Former Vice President Joe Biden is encouraging Pennsylvanians to vote for the Democratic Judicial Slate of Eight. “Pennsylvania elects judges this year on Tuesday, November the 7th, and a lot’s at stake,” said Vice President Joe Biden. “President Trump is acting to undermine our civil rights, women’s rights, and the rights of working men and ... Read more

Members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus gathered in the Capitol Rotunda today to announce their support for the historic bids of Judge Dwayne Woodruff for Supreme Court and Judge Carolyn Nichols for Superior Court. Pennsylvania has not elected a Democratic African American to the Supreme or Superior Court in recent history. “Justice can’t be ... Read more

* The United States of America is known throughout the world as the land of the free and the home of the brave, but not all Americans have had the right to participate freely and equally in our democracy until the last century. As a woman of color elected to serve as judge on the ... Read more

* “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve on the DNC’s Executive Committee, and I look forward to what we can accomplish together as a party,” Groen said.    * The Executive Committee is made of about 70 members, and is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the party.  Groen received the most ... Read more

* “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve on the DNC’s Executive Committee, and I look forward to what we can accomplish together as a party,” Groen said.   * The Executive Committee is made of about 70 members, and is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the party.  Groen received the most ... Read more

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party, in conjunction with the Allegheny, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland Democratic Committees, today announced the rules and procedures it will follow to nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy left by Congressman Tim Murphy in the 18th Congressional District. Eligible Democratic committee people in the 18th Congressional District will gather for a ... Read more

Democrats and activists gathered outside of Ivanka Trump’s visit to Bucks County today to protest her father’s tax plan, which would hurt most lower and middle-income Pennsylvanians and cause 30% of middle class families to pay higher taxes. The White House can’t even promise that taxes won’t go up for middle-and-working-class families, all while 80% ... Read more

* Judge Dwayne D. Woodruff is used to blazing trails. He did so as a member of Pittsburgh Steelers, when the former defensive back helped the Steelers win a Super Bowl in 1980, the first of his 12 seasons with the team, one as team captain. He found time during his playing days to earn ... Read more

* The Erie Times-News Editorial Board strongly endorses Kathy Dahlkemper, the Democratic incumbent, over Republican nominee Art Oligeri. Dahlkemper can point to an impressive list of achievements over the past four years, and clearly outpaces her opponent in terms of mastery of county operations and issues, vision for the region’s future, and positioning the county ... Read more

* The record of Pennsylvania state government — the Legislature, in particular — is riddled with examples of poor governance and blatant corruption. So Thursday’s decision by legislative leaders to essentially shut down the state House was just more affirmation that the welfare of the state and its citizens take a back seat to power ... Read more