Senior reporter for@PennCapitalStar. I cover the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and state government. Follow me @petehallpa.bsky.social

Philadelphia, PA
Joined November 2010
I reached out to Pace-O-Matic earlier this week about their next steps on skill games. In addition to lamenting the lost revenue for businesses and clubs, spokesman Mike Barley said:
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"In the meantime, we will be watching to see if the PSP begins enforcement over all illegal gambling, including the activities in the mega gambling halls like Dave & Busters and Chuck E Cheese or the esports arenas at the local universities."
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Aaron Bernstine should resign from the House. Pennsylvania is better and bigger than this. Deeply grateful to the PA Building Trades leaders who stood up in real time, and for every single one of you who has since. We deserve better and we have to demand It.
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On Thursday, a Philadelphia woman told the Capital-Star she received what she considers an “incredibly transphobic” reply to an email seeking Bernstine’s support for a piece of legislation seeking paid family leave for Pennsylvania workers. penncapital-star.com/governm…
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Peter Hall retweeted
In honor of legendary journalist John Baer, the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association has renamed its summer journalism internship program. It's now the John Baer Legislative Reporting Internship, where student journalists get to work for 12 weeks every summer in the Capitol alongside the professional reporting corps that covers it daily. It's a paid internship, supported by donations and volunteerism. You can support future interns in honor of John, who spent many years helping to fundraise for the program one former intern called "an experience you can brag about, and I certainly have." Here is where you can donate: pacapitolreporters.org/how-t…
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Pa. House State Govt committee passed a bill 26-0 banning gifts to state lawmakers. (This is a big deal because the state’s current campaign finance rules have minimal restrictions and this is something lawmakers have been talking about for a long time with no progress.)
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Could @FOXSports and @AppleTV get some people who know how to do audio for a baseball game? We don’t need to hear every bit of nonsense going on in the stands.
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I haven't seen Hbg people stunt on a social post this much since the Commonwealth Foundation unwittlingly revealed no one at the Commonwealth Foundation has ever played Bingo.
Pennsylvania can respond to legitimate concerns about data center development without turning its back on the digital economy. Disagree? We invite you to take the No Technology Pledge. If you don’t want data centers, stop using what they power. pachamber.org/no_technology_…
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Last story from our incredible intern @emilyscolnick. I'm so excited to see what's next for her and know she's going to crush it. We'll miss you! Pa. state police are covering more municipalities than ever. Can recruitment and funding keep up? penncapital-star.com/crimina…
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By far the most noteable thing said by Hughes:
Dem Approps Chair Vincent Hughes indicated the $565 million adequacy funding for public schools is agreed to as part of a budget deal: “If the adequacy number was not agreed to, we wouldn't be having this conversation.” Not many other details to share yet.
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Amid a swirl of budgetary rumors and bipartisan legislative opposition, the Allegheny Conference and the Pittsburgh Building Trades have sent a letter to local lawmakers opposing any deal that ends the state's data center sales tax exemption.
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Peter Hall retweeted
This image is from today. A Black woman sits on the DC metro as masked white nationalists prepare to march on our nation's capital. This is America's 250th anniversary. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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A hot take, as they say.
I’m telling y’all that someone with an extreme case of TDS geoengineered this weather in DC. Same way they geoengineered Trump’s inauguration to be one of the coldest in U.S. history. People with TDS hate Trump more than they love America.
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This attitude and creativity are why America will survive the onslaught of Trump and the Republicans
Made Jell-O shots to bring to the 4th of July bbq 🤗
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