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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Something worth following: Pennsylvanians For Protecting Pharmacy Access – a coalition of pharmacists, patient advocates, health care providers + others – released a map of pharmacy deserts + recent closures across PA. Here's a look at the state's pharmacy deserts.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The PA GOP put out a statement on the incident. "There is absolutely no room for violence in our political discourse. Disagreements are part of democracy. Smashing windows is not." The party called for Democratic leaders to denounce the incident.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The Delaware County GOP says their headquarters in Media, PA was vandalized last night. Photos show their glass front door shattered.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

PA GOP Chair Greg Rothman reacts to yesterday's elex results. "Last night the Republican Party sustained losses in Pennsylvania and across the nation ... We need to do a better job of communicating our core principles of freedom, security, prosperity and opportunity for all..."

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

News: SEIU Local 668, a PA union representing human service workers, says Northampton County plans to furlough its rank-and-file human service workers on Oct. 20 if a state budget isn’t passed. The union will hold an event outside the county human services building tomorrow.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Sunday said AI companies are "becoming extraordinarily wealthy while testing the limits of A.I. on their consumers, without concern for the harm they are causing kids and others ... ” He voiced concerns that kids are "essentially serving as guinea pigs for Big Tech experiments."

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

PA Attorney General Dave Sunday has signed onto a letter to AI and tech company leaders that urges the tech sector to do more protect children from AI. “At this inflection point in human history, the decisions your companies make could ramify for centuries,” the letter reads.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Today’s first panel, focused on postsecondary education trends, is happening now. The day’s second panel will be devoted to a conversation around short- and long-term priorities in higher education.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

PASSHE Chancellor Christopher Fiorentino is kicking things off at the @cityandstatepa.bsky.social 2025 Higher Education Summit.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward responds to the explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant in Allegheny County that has left one person dead and multiple injured. “Today’s tragic events have left our entire region shaken,” Ward said.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Here’s the bill text that was approved by the General Assembly.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Inbox: Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a bill into law targeting the use of deepfakes. The new law makes it a felony to use AI to generate content designed to “injure, exploit or scam Pennsylvanians.” The bill, SB 649, was sponsored by GOP state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

News: Gov. Josh Shapiro announces that Amazon will invest $20B to build “high-tech cloud computing and artificial intelligence innovation campuses” across the state. Communities in Bucks and Luzerne counties have been picked for the first two sites.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Following an undercover investigation by @humaneworldorg.bsky.social, state lawmakers in Pennsylvania are looking to ban the sale of ivory and similar products from at-risk animals in the commonwealth. More here from @cityandstatepa.bsky.social ⤵️ www.cityandstatepa.com/policy/2025/...

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Pennsylvania State Police say that an independent security review conducted following the April 13 arson attack at the Pennsylvania governor’s residence is complete. PSP leaders say they have already implemented multiple recommendations from the review.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

News: The Pennsylvania State Police announce that security consultant and former PSP Commissioner Jeffrey Miller will conduct the third-party security review following the arson attack at the Pennsylvania governor’s residence.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Following the arson attack at the PA governor’s residence, Department of General Services Secretary Reggie McNeil says that DGS has set an “aggressive restoration and construction schedule” that will allow the living quarters and workspace to be reopened in the next few days.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

News: Pennsylvania State Police say a third-party expert will be conducting an independent security review following the arson attack and intrusion at the Pennsylvania governor’s residence. The independent review will include a risk and vulnerability assessment of the property.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Some glimpses inside the fire-damaged Pennsylvania governor's residence in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania State Police say a man is in custody and facing arson and attempted murder charges after the fire broke out early Sunday morning.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

State Police confirm it was an act of arson and say the fire was extinguished. The governor and his family were safely evacuated, according to PSP.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

News: Gov. Josh Shapiro says an arsonist set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion early Sunday morning. There’s visible damage on at least one side of the building.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity has taken action to ban DeepSeek AI from Treasury devices. “Banning DeepSeek is necessary to ensure the safety of Pennsylvanians’ hard-earned tax dollars and other important, sensitive information entrusted to Treasury,” she said.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Meanwhile, a collection of business and industry groups wrote to Shapiro urging him “to avoid proposing new or increased energy taxes, which hinders economic growth, competitiveness, and stability.”

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a wide-ranging energy policy plan, dubbed “The Lightning Plan,” that includes a mix of tax credits, energy rebates and efforts to lower emissions and increase renewable energy production. More details here:

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The @cityandstatepa.bsky.social 2025 Healthcare Summit is kicking off with remarks from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Per U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick's office, Pennsylvania's congressional delegation has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the State Department to prioritize getting Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania school teacher currently detained in Russia, back to the U.S.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

PA House Speaker Joanna McClinton schedules a special election for the 35th House District seat on March 25 following the death of state Rep. Matt Gergely. McClinton adds in a statement that Gergely was a “thoughtful, well-liked, and respected member of our legislature…”

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Inbox: Gov. Josh Shapiro has appointed outgoing Attorney General Michelle Henry as state inspector general. Henry will take office on Jan. 21, 2025.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

GOP state Rep. Jamie Barton has been named chair of the Pennsylvania House Republican Campaign Committee.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Brown also plans to introduce a resolution on the topic. “Current federal regulations tie the hands of state and local governments, preventing them from taking immediate action when drones possibly threaten the safety and privacy of our communities,” she wrote in a memo.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

PA state Sen. Rosemary Brown wants the federal government to give states the power to respond to drone sightings. “It is time to allow state governments to respond swiftly and decisively in these instances,” Brown wrote in a letter sent to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

U.S. Senator-elect Dave McCormick has endorsed state Sen. Greg Rothman in his bid to be the next chair of the Pennsylvania Republican Party.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

State Sen. Ryan Aument will resign to take a new role as state director for U.S. Senator-elect Dave McCormick prior to Jan. 3, his office says in a press release. His departure will trigger a special election in PA’s 36th Senate District.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Here is what Ward said about the proposed deal in August.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

PA Senate President Pro Tem Kim Ward reacts to President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to block sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker. Ward says keeping U.S. Steel in PA is about “keeping our jobs and our heritage in place for present and future generations.”

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis has been elected chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association. “The next few months that lie ahead for the Party will take a lot of work to regain voters’ trust and lay out an agenda that speaks directly to the country,” Davis said.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Gov. Josh Shapiro says PA Education Secretary Khalid Mumin will be stepping down on Dec. 6. Current Executive Deputy Secretary Angela Fitterer will take over as interim secretary until a search is completed.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Senator-elect Dave McCormick thanks Casey in a statement, adding that Casey “dedicated his career to bettering our commonwealth.”

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

News: U.S. Sen. Bob Casey concedes to Republican Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

President-elect Donald Trump has elected celebrity physician (and former Pennsylvania Senate candidate) Dr. Mehmet Oz as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator.

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order today creating the PA Permit Fast Track Program. You can read the full executive order here 👇

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Justin Sweitzer @jsweitzer.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Something to note from the Independent Fiscal Office’s new report yesterday: the IFO expects Pennsylvania’s structural budget deficit to continue to get bigger over the next several years.

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