Browsing: Pennsylvania Politics

“A decision by the Supreme Court on Roe v. Wade will not have an immediate impact on Pennsylvania or its current laws. Should this opinion become final, abortion access in Pennsylvania will remain legal and safe as long as I am governor. I will continue to veto any legislation that threatens access to abortion and women’s health care. 

The foundation of Josh Shapiro’s platform is to build “an economy that lifts everybody up, by creating stable good-paying jobs, attracting businesses to Pennsylvania, cutting taxes and lowering costs for families, investing in workers, especially workers who have been shut out of our economy for too long, Latino workers, Black workers and others who have just never been giving a shot.”

Malcolm Kenyatta said that the primary staple of his platform is what he calls “America’s Basic Bargain,” which he explained is a person’s ability to be financially stable on one good job, their children can go to a good school, they can go to see a doctor if they get sick (and afford prescribed medication), and can retire with a level of dignity.

Alexandria (Alex) Khalil is a candidate running for United States Senate to replace outgoing Senator Pat Toomey. I will break down this article into two parts: 1) background information and 2) her candidacy for U.S. Senate.