Meuser was a frontrunner for the GOP nomination, appearing on national TV on an almost-daily basis and making campaign-like stops around the state. On Tuesday, he announced he no longer plans to run.

Meuser has recently told associates he will not enter the race to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, sources said.

The state legislature passed a bill to end Pennsylvania's Sunday hunting ban with bipartisan support and Gov. Josh Shapiro plans to sign it on Tuesday.

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation today fully repealing Pennsylvania’s ban on Sunday hunting. The bipartisan House Bill 1431 allows the Pennsylvania Game Commission to expand Sunday hunting opportunities while strengthening wildlife conservation efforts and bolstering rural economies,

The longstanding prohibition is “a relic of the earliest days of this commonwealth” and one that “doesn’t make sense anymore” given the pace of modern life and Pennsylvania’s burgeoning deer population,