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Kellan White, a senior advisor to Stanford's campaign, said in a brief phone call that he used Claude to shorten answers he wrote for the survey to cut down on the length. "I am famously long winded," he joked.

AI in politics: At the bottom of the final answer to the last question of Philly congressional candidate Ala Stanford's candidate questionnaire for an urbanist PAC is a Claude tag. assets.nationbuilder.com/5thsq/pages/69…

NEW: Summer Lee says she condemns ‘all forms of hate’ while defending controversial decision to appear with Hasan Piker cityandstatepa.com/politics/2026/…

It’s worth noting we’re roughly a month out from the primary and we haven’t seen any newer polls — it’ll be interesting to see who among the top three picks up gains as the field has narrowed.

Early polls show Sharif Street with a lead in the PA-3 primary, with Ala Stanford and Chris Rabb battling for second. A Street-sponsored poll shows 27% Street, 17% Rabb and 11% Stanford. Another poll has Street at 15%, Stanford at 7% and Rabb at 6%. nytimes.com/interactive/po…

Shapiro cleans up, and Harrisburg’s tourism experts can’t seem to locate the state Capitol… VOTE for this week’s Winners & Losers: cityandstatepa.com/personality/20… Winners & Losers cityandstatepa.com/personality/20… via @CityAndStatePA

New: I spoke with transit leaders from across the state -- LANTA, SCTA, LCTA and Rabbittransit - about ongoing funding talks and how shortfalls in staffing, routes and more are impacting services. cityandstatepa.com/personality/20…

Summer 2026 is the Keystone State’s time to shine – and state and local officials are optimistic about the commonwealth’s chances to deliver as a host. cityandstatepa.com/politics/2026/…

Josh Shapiro announced the state is investing an additional $40 million in the state’s event hosting this year. “Pennsylvania is ready — we are psyched.”

Happening soon: Visit PA is holding a pep rally in Philly to promote the series of big events the state is hosting this year, including America250PA, the NFL Draft, PGA Championship, World Cup and MLB All-Star Week. Josh Shapiro, Cherelle Parker and more are set to speak.

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“Sending militarized troops into our airport is not a solution. We have seen in cities across the country, and right here in Philadelphia, it’s a recipe for violence, chaos and fear” cityandstatepa.com/politics/2026/…

New: City Councilmembers and union leaders called for the government to restore pay to TSA and get ICE out of PHL at a rally on Thursday cityandstatepa.com/politics/2026/…

Council Prez Kenyatta Johnson says ICE is creating an atmosphere of “fear” and “confusion.” “I stand in solidarity with you, making sure we ICE out of the Philadelphia International Airport.”

Happening now: Philly labor and faith leaders are calling for TSA agents to be paid and for ICE agents to be removed from the airport.

City & State covered this last month: A bite-sized look at the state's rich history in the snack space cityandstatepa.com/personality/20…

My latest PA-3 profile ⬇️ Morgan Cephas’s millennial message in the primary: Be bold cityandstatepa.com/politics/2026/…

As of Wednesday, eight candidates remain in the race to fill retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans’ spot, down from what was a field of roughly a dozen early on in the deep blue seat that is PA-3. cityandstatepa.com/politics/2026/…