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📰 Headlines. Independents continue to gain voter registration numbers. Garrity slams Shapiro for “lack of transparency and accountability” in the administration. The GOP chairman is considering supporting Fetterman for re-election if he switches parties. PA Chamber Demo-cat
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The most critical story
1. Independents continue to gain registered voters
“Since last September, more than 67,000 residents have added their names to Pennsylvania voter rolls.
And nearly 70 percent of them did not choose party affiliation.
The ranks of independents across the commonwealth continue to grow, with nearly 46,000 choosing “no affiliation” over the past six months by registering to vote in “America’s Swing State.” | PoliticsPA
Elsewhere
Stelson earned more than $2.1 million in the first quarter of the inside race against Scott Perry. “Democrat Janelle Stelson’s campaign announced Monday that the former television journalist raised more than $2.1 million in the first quarter of this year in preparation for a rematch with Republican Scott Perry (R-R-A.) in November.” | Hill
Stelson and Douglas offer contrasting styles in the AP congressional race. “Former WGAL news anchor Janelle Stelson and her army of supporters have been campaigning against U.S. Sen. Scott Perry for months. Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas wants to remind her that Democratic voters have not yet chosen their 2026 candidate. ” | PennLive
Fitzpatrick condemns Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV as ‘offensive to Catholics in every corner of the world’. “U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Bucks County Republican who sometimes breaks with his party but often refrains from sharply condemning President Donald Trump, on Monday sharply rebuked the president’s tirade against Pope Leo XIV.” | Questioner from Philadelphia
Fetterman pushed for family stock trading to be banned. His family just bought Micron stock – they got $6.1 billion from a program his own committee oversees. “The April 3, 2026 filing shows that Senator John Fetterman’s “child” purchased between $1,001 and $15,000 of Micron Technology stock on March 30, 2026. The filing also shows that the “child” purchased shares in Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon.com and Erie Indemnity.” | MoneyWise
Country
2. Garrity condemns Shapiro for ‘lack of transparency and accountability’ in administration
“Going on the attack just days after the Pennsylvania Conservative Leadership Conference, presumptive Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity held a press conference Monday to criticize Gov. Josh Shapiro for his lack of transparency and accountability regarding sexual harassment and misconduct committed by his administration.
“On many issues, we have learned that Josh Shapiro’s speech only matters when it benefits him, and the actions of his most trusted advisers speak louder than words about the culture his administration has created,” Garrity said. | PolitykaPA
Elsewhere
Did Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity have to register as a lobbyist? Her work for a defense contractor raises questions. “Her work for a defense contractor involved influencing policy, but she never registered as a lobbyist. Critics say she may have met the legal threshold.” | WHY
PA House passes bills related to data center zoning, energy and water utilize. “The state House passed two bills on Monday to help state and local governments deal with the impacts of data centers as communities across the commonwealth continue to grapple with the proliferation of massive computer farms.” | PennLive
Gas Industry Front Group Attacks Democrats in Pennsylvania. “Industry group pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the ‘cheapest and most reliable source of energy.’” | Penn Capital Star
Around the Republic of Poland
3. The GOP chairman is considering supporting Fetterman for re-election if he switches parties
“Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Greg Rothman told The Center Square that he has talked to several people interested in running for the U.S. Senate in two years, although supporting incumbent Democrat John Fetterman is also not out of the question — as long as he switches parties.” | Central Square
Elsewhere
Johnson is fundraising in Bucks County as interim deadlines approach. “Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson attended a fundraiser in Bucks County with U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick as Pennsylvania emerges as a key battleground for the House majority in November.” | Bucks County Courier Times
An exodus of federal prosecutors is sweeping through the Pittsburgh office. “Since January 2025, nearly one-third of Pittsburgh-based federal prosecutors have left their jobs, joining a national exodus under the Trump administration.” | TribLive
Shapiro says a dispute with Abington’s neighbors over the fence cannot be litigated in federal court. “While Gov. Josh Shapiro showed the Dutch royal couple around Independence Mall, his general counsel took steps to quell a dispute that hit Pennsylvania’s first couple close to home.” | Questioner from Philadelphia
The PIAA says it won’t solve the public-private sports problem. “The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) responded this week to criticism from Old Forge Area School District Superintendent Chris Gatto, saying state law – not passivity or indifference – governs how public and private high schools compete in postseason athletics.” | PennLive
Editorial
4. What do you think about it?
- Trump has Pope Derangement Syndrome | James V. Grimaldi
- The call for peace is not political | Grandstand overview
- Do Democrats hate President Trump more than they love America? | Liz Peek
- Pennsylvania utilities want taxpayers to foot the bill for their power plant ambitions | James H. Cawley
- Pennsylvania is an energy giant that keeps tripping over its own bureaucracy | Elizabeth Stella
- Pennsylvania lawmakers can place veterans in assisted living facilities | Joe Steber
- School Choice works, it’s popular and it saves us money. Why are Democratic leaders attacking him? | Guy Ciarrocchi
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5. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has 102 Democrats, 99 Republicans and one Democrat
“He is endlessly inactive, sleeping most of the three-hour trip from his home district, only to return to sleep in his office in the state capital thanks to key votes.
More specifically, the office actually belongs (at least according to the sign on the door) not to 10-year-old Ravi – a 7-pound purebred Devon Rex considered too skinny for a kitten to compete as a show cat – but to his person, state Rep. Jessica Benham.
But a visitor who saw a cat-sized collection of bow ties, a cat-sized decorative fireplace, and even a cat-sized podium with the presidential seal and a microphone could be forgiven for believing otherwise.’ | abc27
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