Tom Fontaine
Director, Politics and Editorial Standards at TRIB Live
Deputy Managing Editor, @TribLIVE.
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3 days ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
Presidents of more than 150 U.S. colleges and universities, including six in Pennsylvania, co-signed a letter condemning what they called “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” by the federal government. Allegheny College President Ronald B. Cole was the lone co-signer from a Western Pennsylvania institution.
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2 weeks ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
Fresh from Donald Trump’s insult factory is a new word: Panican. Trump unveiled the linguistic invention Monday in social media posts calling out those critical of his newly imposed tariffs. “The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result,” Trump wrote on Truth Social and X.
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4 weeks ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
Dana Kellerman plans to protest Saturday in Pittsburgh. She just doesn’t know where yet. Complicating matters, Kellerman said she wasn’t sure where hundreds of other anticipated protesters should go or where they should set up their giant inflatable chicken. It all depends on where U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman will be. “Nobody seems to know,” Kellerman said Wednesday afternoon.
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1 month ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
Pennsylvania’s U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman and their wives are holding a public event this weekend in Downtown Pittsburgh where the McCormicks will discuss their new book and participate in a discussion with the Fettermans about mentorship. McCormick is a Republican from Pittsburgh, Fetterman a Democrat from Braddock. Both are in their first terms, with Fetterman taking office in January 2023 and McCormick being sworn in about two months ago.
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1 month ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
A special election in the Mon Valley will determine control of the state House. The chamber has been gridlocked, with 101 Democrats and 101 Republicans, since the January death of state Rep. Matt Gergely, D-McKeesport. Gergely had represented the 35th Legislative District for just under two years. Looking to fill the vacant seat are McKeesport Democrat Dan Goughnour, White Oak Republican Chuck Davis and White Oak Libertarian Adam Kitta.
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