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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro arrives for a news conference in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Shapiro says he won't allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and calls for the state's lawmakers to repeal the death penalty.

Editorial | Pennsylvania governor made the right decision to oppose death penalty

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 19, 2023
But after hundreds of years and more than a thousand people killed, Pennsylvania’s governor is paving the way to change history. 
Opinion | The case for Jason Richey, a Republican candidate running for Pennsylvania governor

Opinion | The case for Jason Richey, a Republican candidate running for Pennsylvania governor

By Ben Mankowski, Staff Columnist • November 29, 2021
The next elected governor of Pennsylvania should be an outsider — someone who knows the value of hard work, but isn’t a career politician. Jason Richey, is that answer.
Pennsylvania's Democratic attorney general Josh Shapiro speaks to a crowd with the city behind him during his campaign launch address for Pennsylvania governor, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Pittsburgh.

Pa. AG Josh Shapiro announces run for governor

By Millicent Watt, Assistant News Editor • October 14, 2021
Pennsylvania Democratic attorney general Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday from the North Shore’s Riverfront Park that he is running for governor, saying that as attorney general he “got things done.”
Pitt alumna and local attorney Laura Ellsworth is seeking the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor. (Photo via Facebook)

Pitt alumna runs as Republican gubernatorial candidate

By Sarah Frumkin | Staff Writer • January 11, 2018

Laura Ellsworth grew up loving Nancy Drew, the theatre and teaching — which all came in handy when she decided as an undergraduate at Princeton University to become a lawyer. “You get to be a detective...

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