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Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week

Delays caused by an increase in voting by mail may contribute to public doubts about the results.

6 years ago

Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. is sitting on billions in coronavirus relief money. What’s the hold up?

“Money has been sitting in Pennsylvania’s account for six weeks,” said Sen. Vincent Hughes. “The question is: Why are we waiting?”

6 years ago

Voters drop off ballots in the Washington State primary, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Seattle. Washington is a vote by mail state. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Battleground 2020: Pennsylvania primary election

On the fifth episode of our Battleground 2020 series, we'll focus on this Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary.

Air Date: May 28, 2020

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Pennsylvania
Public Health

How is your congressional representative responding to COVID-19?

Members of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation skew Democratic. But the ways that they’ve responded to COVID-19 have varied widely.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., smiles during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
National
Public Health

History in the making as House casts proxy votes in pandemic

To mark the history-making moment, Republicans sued to stop the majority from using the system, in which absent lawmakers can instruct those present to vote for them.

6 years ago

People walk past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 census in April in Seattle. A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill that would grant the U.S. Census Bureau's request to delay major deadlines for delivering results of the count because of the pandemic. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)
NPR
National

‘We’re running out of time’: Census turns to Congress to push deadlines

Census Bureau officials say they can no longer meet the current legal deadlines for delivering the 2020 census results. Democrats have introduced a bill to grant an extension.

6 years ago

Candidates for Pennsylvania Auditor General, clockwise from Top L: Nina Ahmad (D), Scott Conklin (D), Rosie Davis (D), Michael Lamb (D), Christina Hartman (D), Tracie Fountain (D), and Timothy DeFoor (R). (Courtesy of candidate campaigns)
Elections
Government Accountability
PA Post

Six Democrats, one Republican vie to succeed DePasquale as auditor general

The candidates for Pennsylvania auditor general suggest the office has a significant role in oversight of the state's coronavirus response.

6 years ago

The Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Kalim A. Bhatti/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. House Democrats say they were in the dark for a week about Republican’s positive coronavirus test

State Rep. Andrew Lewis (R., Dauphin) said in a statement that he tested positive for COVID-19 last week and immediately began self-isolation.

6 years ago

Philadelphia students cut class Friday, May 3, 2019 to participate in a rally at Thomas Paine Plaza to protest inaction on climate change issues. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Can Joe Biden convince climate voters he is one of them?

Recently Biden named Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the authors of the Green New Deal, to co-chair a climate policy committee.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
National
Pennsylvania
Public Health
PA Post

Biden says Wolf’s reopening plan for Pa. is a model for the nation

Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, received Wolf’s official endorsement on Wednesday and joined the governor for a virtual campaign event.

6 years ago

Social media and disinformation
NPR
National
Technology

Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy

Studies show that social media polarizes its users. The pandemic means more Americans are on it than ever. What does that mean for the landscape of the 2020 election?

6 years ago

President Donald Trump

Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him

Claiming tech giants “silence conservative voices,” Trump tweeted Wednesday that, “We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen.”

6 years ago

The Ruth Williams House at Broad and Boston Streets in Philadelphia has 88 units for those in need of affordable housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Housing
Philadelphia

Coronavirus emergency results in major cuts in city spending on affordable housing

Gym said the top issue she is hearing from constituents are concerns about paying rent. The mayor’s budget would slash spending on affordable housing.

6 years ago

A voter registration volunteer in Philadelphia in 2018. New registrations had surged going into 2020 but have dropped off dramatically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. (Dominick Reuter/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Public Health

Pandemic puts a crimp on voter registration, potentially altering electorate

Most places where Americans usually register to vote have been closed since March. It's led to a big drop in registrations right before an election expecting high turnout.

6 years ago

This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
NPR
Media
Technology

Twitter points users to fact checks of Trump tweets for the first time

The link was added to a tweet in which the president claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent.

6 years ago

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