[naviga:h3]State awaits word on ID extension[/naviga:h3]

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is still waiting to see whether the federal government will give it two more years to produce driver’s licenses and photo IDs that comply with federal standards.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security extended Tuesday’s deadline until July 10 for Pennsylvanians to use their existing state IDs to get into certain facilities,

The deadline to have a qualifying ID to board commercial airliners is next Jan. 22. Without an extension, Pennsylvanians will have to get another form of ID that complies with the federal Real ID law of 2005, such as a U.S. passport.

[naviga:h3]Republican joins race vs. Casey[/naviga:h3]

HARRISBURG — Paul Addis, a former energy executive and a first-time candidate for public office, is joining the GOP field vying to challenge Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey in 2018.

The 63-year-old Addis lives in suburban Philadelphia after a career spent in energy. Addis is something of a maverick. He wrote in Arizona Sen. John McCain for president instead of voting for Donald Trump. He takes moderate Republican positions on gun control and immigration policy, and criticizes the Republican Party as prioritizing power over ideas.