Pittsburgh last year became the first city in Pennsylvania to legalize low-speed electric scooters and, as part of a two-year pilot, Spin e-scooters became available to rent and use on city streets. Now a bill moving into the state Senate in Harrisburg would allow other select Pennsylvania cities, including Greensburg
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In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman speaks at a news conference in the governor s Capitol reception room in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has become the first major candidate to officially launch a campaign for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate in 2022.
The 51-year-old Western Pennsylvania Democrat’s announcement comes as little surprise. Fetterman, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate once before, has a steadily rising national profile and has long been considered a likely contender for the open seat.
Politically, he has made a project of attempting to bridge the increasing conservatism of de-industrialized, once-Democratic-voting areas with his own brand of progressive politics.