PA State Senate

State Democrats Hope To Turn Pennsylvania Blue In 2020, Focus On Legislature

By , & • Oct 6, 2020
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On today's program: U.S. Senator Pat Toomey will not seek a third term in 2022 and will not run for governor; state Democrats want to turn Pennsylvania blue in the 2020 election; and Pittsburgh author Lee Gutkind discusses his new memoir.

Want To Show Your State Senator A Map Of Your Neighborhood's Potholes? There’s An App For That

By • Aug 3, 2020
Courtesy of BeamData

An app launching this week from Pittsburgh startup BeamData aims to provide people with a direct line to their elected officials. Be the Change allows a user to create a profile that automatically generates a list of representatives based on their home address. From there, people can check out posts in their neighborhood about issues and upvote or downvote posts, similar to Reddit.

Lawmakers To Again Consider Landslide Insurance Bill

By • Jul 29, 2019
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Lawmakers hope a bill that would establish a state landslide insurance, recovery, and mitigation program moves forward in Harrisburg this fall.

Tuesday Special Election Has Implications For 2020, No Matter Who Wins

By • Apr 1, 2019
Matt Rourke / AP

Residents in the airport area and South Hills will vote in a special election Tuesday, choosing a state Senator in the 37th district to replace Guy Reschenthaler, who went to Congress earlier this year. The winner will represent them through the end of 2020 -- and the race itself may shape many other election contests that year.

'My Experience In Government Has Always Been Bipartisan': Pam Iovino On Her State Senate Bid

By • Mar 7, 2019
Chris Potter / 90.5 WESA

Pam Iovino and D. Raja, who are running in a special election for the 37th state Senate district, are both Mt. Lebanon residents. And both have run for office in the area before. Iovino sought to be the Democratic nominee for a Congressional race in the area last year, but was supplanted by eventual winner Conor Lamb. Raja himself, meanwhile, had an unsuccessful bid for the 37th state Senate seat several years ago.