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File photo: First lady Jill Biden wears a Philadelphia Phillies jersey as she and President Joe Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One, Oct. 23, 2022, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Philadelphia
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Phillies fan Jill Biden to attend World Series game

The White House says Jill Biden will attend Tuesday's game, during which Major League Baseball will honor those affected by cancer.

3 years ago

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Elections
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Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Why are undated mail ballots such a big deal in Pennsylvania?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has been asked to determine whether mail ballots that a voter failed to date should be thrown out or counted on Nov. 8.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Here are Philly’s 700+ polling places for the November election

Several dozen have changed since the primary, and over 100 are different than in 2020, so it's good to double check before you head out to vote.

3 years ago

A voter wrapped in a Brazilian flag arrives to vote in a presidential a run-off pitting President Jair Bolsonaro against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Elections
Government
International

Polls close in Brazil’s polarizing Bolsonaro-Lula contest

The incumbent vows to safeguard conservative Christian values, while the challenger promises to return the country to a more prosperous past.

3 years ago

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International
Military

Russia is suspending a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped keep food prices down

Russian says it has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered deal.

3 years ago

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Elections
Pennsylvania
Public Spaces
Taxes

Limerick Township proposes tax increase to preserve land amid rise in development

On the November ballot, Limerick Township residents will decide if they want to pay more earned income tax used to preserve open space, which could slow down development.

3 years ago

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Crime
Elections
National
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Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t show

Some three-quarters of respondents of a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll released earlier this month said that they thought violent crime is increasing nationally.

3 years ago

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Economy
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philadelphia mail ballots will be counted by a mix of workers and machines at a Roosevelt Boulevard facility

It’s a different counting location than the one the city used in 2020, when election workers spent days tallying ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City.

3 years ago

Police stand at the top of the closed street outside the home of Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. In the background is the Transamerica Pyramid.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Crime
Elections
Government
National

Pelosi attack shocks country on edge about democracy threats

A new assessment from the Dept. of Homeland Security and other agencies says extremists, fueled by election falsehoods, “pose a heightened threat" to the upcoming midterms.

3 years ago

A voter exits their voting booth
Elections
New Jersey
Policing

After fierce debate, New Jersey lawmakers move to restrict uniformed police officers at polling places on Election Day

Republicans derided the bill as anti-police, but Democrats said it aims to prevent voter intimidation in Black neighborhoods.

3 years ago

File photo: Polling place in Deptford, N.J. on primary election day, June 7, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Elections
Government
New Jersey
Technology

What Google search data says about New Jersey voters ahead of midterm elections

In the last two weeks, wages dominated Google’s ranking of the most searched political topics in New Jersey, only edged out by health care on a few occasions.

3 years ago

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Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Philadelphia’s suburbs will be key for Oz and Fetterman. What do voters think about the candidates?

A reporter walks into a church and a bar in Delco on a Sunday. Voters had a lot to say about the U.S. Senate race between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz.

3 years ago

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Government
Politics

Election 2022: Early voting kicks off in Delaware Friday

Early voting will be open from Friday, Oct. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 6.

3 years ago

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Energy
Government
Pennsylvania
Taxes
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa.’s natural gas industry set to get billions in state tax credits

Environmental groups criticize the tax credits because they would heavily subsidize natural gas production, a process that emits the potent greenhouse gas methane.

3 years ago

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Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2022: Where governor candidates Mastriano and Shapiro stand on mail ballots, election security, and voting rights

Election administration is especially important in the 2022 race for Pennsylvania governor.

3 years ago

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