session without voting starting at noon.
🔈 what they say. “I don’t run for the governor as a stepping stone for something bigger. I apply for Governor of Pennsylvania to serve you. I know what it means to serve.” – – Garrita Stacy
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1. Shapiro criticizes Trump, says the nation “at a really dangerous moment” in an interview with MTP
“Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro He did not mention words about the disturbing trend of political violence in this country, the risk of censorship by the government and moving to suppress the opposition of administration in an extensive interview about “Meet the Press” NBC.
Talking to the moderator Kristen WelkerShapiro was critical President Donald Trump And the Republican party he said always “hid in this blanket of patriotism and freedom.” “(PoliticSpa)
Elsewhere
Shapiro says that he said Biden directly, that he saw disturbing signs for his prospects of re -election. “” I have been essential to talk to people around the president many times about what I saw, they are worried about the signs in Pennsylvania, “Shapiro said Kristen Welker at NBC News” Meet the Press “. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Trump’s economic promises for black voters are not after a modest change in support for him in 2024. “But after Trump’s return since January, the already fragile financial situation for Black Americans has deteriorated. A recent wave of economic data shows the expanding difference in racial wealth.” (Philadelphia Tribune)
Trump, to combine autism with the operate of tary during pregnancy. “Mention of the merger, first reported by the Wall Street Journal at the beginning of this month, would revive medical controversy regarding the use of the active ingredient of the acetaminofen of so much at the beginning of pregnancy.” (Axios)
DCCC crushes NRCC in August collecting funds. “The House Democrats campaign arm collected $ 7.1 million for their lowest month 2025 so far. NRCC collected less than $ 4 million in August – just over half of what DCC brought.” (Punchbowl news)
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“This is official now.
Pennsylvania Republican Party awarded its support State Treasurer Stacy Garrity as his candidate for the governor.
Support, which was not unanimous through voice voting, comes from the vote of the full republican body of the State Committee at the meeting of the Fall committee of the Group on Saturday at State College. “(Politics)
Elsewhere
The state budget in Pennsylvania lasts almost 3 months. Leaders still cannot agree to the basics. “Despite the disputed issue of mass transit financing, which are outside the table, the best legislative leaders in Pennsylvania are still unable to agree the most basic question when it comes to budget negotiations: how much money they should spend.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Conor Lamb back in the Center for Political Notes. “In recent months he went back to the attention center, because many progressors from Pennsylvania frustrated Mr. Fetterman and looks sadly at what could have been if Mr. Lamb won this place of the Senate.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Fight for Pennsylvania requirement for postal date. “After years of court rulings, voters may finally gain some clarity regarding the disputed election rule.” (Vatbeat Pennsylvania)
PA Republican representatives strive to immediately prohibit “biological men” from girls’ sports. “A group of republican legislators from Pennsylvania introduced the house of House Bill 1849, entitled” Daddies of the Defense of his daughter “, which would require public schools and higher education institutions to designate sports as men, women or co -founded, and prohibiting biological women to compete in sport with women.”Northcentralpa)
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3. A complete guide to the candidates for the retention of the Supreme Court
“Three judges of the Supreme Court in Pennsylvania are ready to stop on November 4, in elections that could prepare the land under the total revolution of the court.
Judges Christine DonohueIN Kevin DughertyAND David Wecht They were elected Democrats in 2015, and their party has since kept the majority in the Supreme Court. Republicans force Pennsylvanian to vote for “no” regarding their arrest, which would lead to challenged partisan elections in 2027. “Spotlight Pa)
Elsewhere
The campaign is sizzling in stopping 3 Supreme Court judges. “The State Supreme Court, which had the final pension in high -profile election fights, is alone during an unusual election fight.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
13 governors meeting in Philly in order to consider the solutions of energy needs. “Among the fears of the profitability of the power network, which supports the entire Pennsylvania, Governor Josh Shapiro and governors of 12 other states will meet on Monday in Philadelphia to discuss the potential changes that the manager of their common wholesale electric market may cause rapid rising energy costs.” (New news about the castle)
Pennsylvania was once a national renewable energy leader. What happened? “Natural gas was distracted as a stop between mine and renewable fuels. Instead, it derailed the transition of energy in Pennsylvania.” (Inside Climate News)
Bethlehem: Trump’s American barometer on the charts and maps. “Bethlehem, a former Stel city hidden along the Lehigh River, is a microcosm of the Swing State policy and economy” (Financial Times / Paywall)
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5. Boom to the airport
“Airports are adding more and more luxurious salons with raw bars, cheesecakes, shower reminiscent of SPA and private safety lines.
A great picture: “exclusive salons-one of the few aspects of flying that seem to enjoy travelers-increased loyalty to credit companies and airlines.”
Example: terminal 4 at the JFK airport in New York is a battlefield in the living room. It has over 135,000 square feet of surfaces, of which half has been added since 2023. “(Wall Street Journal)
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