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Lawsuit says census takers were pressured to falsify data
Some households were marked as completed after only one attempt to reach residents living there, according to the revised lawsuit filed by the National Urban League.
6 years ago
Potentially thousands of mail ballots lost in Pa. county, official says
Butler County has the worst return rate for mail ballots in the state, and the U.S. Postal Service has been asked to investigate.
6 years ago
‘2 people with a gun should not be leading a response’: Philly Council calls for police reform
City Councilmembers said that legislative measures long in the works would advance reform efforts in the wake of Wallace’s death by police gunfire.
6 years ago
U.S. Supreme Court won’t throw out Pa.’s extended ballot deadline — for now
Pennsylvania can continue to accept mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day until Nov. 6.
6 years ago
Listen 60:33Pa. election officials ‘strongly urge’ counties to tally mail ballots as soon as possible
Pennsylvania law prohibits counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, but a few counties say they might not count them until the next day.
6 years ago
Delaware dissolves companies set up by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort
Manafort and Gates were accused of using the companies to launder $75 million from the Ukrainian government to help Manafort and Gates in tax fraud and other crimes.
6 years ago
Erie County restricts activities of openly armed residents near the polls if they aren’t voting
Elections officials said they took the steps to combat voter intimidation, but at least one legal expert said a challenge was almost guaranteed.
6 years ago
Luzerne County will evaluate discarded military ballots
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, whose office oversees voting in Pennsylvania, described the discarded ballots as a “bad error” but not intentional fraud.
6 years ago
Wallace killing is ‘Minneapolis all over again’ for West Philly, says Black Clergy president
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Rev. Robert Collier about how West Philly is also hurting from the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr.
6 years ago
Listen 6:36Philly issues citywide curfew; PPD to release 911 call, bodycam footage of Wallace killing
The curfew will go into effect Wednesday at 9 p.m. and will be in place through 6 a.m. Thursday.
6 years ago
Teaching Black Lives Matter virtually? Some Philadelphia teachers say it can be done
Educators' concerns followed the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. and unrest across the city.
6 years ago
For Camden tenants already living in scary conditions, fatal fire is final insult
The three-alarm fire claimed the lives of Roberto Romero and Luis Silva. For Cra-West residents, the fire also exposed living conditions that made them feel unsafe.
6 years ago
With deadline past for mail ballot requests, Pa. counties wait on 1.2 million votes
While 61% of mail-in ballots have already been returned, Pennsylvania election officials say 1.2 million still have not arrived back at county boards of election.
6 years ago
How much coronavirus are we willing to live with?
As cases rise again, individuals are being left to decide how much virus is too much — just as the pandemic feels distant and the cost of staying home, high.
6 years ago
Listen 4:12Trump dominates N.J. Senate debate between Booker, Mehta
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and his Republican challenger argued over President Trump in their only debate of the campaign.
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