Hour 1 of The Dawn Stensland Show:
- During Fourth of July celebrations near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a gunman shot two police officers—investigators believe the shots may have been fired from over a mile away, meaning the cops were not being targeted. Thankfully, both police officers are doing well and have been released from the hospital.
- Kathy Barnette—former Candidate for U.S. Senate—joins the show to discuss a group of nine Pennsylvania Republicans who have created a super PAC supporting Democrat nominee for governor, Josh Shapiro. Supporters of the PAC are referring to themselves as “Never Mastriano.” Barnette believes inter-party opposition is a major mistake and emphasizes Doug Mastriano’s competitive polling despite being substantially outspent by Shapiro’s campaign. Barnette adroitly asks, “What has Shapiro done that isn’t partisan? What has he done to bring our state together?”
- City Council President Darrell Clarke has suggested that Philadelphia should consider re-adopting “stop and frisk” policies to help combat the city’s unmitigated gun violence, emphasizing that it would need to be done in a “constitutionally” acceptable way. While speaking with reporters, Mayor Jim Kenney stated that he would likely not be in favor of stop and frisk policies being enacted.
