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Dr. Monica Taylor, Elaine Paul Schaefer, and Christine Reuther. (Courtesy of Delaware County)
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Democrats keep complete control of Delaware County Council

The three incumbent candidates, who led Democrats to the party’s first Delaware County Council majority since the Civil War, won their re-election bid.

2 years ago

Stefan Roots is a Democratic candidate for mayor of Chester City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Pennsylvania
Politics

Democrat Stefan Roots wins Chester mayoral race

Democrat Stefan Roots defeated independent Anita J. Littleton to become the next mayor of the bankrupt city of Chester, citing a significant lead in mail-in ballot counts.

2 years ago

Matt Wolf and Megan Martin
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. Commonwealth Court election results: Democrat Matt Wolf beats Republican Megan Martin

The Associated Press called the race at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Unofficial results show Wolf with 53% of the vote and Republican Megan Martin, a former legislative official.

2 years ago

Daniel McCaffery (D) and Carolyn Carluccio (R), candidates for the Pa. Supreme Court.
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Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. Supreme Court election results: Democrat Daniel McCaffery beats Republican Carolyn Carluccio

McCaffery, a Superior Court judge, has won a 10-year term on the state Supreme Court, one of Pennsylvania’s appellate benches.

2 years ago

Rue Landau posing in front of her campaign sign.
Elections
Philadelphia

Rue Landau earns at-large seat, becomes Philadelphia’s first-ever openly LGBTQ City Council member

“I am the first and I absolutely will not be the last,” Landau told WHYY News.

2 years ago

Cherelle Parker addressing her supporters
Elections
Philadelphia

Cherelle Parker makes history: Philly elects first Black woman mayor

Parker easily beat her Republican rival David Oh, in a city where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 7-to-1.

2 years ago

real and doctored ballots
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly judge orders confiscation of potentially fraudulent Democratic endorsement ballots under investigation

Flyers that mimicked official Democratic City Committee ballot endorsements were doctored to omit 3rd council district candidate Jamie Gauthier.

2 years ago

U.S. Attorney David Weiss, arrives for an interview before members of the House Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Washington. The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is testifying behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department's handling of the case continues to unfold.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Government Accountability

Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case insists he was the ‘decision-maker’ in rare testimony

The closed-door interview on Tuesday marks the first time a special counsel is appearing before Congress in the middle of a probe.

2 years ago

voters at the polling place on election day
Elections
Pennsylvania

Voting machines in one Pennsylvania county flip votes for judges, an error to be fixed in tabulation

A coding error in Northampton County caused votes to be flipped on a ballot question that asked whether a pair of incumbent state appeals judges should be retained.

2 years ago

A huge foundation for an offshore wind turbine, called a monopile, sits atop wheeled movers in Paulsboro, N.J.
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

Orsted wants out of $300M forfeiture for scrapped New Jersey offshore wind farms

Gov. Phil Murphy reacted angrily when Orsted canceled its two large projects, saying his administration would hold the company accountable to its cancellation obligations.

2 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy meets with Senate President Nicholas Scutari, right, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, second right, before he delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Elections
New Jersey

Republicans are vying to control New Jersey’s Legislature for the first time in over 2 decades

At stake is control of the 80-member Assembly and 40-seat Senate, with Democrats currently dominating both chambers, as well as holding the governorship.

2 years ago

Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker is seen during a debate
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Voters in Pa. to elect Philly mayor, Allegheny County executive

The elections on Tuesday will set the electoral stage for 2024.

2 years ago

Montgomery County, Pa. Judge Carolyn Carluccio
Elections
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. voters weigh abortion rights in open state Supreme Court seat

The court is currently examining a challenge to a state law that restricts the use of public funds to help people get abortions.

2 years ago

Cherelle Parker celebrates her win
Elections
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Election updates: Cherelle Parker makes history; Democrats win big in Pa.

Follow along for live special coverage on the 2023 general election.

2 years ago

Voting stickers
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 2023 election results

See full results and maps from Pennsylvania's 2023 general election, including statewide judicial races and Philly's mayoral race.

2 years ago

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