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| Today: Big donors, transplants halted, ballot date litigation, breaking down the Biden protest vote, and Shapiro's RV roadtrip. This is PA Post. |
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The Democratic and Republican candidates competing to be Pennsylvania’s next attorney general first had to survive contested primaries that drained their campaign coffers and left both with roughly $30,000 to spend.
With more than five months until the November general election, Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday are rebuilding those cash reserves, thanks to very different groups of backers.
Read Spotlight PA's full rundown: Pennsylvania attorney general candidates rebuild campaign coffers after pricey primaries.
And in the race for state treasurer, establishment donations are coming in to Erin McClelland in the weeks since her surprise win in April's Democratic primary, a race in which McClelland was her own biggest funder.
Among the donors: Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s campaign committee, which gave McClelland $1,000. The two know each other and have plenty in common, but McClelland says they don't agree on everything.
Read Spotlight PA's full report: She beat the party-backed candidate for Pa. treasurer. Donations are starting to roll in. |
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NOTABLE / QUOTABLE"If anything, the agency’s own actions have demonstrated how poorly equipped it is to meet 'this extraordinary moment.'" —A letter signed by over 50 groups, many in Pennsylvania, calling on the U.S. Department of Energy to suspend negotiations around the ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub in Appalachia and engage relevant communities |
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Spotlight PA will soon launch a new weekly newsletter focused on caregiving and caregivers across Pennsylvania. Every Tuesday, "How We Care" will feature original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life, the huge economic and policy questions ahead, and how it's affecting the lives of millions of people across the state. You can sign up for How We Care here. |
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SETTLEMENT STRATEGY: Join us Thursday, May 30, from 6-7 p.m. ET on Zoom for a free panel on how counties are using their opioid settlement funds, and what influences these decisions. Register for the event here and submit your questions to events@spotlightpa.org. |
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| A fox seen on the road into Luzerne County's Nescopeck State Park by Don H. Have a photo of your own to share? Send it to us by email, use #PAGems on Instagram, or tag us @spotlightpennsylvania. |
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 UNDER SCRUTINY: Penn State Health will discontinue its troubled liver and kidney transplant programs amid scrutiny from federal regulators, Spotlight PA reports. A spokesperson said staff are helping waitlisted kidney and liver transplant patients transfer to other transplant centers. The move does not affect Penn State Health’s heart, stem cell, and bone marrow transplant programs, the spokesperson added.
  - Biden to launch coalition to shore up support with Black voters at Girard College in Philadelphia today, via The Inquirer (paywall).
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