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I'm Dave McCormick: This is why I want Pennsylvania’s vote for Senate
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Our country is stuck, and we’ve got to make a change.
Pennsylvanians across the Commonwealth are struggling under the policies championed by Senator Bob Casey and Vice President Harris. Nearly 60% say the country is on the wrong track. And Pennsylvanians are being hit harder by price increases than almost anywhere else in the country.
If voters want more of the same, they should vote for an 18-year incumbent. But if you’re looking for change after once-in-a-generation price increases, a wave of violent crime in our cities, a wide-open southern border and a fentanyl crisis that is killing more than 4,000 Pennsylvanians each year, I’d be honored to have your vote.
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I’m a proud seventh-generation Pennsylvanian who was born in Washington County and grew up in Bloomsburg. I was the first kid from my town to go to West Point in decades, where I was the proud co-captain of the Army Wrestling Team. I learned the code I live by, immortalized by General Douglas MacArthur: “Duty, Honor, Country.”
Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at Riverfront Sports on October 9, 2024, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
I became a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and went to Ranger School. After serving my country in combat during Operation Desert Storm, I retired from the Army as a captain. I then helped create hundreds of jobs right here in Pennsylvania as an executive and later CEO of a successful Pittsburgh software company called FreeMarkets.
I’m a political outsider, not a 30-year career politician like Senator Casey. I’ve put forward a detailed policy agenda that will reduce the cost of living for working families, create jobs, lower energy prices, secure the border, and make it easier to start a family by providing tax credits for fertility treatments and to lessen the financial burden of raising children.
What has Bob Casey done?
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He voted for more than $5 trillion in new spending that sent inflation soaring, against middle-class tax cuts, and weakly stood by while Biden and Harris attacked Pennsylvania’s energy industry, adding red tape for permits and EPA mandates and putting a ban on liquified natural gas exports. He voted to allow biological males to participate in women’s sports, which would undo the great strides that have been made under Title IX. And he has repeatedly failed to show the moral courage to stand up to the antisemitic wing of his party.
Bob Casey didn’t change Washington. Washington changed Bob Casey. He is not an independent voice for the Commonwealth because he votes 98% of the time for the failing, liberal agenda of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris that has devastated the livelihoods of working Pennsylvania families. Many Pennsylvanians struggle to think of a single notable legislative accomplishment over Casey’s 18 years in office. In fact, the senior senator from the Keystone State does not even crack the top 10 among Senate Democrats for legislative effectiveness.
And while Bob Casey says there’s systemic racism in our police, I will always stand with law enforcement. That’s why I’m proud to have the support of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police, Philadelphia Firefighters’ and Paramedics’ Union Local 22, Allegheny County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 91, Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, and 47 county sheriffs from across the Commonwealth.
Given Casey’s terrible record, it’s no surprise he has decided to attack my success and lie about my record. The Washington Post gave one of his attack ads against me “Four Pinocchios” because it was literally “made up,” while the Wall Street Journal called another attack on my business record “economic illiteracy disguised as investigative reporting.”
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I’m a political outsider, not a 30-year career politician like Senator Casey. I’ve put forward a detailed policy agenda that will reduce the cost of living for working families, create jobs, lower energy prices, secure the border, and make it easier to start a family by providing tax credits for fertility treatments and to lessen the financial burden of raising children.
Put aside these distractions, and the choice is clear. In this race, voters will choose between the status quo and change that will improve the lives of all Pennsylvanians.
If I have the honor of being elected to represent Pennsylvania in the Senate, I will be an independent, bipartisan voice and a problem solver who will demand much-needed change. That’s what our great Commonwealth deserves, and I’d be honored to deliver it.
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Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 2 Day results for Feb. 27, 2026
The Pennsylvania Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from Feb. 27 drawing
11-18-39-43-67, Mega Ball: 23
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 2 numbers from Feb. 27 drawing
Day: 4-7, Wild: 5
Evening: 8-8, Wild: 0
Check Pick 2 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from Feb. 27 drawing
Day: 6-7-7, Wild: 5
Evening: 0-0-3, Wild: 0
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Feb. 27 drawing
Day: 7-2-1-4, Wild: 5
Evening: 5-7-3-1, Wild: 0
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 5 numbers from Feb. 27 drawing
Day: 8-4-5-4-4, Wild: 5
Evening: 1-1-9-8-7, Wild: 0
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 5 numbers from Feb. 27 drawing
04-14-16-20-38
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Winning Treasure Hunt numbers from Feb. 27 drawing
02-04-08-13-30
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Winning Match 6 Lotto numbers from Feb. 27 drawing
10-12-23-31-33-46
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from Feb. 27 drawing
03-04-13-28-42, Bonus: 02
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
- Sign the Ticket: Ensure your ticket has your signature, name, address and phone number on the back.
- Prizes up to $600: Claim at any PA Lottery retailer or by mail: Pennsylvania Lottery, ATTN: CLAIMS, PO BOX 8671, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
- Prizes from $600 to $2,500: Use a Claim Form to claim at a retailer or by mail: Pennsylvania Lottery, ATTN: CLAIMS, PO BOX 8671, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
- Prizes over $2,500: Mail your signed ticket with a Claim Form or in person at a Lottery Area Office (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
Lottery Headquarters is currently not open to the public. Visit the PA Lottery website for other office locations near you.
