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Headlines. Garrity calls for a halt to data center development. The DLCC is targeting 22 races in the Keystone State. Krasner criticizes Parker when he flirts with running for mayor. Properly displaying the flag
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What’s happening today. The House meets at 11 a.m. and the Senate meets at 1 p.m.
What we hear. “This puts enormous pressure on Jews, who are now forced to either vote for someone who may not wish them ill but certainly behaves as if they wished them ill,” New Jersey-based Democratic consultant Julia Roginska he said. “Or I will wait out this decision and therefore vote for Republicans in some swing districts,” she said. “This is also unacceptable to us because we are equally panicked about what is happening on the right.”
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The most essential story
1. GOP candidate Garrity breaks with Shapiro by calling for a halt to data center development
“Stacy Garrity says it’s time to halt data center development in Pennsylvania.
Garrity, who hosted the second in a series of listening tours on data center issues on Monday, said she supports a long-term pause on recent data center construction to give Pennsylvania municipalities a fair chance to prepare for the unique challenges they pose.
It is not a well-developed plan at this stage.” | PennLive
Elsewhere
Pennsylvania lawmakers criticize Graham Platner ahead of Maine primary election. “Legislators from both sides of Pennsylvania have in recent days criticized Maine Democrat Graham Platner ahead of the primary elections that will determine who will be the nominee in the closely watched U.S. Senate race.” | Central Square
Platner says he won’t be a “hole” in the Senate like Fetterman. “Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner attacked Sen. John Fetterman on Sunday during a town hall, calling the Pennsylvania senator an ‘asshole.'” | Hill
Jewish Democrats face a choice: vote for anti-Israel candidates or aid the GOP, experts say. “Jewish Democrats face a choice they don’t want to make this fall: elect a candidate whose views on Israel they find repugnant, or help Republicans maintain control of the House and Senate and prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from controlling them” | Jewish news website
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2. DLCC targets 22 races in the Keystone State
“Pennsylvania is “America’s swing state,” and the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee identified 22 races in the Keystone State as “target races” this fall.
Democrats currently hold a one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (101 to 100), and the DLCC has targeted 17 districts key to keeping the party in power. The 17 districts include seven currently controlled by Democrats and 10 others that the DLCC hopes to stay or turn blue.” | PoliticsPA
Elsewhere
Dems are betting $30 million on reshaping House maps in 2028. “Democrats take the fight to future House maps on the ballot, and supermajority PACs plan to spend $30 million on two dozen state legislative races this year.” | Axles
PA Rape Crisis Centers: We are not a budget item. “After six years of relatively stagnant funding, members of Pennsylvania’s 47 rape crisis centers gathered in Harrisburg to call for a doubling of the amount of state dollars they receive after years of stagnation.” | Penn Capital Star
A bill requiring owners to lock up their guns Advances to House of Representatives over GOP opposition. “This solution requires firearms to be locked or kept in a safe unless they are being carried or in the vicinity of the owner.” | Penn Capital Star
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3. Attorney Larry Krasner publicly criticized Mayor Cherelle Parker as he flirts with running to her office
“The district attorney, with a phalanx of staff and television cameras, crossed the street from his downtown office to the mayor’s apartment on the second floor of City Hall, armed with a letter lamenting his budget as inadequate.
When asked why he was personally delivering the letter to Parker, Krasner replied: “There is nothing new or inappropriate about civil rights leaders, activists and politicians speaking out on this issue.”
The mayor didn’t open the door for her. Krasner pushed his letter through the mail slot. | Questioner from Philadelphia
Elsewhere
As Pennsylvania cracks down on artificial intelligence, many chatbots continue to pose as doctors. “Chatbots on five different websites claimed to be licensed to practice medicine in the commonwealth when prompted by Spotlight PA – the same type of output that led the Shapiro administration to file its lawsuit last month.” | PA reflector
The city of Erie is seeing layoffs and spending cuts in the wake of a $12 million budget crisis. “The administration of Erie Mayor Daria Devlin is laying off six city jobs, ordering spending cuts and requesting financial assistance for the Erie Parking Authority and local nonprofits and business community as the city faces a $12 million budget deficit for 2027.” | Erie Times-News
Editorial
4. What do you think about it?
- I criticized Trump’s war with Iran and my party called me a traitor | Marc A. Scaringi
- Pennsylvania must act now to protect voting rights after federal rollback | Salewa Twenty-Six
- When “60 minutes” is an hour too long | Gerard Baker
- Artificial intelligence of knowledge workers can create | John Hewitt Jones
- City Hall failed the school district. Now Philly’s kids will pay for it. | Questioner from Philadelphia
- PA needs teachers, but too many can’t afford to become them | Jasmine Thompson
- The arcade gaming lobby came to my home district’s state senator | Oliver Bateman
- A year later, Nippon’s purchase of American steel has changed a lot – but not in the Mon Valley Krzysztof Briem
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5. How to properly display the American flag
“Ahead of the 250th anniversary, more Americans than usual are demonstrating the Stars and Stripes in the country.
Why it matters: Many Americans are likely unaware of the rules for displaying them, and that’s where the United States Flag Code comes into play.
Big picture: Aaron Bacona flag expert at the American Legion, the veterans organization that originally helped develop the code, says there has been a recent boost in both American flag purchases and etiquette issues. He responded to ours and offered tips on hanging flags.” | Axles
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