In a video posted by the GOP, Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman calls the District Attorney of Philadelphia Larry Krasner a “progressive champion of criminal justice reform.” Breitbart reports that a convicted killer released by Krasner in 2021 is now wanted for another murder. Fetterman has expressed his support for clemency, voting to free convicted murderers while serving on the Board of Pardons.
Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, recently expressed his support for law enforcement and keeping violent criminals in prison. Josh Shapiro, his opponent and the current attorney general, voted to commute more sentences than any other attorney general in history and supports changing the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voting rule on clemency for life sentences to a majority. Pennsylvania has seen a rise in crime, specifically homicides, in the last five years.
There were 81 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending Oct. 22, 2022, a 11% decrease from the previous week.
There were 68 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending Oct. 22, 2022, a 16% decrease from the previous week.
Ballotpedia’s most recent Scott Rasmussen Number of the Day poll finds a majority of voters have seen grocery prices and gas prices rise in the past month. Economists are predicting a recession is coming and inflation is not going away anytime soon.
There were 444 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Pennsylvania in the week ending Oct. 8, making up 23% of total deaths by all causes in Pennsylvania.
Every year Pennsylvania's governor and first lady recognize women as Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania for a variety of contributions and achievements. Last week Gov. Tom Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf held an event at their residence announcing this year's 11 recipients.
There were 49 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending Oct. 22, 2022, a 15.5% decrease from the previous week.
Pennsylvania's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Oct. 8, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Wolf Administration has made making improvements at the Port of Philadelphia (Philaport) a priority during this time in office, and recently Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) celebrated $20.3 million in federal grant money that was used to construct a state-of-the-art warehouse at Tioga Marine Terminal.