Tom Wolf

The Pennsylvania legislature is gridlocked over a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would lift the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases for two years. If it passes, people would be able to sue over child sexual abuse regardless of the number of years that have passed since the alleged abuse occurred. A pair of Villanova University economics professors published an economic analysis of the bill, which they project will cost Pennsylvania — i.e., the taxpayers — between $5 billion and $32 billion, as many of these claims would likely be against public school employees.

Pittsburgh Fresh off the campaign stage in Arizona, where he stumped for gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, Florida governor Ron DeSantis made his way to Pittsburgh for another Turning Point Action rally. This one was supposedly for Doug Mastriano (DeSantis was headed to Ohio for J.D. Vance right afterward), who’s challenging state attorney general Josh Shapiro to replace Democratic governor Tom Wolf — but his address sounded every word a DeSantis 2024 presidential speech. The polls suggest Mastriano needs all the help he can get, as Shapiro — who has already spent $12 million on ads — leads Mastriano — running a “shoestring campaign” — by a healthy margin (one recent poll has Shapiro leading by fifteen points). But DeSantis hardly mentioned Mastriano at all.