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Shapiro Says Pennsylvania Faces 600+ Measles Cases

9/8/2026

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Shapiro Blames RFK

Governor Josh Shapiro said Pennsylvania has over 600 measles cases, the most in 30 years, at the Labor Day parade.
He blamed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for spreading vaccine misinformation.
He defended his executive order limiting data-center expansion, noting union praise as responsible.
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg marched near the front, saying he is focused on 2026.

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Jackson Wins

Troy Jackson, logger and labor activist, won Maine’s Democratic Senate nomination and urged a higher minimum wage.
Jackson aims to defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race Democrats deem pivotal for Senate control.
In Massena, New York, Democrat Blake Gendebien and Republican Anthony Constantino paraded; Constantino pledged no donor influence.
Virginia’s Senate race featured Mark Warner’s 20th parade against first-time challenger Bert Mizusawa, a former Army major general.

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Fain Leads Parade

UAW President Shawn Fain addressed the Detroit Labor Day parade crowd at Michigan Central Station, replacing national headliners.
Marching bands, commercial trucks and construction worker Natasha Piña-Peña participated in the procession.
Bill Clinton was the last current national elected official to headline the parade in 2016.
COVID-19 forced parade cancellations from 2020 through 2022, reducing its political draw.
Michigan will hold its Democratic presidential primary on Feb. 22 2028, the first Midwestern state in the lineup.

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Shapiro Blames RFK

Governor Josh Shapiro said Pennsylvania has over 600 measles cases, the most in 30 years, at the Labor Day parade.
He blamed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for spreading vaccine misinformation.
He defended his executive order limiting data-center expansion, noting union praise as responsible.
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg marched near the front, saying he is focused on 2026.

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