State Sen. Jim Brewster, who will be sworn in Wednesday to the 45th District seat, said it has been a long two months of legal maneuvering as he defended his seat from court challenges raised by Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli. The incumbent Democrat said Tuesday — hours after a federal
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HARRISBURG â Democrats in the Pennsylvania legislature are calling for the state Senate to investigate a Republican member who attended Wednesdayâs Trump rally in Washington and marched to the U.S. Capitol steps before insurrectionists attacked the building.
State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R., Franklin/Adams), a retired military colonel who is considered a possible candidate for governor in 2022, was seen in social media photos outside the Capitol with Rick Saccone, a former Republican state lawmaker and failed 2018 congressional candidate. In a since-deleted video, Saccone urged Trump supporters to storm the Capitol.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Domenico Schiano-Di Cola wipes down a table at J&S Pizza in Harrison on Monday, Jan 4, 2020.
Courtesy of Allegheny County
Charles Baker, 33, of Pittsburgh, is accused of throwing an explosive device from a moving vehicle Sunday night in the city’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.
Sean Stipp | Tribune-Review
State Rep. Mike Reese speaks at a news conference in 2015 at the Westmoreland County Republican Committee headquarters in Greensburg.
Courtesy of Jim Brewster and Nicole Ziccarelli
State Sen. Jim Brewster and Nicole Ziccarelli vied for the 45th State Senate District seat during the 2020 general election.
Courtesy of Pittsburgh Police
Daphne, a 4-month-old mixed breed, was reunited with her family Wednesday after she was found following a man taking her from her owner in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park on Tuesday.
New Year’s resolutions for Pa. Legislature: raise minimum wage, stop fighting, work more | John Baer
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
By John Baer | For PennLive
I beg your forgiveness, but this is something I do at the start of new two-year legislative sessions.
It’s akin to home maintenance. Like cleaning out heat ducts, having the chimney swept or getting a termite inspection.
Not pleasant. Repetitious. Unlikely to make a visible difference. But good for the long-term value of what you own.
And while it doesn’t feel like it, you own the legislature. It’s yours. Everything it does is with your money. That includes just being there, to the tune of $700 million-plus every two years.