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Politics & Policy

Voting booths are set up at a polling place in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

‘Crazy quilt of fever dreams’: Election lawsuits cost Philadelphia’s suburban counties more than $2.6 million

Delaware County Elections Director Jim Allen said “conspiracy fantasies” over the election are soaking up taxpayer money.

1 year ago

Listen 0:59
Kamala Harris speaks in front of Anderson Cooper
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

John Kelly said Trump wanted generals like Hitler’s. At a town hall in Delco, Harris says that’s a ‘911 call to the American people’

Trump's longest-serving chief of staff said the former president praised Hitler while in office. At a CNN town hall in Aston, Harris said Trump is a fascist.

1 year ago

This is an official Pennsylvania mail-in ballot in Pittsburgh
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected

Pennsylvania’s highest court has ruled people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots.

1 year ago

Kamala Harris orders food at Philadelphia's Famous 4th Street Delicatessen
Elections
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

VP Kamala Harris makes stop at Philadelphia’s Famous 4th Street Deli

Workers say the presidential candidate ordered a pastrami sandwich and potato pancakes at the corner deli that serves traditional Jewish food.

1 year ago

Listen 0:44
Residents vote early
Elections
National
Pennsylvania

These are the 2 paths either Trump or Harris has to follow to become president

With seven states up for grabs, here are the likely scenarios that would put either candidate in the White House.

1 year ago

Scott Perry speaks, Janelle Stelson speaks, side by side photos
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. Rep. Scott Perry led a conservative House takeover. Now he’s in a tough race against a moderate Democrat

Perry is being challenged by Democrat Janelle Stelson, a former TV news anchor who is well-known in a House district that includes Harrisburg and its surrounding communities.

1 year ago

Panel discussion
Elections
Health Care
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Sen. Casey, state and county officials discuss Black maternal health at Philly campaign stop

Casey joined Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Janine Darby and Pa. state Reps. Morgan Cephas and Gina Curry to discuss the cause behind the spike in Black Maternal mortality.

1 year ago

Avi and Cherri took Studio 2 on the road and invited listeners to the Upper Dublin Public Library.
Studio 2
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Can the Philadelphia suburbs swing the presidential election?

We left the comfort of our radio booth and went on the road to the Upper Dublin Public Library for a discussion about the Philadelphia suburbs in the upcoming election.

Air Date: October 23, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 44:27
Capitol building
Business
Employment
Pennsylvania

Pension raises for some retired Pennsylvania teachers and state workers move ahead in Legislature

The proposal applies to municipal police officers and firefighters who have been retired for at least five years, as well as some retired teachers and state employees.

1 year ago

Centre County Commissioner Mark Higgins
Elections
Pennsylvania

Higher education, fresh optimism, more Democratic: Takeaways from a key county in Pennsylvania

Centre County is attracting more people with college degrees, and small towns in the area are going from red to purple and purple to blue.

1 year ago

Penn State students
Elections
Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, an influx of college graduates could push a key county toward Harris

All over the country, people with more education are leaning more Democratic, a shift that's reshaping American politics.

1 year ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Crime
Elections
Philadelphia
Politics

Philadelphia man charged with threatening a political representative recruiting poll watchers

Officials say 62-year-old John Pollard threatened to kill a member of a state political party trying to recruit poll watchers.

1 year ago

Donald Trump
Elections
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Trump invokes racist tropes, calling Harris ‘lazy as hell’ and ‘slow’

Racial dog whistles and overtly racist rhetoric have been fixtures of Trump's public life.

1 year ago

Worker processes mail-in ballots
Elections
Pennsylvania

What to expect in Pennsylvania on Election Day

With its 19 electoral votes, the commonwealth is the largest prize among the battleground states and an important piece of both campaigns’ path to victory.

1 year ago

Pennsylvania mail-in ballot
Elections
National
Pennsylvania

What happens if a ballot in Pennsylvania is damaged?

Pennsylvania election officials say that voters have returned ballots that were ripped, had coffee spilled on them, or even burned.

1 year ago

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