Fetterman's Flip and Fall, McCormick's Icky Vid & Pittsburgh's New Police Chief
We have finally have a state budget, our national government is opening back up, and Sen. John Fetterman just dropped a new memoir spilling the tea on why he and Gov. Josh Shapiro no longer speak. Host Megan Harris, executive producer Mallory Falk, and producer Sophia Lo discuss the latest political news. Plus, they explain why the Post-Gazette's three-year-long strike isn't necessarily over, despite lots of celebration.
Read the court rulings we referenced about the P-G labor dispute here and here.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Sen. John Fetterman Explains Decision To Join Republicans To Reopen The Government [The View]
- John Fetterman's Memoir Is Unlike Any Politician's Book You've Read [NYTimes]
- John Fetterman makes a case for himself. It's not very convincing [WaPo]
- Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive [Children's Museum]
- Dave McCormick wants New Yorkers unhappy with Zohran Mamdani's win to come to Pennsylvania [Philadelphia Inquirer]
- Post-Gazette Strikers Win Three Year Strike [CWA]
- 3rd Circuit rules against Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in labor dispute with strikers [WESA]
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals rules for striking Pittsburgh journalists [Union Progress]
- Pittsburgh's Best Gift Shops for Any Occasion [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- $50.1B budget that ends impasse sends $565M to needy schools, makes key climate concession [Spotlight PA]
- Pittsburgh mayor-elect nominates former police commander Jason Lando as chief [WTAE]
- UPMC closing narcotics addiction treatment program in Wilkinsburg due to location issue [CBS Pittsburgh]
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