josh shapiro
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Howard Law Grad Taking the Helm of PA’s Elections
The state, and her role, will be closely watched in next year's midterms
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Curl Bible Influencer Accused of Scamming Black Small Businesses
Pennsylvania Attorney General charged Dana Chanel, the Christian entrepreneur, with ripping off the Black community she claimed to love.
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Pennsylvania Approves Police Reform Bill Requiring Employment Records From Officers Seeking New Jobs
The state of Pennsylvania is taking baby steps towards weeding out the “bad apples”—in a bunch that’s more spoiled throughout than people want to admit—plaguing police departments by requiring officers applying for new positions to reveal previous employment records. And I know what you’re thinking: How was this not already a thing? CNN reports that…
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If This Is Not Murder, Then What Is? Cop Who Killed Unarmed Dennis Jeffrey Will Not Face Charges
Richard Nicoletti is not a murderer. Let’s be clear about that. Pennsylvania law describes first-degree murder as an “intentional killing” and second-degree murder as a criminal homicide “committed while [the] defendant was engaged as a principal or an accomplice in the perpetration of a felony.” So when Officer Nicoletti, a 29-year-veteran of Philadelphia’s police force,…