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North Philadelphia State House contest spills into Election Court
Backers of Jonathan Ramos, a candidate running for Pennsylvania’s House are alleging tonight that campaign volunteers for their opp ...
15 years ago
Some State House races worth watching
A few state legislative races that are attracting attention include, a state house primary battle that features the children of wel ...
15 years ago
What’s your Election Day story?
WHYY’s Peter Crimmins has put together an interesting audio piece from chats with voters at the polls around Philadelphia ...
15 years ago
Raindrops keep fallin’ on Arlen’s head
What’s Hurricane Schwartz got against Arlen Specter? A day-long rain all over the Philadelphia region was just what the Sag ...
15 years ago
Welcome to the Primary Color blog. I’m writing from WHYY Election Central, where we’re waiting for the first results in the ...
15 years ago
Activists say N.J. budget cuts could eliminate school lunches
Anti-hunger advocates are urging New Jersey officials to reverse proposed budget cuts for school breakfast and lunch programs. The ...
15 years ago
Some corruption counts tossed in N.J. case
The most serious counts against two brothers charged in New Jersey’s biggest public corruption sting have been tossed out. F ...
15 years ago
Election Special: Health care policy
Chris Satullo, executive director of news and civic engagement at WHYY, explores how health care is influencing this election ...
15 years ago
Pickets outside NJ Senate President’s office
Protesters upset with New Jersey;s Senate President set up shop outside his South Jersey office. They want confirmation hearings for the ...
15 years ago
Not much excitement at Philadelphia area polls
Low turnout means little waiting in line to vote As the nation is looking at a key Senatorial election in Pennsylvania today, few ...
15 years ago
Specter confident as voters head to polls
Says President Obama did plenty to support his candidacy The democratic candidates for US Senate made appearances in Philadelphia ...
15 years ago
Election Special: How the economy is affecting the primary
Chris Satullo, WHYY’s Executive Director of News and Civic Engagement, interviewed Augustine Faucher about how the depressed econom ...
15 years ago
Want to find a student who does great art work? Google it.
Google honors a 4th grader from the John R. Downes elemetary school in Newark. His doodle could be made into art work for the internet s ...
15 years ago
Sestak hopeful in Pa. US Senate race
The Democratic Senate primary is a very tight race. Joe Sestak greeted voters at a Philadelphia polling place Tuesday morning. He says it ...
15 years ago
Foxwood casino suffers another setback
Another setback for the Foxwoods Casino partners as they battle to keep their gaming license. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Mond ...
15 years ago