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Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Elections

Watch: Biden and Harris make first appearance as running mates in Delaware

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his vice presidential pick Sen. Kamala Harris will make their first public appearance as running mates in Wilmington.

6 years ago

Sen. Kamala Harris
NPR
Elections
Politics

5 takeaways on the new Biden-Harris presidential ticket

Beyond making history, Biden showed his vision for the future, opened a window into his decision-making and picked someone who will likely stand up well in a debate.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Keystone Crossroads
Economy
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

‘Making a souffle on a BBQ grill’: Pa. scrambles after Trump goes solo on unemployment relief

The Trump administration’s attempt to sidestep Congress has created a coronavirus relief package that states may not be able to launch for weeks, or even months.

6 years ago

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Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. stand on the stage before the start of a Democratic primary debate, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami.  (Alberto E. Tamargo/Sipa USA/Sipa via AP Images and Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
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Gender
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Race & Ethnicity

Democrats celebrate Kamala Harris as historic VP pick

Sen. Kamala Harris is the first Black woman, and the first woman of Asian descent, to be on a major party ticket.

6 years ago

Sen. Kamala Harris at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Elections

Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate

It’s a move that fulfills the wish of Democrats clamoring to see a woman of color on the presidential ticket.

6 years ago

Election poll monitor
Elections
Pennsylvania

Constraints gone, GOP ramps up effort to monitor voting

The GOP heads into its first presidential contest this November free from decades-old legal constraints on the use of volunteers to monitor the polls on Election Day.

6 years ago

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K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. Republicans aim new bills at shutdowns of schools, athletics

Currently, schools and parents make the decision as to when a student can repeat a school year Republicans say. But they seek to give that decision-making power to parents.

6 years ago

A voter inserts a ballot in a drive-up drop box last week in Renton, Wash., in that state's primary. With more states expanding absentee voting due to the pandemic, the use of drop boxes is growing and leading to legal challenges from some Republicans.
NPR
Elections
National

Ballot drop boxes become latest front in voting legal fights

One voting option that's gaining popularity — and attracting controversy — is the use of drop boxes, where voters can deposit their absentee ballots to be collected later.

6 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania may seek federal loan to pay jobless benefits

Wolf has urged Congress to extend the $600 per-week benefit. Under Trump’s plan, a new $400 a week benefit requires a state to commit to providing $100.

6 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks via video conference during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hil
Radio Times
Business
Elections
Technology

Big Tech: monopolies, misinformation and election integrity

Have Big Tech companies gotten too big? And should they do more to police misinformation online?

Air Date: August 11, 2020 10:00 am

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Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Poor People’s Campaign bolstered by 2016 data as it urges voter participation in 2020

In Pennsylvania, if 55% of low-income eligible voters who didn’t turn out in 2016 had voted, the outcome could have been different for the state’s 20 Electoral College votes.

6 years ago

Mail-in ballot
Elections
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Pa. legislature’s delays could result in chaos for election officials and voters in November

“If they get too far into the weeds or attempt to drop in other fixes now, my fear is nothing will get done.”

6 years ago

Residents meet in South Camden on August 6 to compile petitions they've circulated and plan strategy in an effort to return nonpartisan voting to the city. (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
Elections
New Jersey

Petition drive would bring back nonpartisan elections to Camden

Activists say having a primary in a city mostly full of Democrats and independents doesn’t make sense. The primary turns into the main election.

6 years ago

A voter places his mail-in ballot in a box outside City Hall.
Elections
Billy Penn

How to vote by mail in Philadelphia — and make sure your ballot counts

Can the USPS handle the onslaught? Here’s everything you need to know.

6 years ago

After she contracted COVID-19, Linda Harrison, right, was able to cast an emergency ballot in Texas' primary with the help of an intern and a doctor's note. Her husband, Vernon Webb, was also sick and wasn't able to vote.
NPR
Elections
National
Public Health

‘It’s ridiculous’: States struggle to accommodate COVID-19 positive voters

While COVID-19 positive voters may pose specific challenges to localities in some states, they are just the tip of the iceberg.

6 years ago

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