When are the Pennsylvania Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 2, 3, 4, 5: 1:35 p.m. and 6:59 p.m. daily.
- Cash4Life: 9 p.m. daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. daily
- Cash 5: 6:59 p.m. daily.
- Treasure Hunt: 1:35 p.m. daily.
- Match 6 Lotto: 6:59 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
- Powerball Double Play: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Pennsylvania editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania Helps Homeowners Protect Their Investment Across Generations » NCRC
For the past 17 years, the Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania (AHCOPA) has provided a range of programs designed to build wealth within low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities. AHCOPA provides services to approximately 3,000 people each year via their pre-purchase, post-purchase and mortgage prevention counseling programs.
When Kenneth Bigos joined AHCOPA as their Executive Director in 2013, he set out to expand the organization’s offerings beyond first-time homeownership counseling services. He identified estate planning as an urgent need for the region’s LMI communities as well.
A 2022 Consumer Reports survey found that 77% of Black and 82% of Hispanic Americans do not have a will in place, which is needed to ensure that their home investment continues to build generational wealth. Consequently, the state court steps in upon the owner’s passing to decide how assets will be distributed, with property not being able to be transferred to an heir until that lengthy process is complete. In Philadelphia alone, there are approximately 10,000 properties with titles that have not been legally settled.
In response to this, AHCOPA launched the Will Power program in 2022 by leveraging existing relationships with pro-bono lawyers in the creation of wills and trusts for community members. The program has created an opportunity to serve a larger portion of Philadelphia’s population.
While the first-time homebuyer program initially attracted people in their mid-30s, Will Power participants are generally in their late 60s, prompting AHCOPA to think about what housing support looks like across an individual’s lifetime.
“Elderly households are more vulnerable,” Bigos said. “To reach these homeowners, we had to develop relationships with trusted agencies, such as senior centers, churches and other institutions that we would not typically work with in our first-time homebuyer program.”
As a result of that work, AHCOPA marked a major milestone in October 2025: the signing of 1,000 wills. Thanks to the success of Will Power and the first-time homebuyer program, AHCOPA has solidified its reputation as the go-to financial advisor for working-class residents.
Looking ahead, they are planning to add a new program designed to support people beyond the initial purchase of their home, which will include coaching to help owners develop their financial literacy. This would encompass how to build savings to buy a first home and avoid foreclosure in the event of a crisis.
For Bigos, NCRC membership is key to ensuring the success of these programs, especially in terms of organizing at the federal, state and local levels advocating for continued funding.
“Engaging with decision makers is very important and being an NCRC member has helped facilitate those relationships,” Bigos said. “Their support has been very impactful.”
Jesse Rhodes is a Contributing Writer.
Photo courtesy of the AHCOPA team.
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How gambling revenue helps Pennsylvania fire departments
It is hard to imagine that money spent and collected at casinos and in slot machines around the state can wind up being used at local volunteer fire departments throughout the commonwealth, but it’s true.
In Pennsylvania, a portion of the state’s gaming revenue is allocated to support fire departments and emergency management services to the tune of about $30 million each year.
Departments can apply for those funds through a series of state grants, and most departments say that the money from gaming is vital to help them pay for equipment, vehicles and even improvements to their buildings.
“This time we put in for a grant to finish our second floor of our facility here,” said Derry Township Fire Chief Mark Piantine.
Piantine says that gambling revenue has purchased many things for his department in the past like swift water rescue boats as well as a new equipment washing station. Now he hopes that money can give his company a place to sleep when they are working long shifts in bad weather.
“The last storm we had, the Snowmageddon here a couple of weeks ago, we had people staying overnight,” Piantine said. “They were laying across the seats of the trucks and on the floor sleeping because our second floor is not finished.”
Piantine says every little bit helps both their department and other departments, because when it comes right down to it, running a fire department is expensive.
“When you buy a regular pair of gloves, you may pay $25 for them. We buy a pair of gloves, they’re $75 to $100,” said Piantine. “You can buy a pair of boots for $50, ours cost $600.”
Just a few miles away, in the city of Latrobe, Chief John Brasile says that while the city does a lot for them financially, gaming revenue helps a lot. It even helps them make payments on their rescue unit.
“We have about a year’s worth of payments left on it,” Brasile said. “And we use our money for debt reductions on that truck.”
“And that’s essentially from gambling revenue?” Chris DeRose asked.
“Yes. It comes from the State Fire Commissioners’ Office,” Brasile said.
“When is that truck paid off?” DeRose asked.
“About this time next year,” Brasile replied. “And then we can use that money for other stuff then. We would like to get new rescue tools for that truck and they’re expensive.”
The fire departments KDKA has spoken with about using state grant money from gambling revenue say that gambling money is great, but it is not a cure-all. And in fact, on Thursday night, the Latrobe Fire Department was holding yet another fundraising event to help them once again raise money for new fire equipment.
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