John Luciew

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Pennsylvania ElectionsUpdated: May. 28, 2025, 12:08 p.m.|Published: May. 28, 2025, 12:06 p.m.Harrisburg Treasurer Dan Miller secured 112 write-in votes on the GOP side – enough to challenge Mayor Wanda Williams this fall.Dan Gleiter | [email protected] Treasurer Dan Miller lost the Democrat nomination for Harrisburg mayor by the narrowest of margins. But he could still run as a Republican this fall after securing 112 write-in votes on the GOP side.

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | John Luciew

A collaboration among state lawmakers, economic development officials and Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams announced Friday that a “planning process for the rejuvenation of downtown Harrisburg” has begun. Ryan Unger, president and CEO ofthe Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC, made the announcement in an email to his membership. Among the stakeholders at the helm of what Unger called a summer-long planning process is state Senator Patty Kim and Reps.

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | John Luciew

Penn State trustees voted 25-8 Thursday evening to close seven of its 20 Commonwealth campuses after a 2-year wind down, setting the nearly 100-year-old institution on a “new course for the next century.”The over-whelming vote punctuated a two-hour special meeting of the board conducted over Microsoft Teams -- not in-person in State College. At least one trustee called the virtual format “disrespectful” to stakeholders at the seven campuses on the chopping block.

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | John Luciew

At a raucous victory party following a razor-tight race for the Democrat nomination, Mayor Wanda Williams was already looking ahead to a second term and all she hopes to achieve for the capital city. “I’m going to work on downtown,” Williams declared, shortly after complete but unofficial returns showed her besting city Treasurer Dan Miller with 35 percent of the vote to his 33 percent. Three other candidates finished well behind the frontrunners.

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NewsPublished: May. 20, 2025, 11:33 p.m.With all precincts reporting, Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams appears poised to win a second termJoe Hermitt | [email protected] five-way contest for the all-important Democrat nomination for Harrisburg mayor came down to a primary Election Night horse race between incumbent Wanda Williams and Treasurer Dan Miller. The outcome was a photo finish, with the incumbent appearing poised to secure a second term.