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Justin Sweitzer

Managing editor, City & State Pennsylvania

Justin Sweitzer is managing editor of City & State Pennsylvania.

U.S. Congress

Politics

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey calls time in Senate the ‘honor of a lifetime’

Casey reflected back on his 18-year career in the Senate and highlighted ongoing challenges facing the U.S.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Meet the major players at PA’s 60th Electoral College meeting

Nineteen electors met in Harrisburg on Tuesday to cast their votes for Donald Trump and JD Vance.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

3 key findings on the Trump assassination attempt in Butler

The congressional panel investigating assassination attempts on Donald Trump issued its final report this week.

Capitol Beat

Politics

Aument exit will trigger special election in PA’s 36th Senate District

State Sen. Ryan Aument will be leaving the state legislature to take a new role as state director for U.S. Senator-elect Dave McCormick.

Capitol Beat

Politics

PA politicos are flocking to Bluesky – here’s who to follow

Following the general election, Democratic lawmakers and other left-leaning posters have left X for the social media app Bluesky.

General Assembly

Policy

That’s A Wrap: City & State’s Legislative Session Review

A look at what Pennsylvania lawmakers did – and didn’t – accomplish during the last legislative session.

Capitol Beat

Policy

Shapiro taps Darrell Clarke to chair the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

The former president of Philadelphia City Council will lead the regulatory agency tasked with overseeing the state’s liquor laws and alcohol sales

Capitol Beat

Politics

AG-elect Dave Sunday names chief of staff, transition team members

Sunday transition team includes a trusted staffer from the York County DA’s office and a former state attorney general.

General Assembly

Policy

5 bills signed into law this week

New laws in Pennsylvania will ban the use of license plate-flipping devices and add motorcycles to the state’s Automobile Lemon Law.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Following The Leaders

Meet some of the new (and returning) leaders in the PA General Assembly

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

3 things to know about state Rep. Frank Burns

Control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives came down to Burns’ 72nd House District seat in Cambria County. Here’s what to know about the incumbent Democrat.

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Campaigns & Elections

Updated Politics

2024 Pennsylvania congressional election results

City & State tracks the winners of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race and 17 U.S. House elections.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Stelson thanks supporters at election night event in Hershey

The Democratic nominee in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District stopped short of claiming victory on election night.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Trump says ‘We are going to fire Kamala’ at Reading campaign rally

The former president visited Reading, Pennsylvania for the first of two campaign rallies in the commonwealth on Monday.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

‘We’re not playing’: PA officials warn against election-related violence

Philly DA Larry Krasner warned bad actors to ‘F around and find out,’ while Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry joined other prosecutors to call for Americans to ‘come together’ following the election.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Consulting the cosmos: What astrology says about the 2024 election

City & State talked with AstrologyZone.com’s Susan Miller about astrology and the presidential election.

Politics

Updated Politics

Decision 2024: Pennsylvania’s 2024 U.S. Senate race

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican nominee Dave McCormick face off in November for a pivotal U.S. Senate seat.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Kamala Harris rallies voters in Harrisburg: ‘Time for a new generation of leadership’

The Democratic presidential nominee held a rally at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

News & Politics

Politics

Where the candidates stand: The Economy

City & State breaks down how this year’s highest-profile races are focusing on this perennially thorny issue.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

3 takeaways from Dave Sunday’s press club appearance

The GOP attorney general candidate talked about tackling the opioid crisis and how he would handle abortion law in Pennsylvania.