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February 18, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawmakers kicked off budget hearings on Feb. 15 as the Pennsylvania state government faces a multibillion-dollar revenue gap—a hangover from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic—and Gov. Tom Wolf's proposal to raise the state income tax takes center stage.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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November 19, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Salaries across the board will rise 5.6%, a figure tied by state law to the year-over-year change in the consumer price index published last week by the U.S. Department of Labor for mid-Atlantic urban areas.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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November 11, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Despite a certain veto from Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, floor debate lasted nearly three hours, as Democrats warned that the result of such legislation becoming law would be more death and more violence amid already-spiking gun violence and the spread of illegal guns.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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November 10, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Corman will enter a wide-open race for the GOP nomination, swelling an already big field of Republicans to potentially succeed outgoing Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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November 05, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Corman's entry into the race would swell an already big field of Republicans running for governor, double-digits deep and growing as the party searches for a nominee to succeed outgoing Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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November 02, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The marquee contest in Tuesday's election is for an open seat on Pennsylvania's highest court. The state Supreme Court race is between Maria McLaughlin, a Democrat, and Kevin Brobson, a Republican.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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October 28, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Shapiro suggested that Wolf's plan does not satisfy criticism that it will hurt the state's energy industry, drive up electric prices and do little to curtail greenhouse gases.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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October 26, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

One of the centerpiece bills would bar state officials, including lawmakers, from letting a lobbyist pay for their transportation, lodging, recreation or entertainment, and limiting gifts from lobbyists to $250 in value each year.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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October 20, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Trump last month endorsed Sean Parnell, a decorated former Army Ranger who penned a memoir of his service in Afghanistan, which became a New York Times bestseller.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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January 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

A bitter dispute erupted on the floor of the Pennsylvania Senate on Jan. 5 when majority Republicans blocked a Democratic incumbent from being sworn in because his GOP challenger has disputed the razor-thin election results.

By Mark Scolforo and Marc Levy, The Associated Press

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