Politics & Policy
Rendell, on the stump for Biden, says he’ll consider moving to New Zealand if Trump wins
The former Pennsylvania governor, who ushered in the state’s shale gas boom, says he wants to set the record straight for the Democratic candidate.
5 years ago
Latest F&M poll shows more than half of Pa. voters will cast ballots in-person on Election Day
F&M’s poll shows 98 percent of Pennsylvanians have their mind made up about which presidential candidate they’re voting for, and most have decided how they plan to do it.
5 years ago
911 program could have helped spare Walter Wallace’s life
Philly police recently announced a new 911 system to handle mental health cases. Its non-implementation may have cost Walter Wallace Jr. his life.
Air Date: October 29, 2020
Listen 17:31Philly City Council passes ban on use of tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters
The legislation advanced just days after police officers fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr., a Black West Philadelphia man whose death has sparked days of protest.
5 years ago
One glove per voter: How Philly will keep polling places COVID-safe on Election Day
Health department volunteers will be on hand to help.
5 years ago
Will Pa. be at the center of another Bush v. Gore? These 8 lawyers and scholars weigh in
If the election comes down to Pennsylvania, the days following Nov. 3 will likely be similar to Florida in 2000.
5 years ago
Dark money in the 2020 election; the Walter Wallace shooting
We discuss mental health and policing around the shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia. Then, the dark money influencing the 2020 election.
Air Date: October 29, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:44Lawsuit 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.
5 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.
5 years ago
Pa. 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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 years ago
Nonvoters, reluctant voters, and voters who hate politics
We discuss the 80% of Americans who do not consider themselves to be politically engaged and their voting behavior, then examine those who opt out of voting.
Air Date: October 28, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:31With 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.
5 years ago
Trump 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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