Politics & Policy
Pence stumps in Bucks, piling on Clinton in the process [photos]
What was expected to be a hum-drum campaign stop turned into a rare moment of political theater Friday, as Republican Vice Presidential n ...
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Final debate held for key Pennsylvania Congressional race with no incumbent
Pennsylvania has just one competitive US congressional race this year, in Bucks County and a sliver of Montgomery County. At the f ...
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Unemployed see faint glints of hope in both candidates’ job-creation plans
Nationwide, about 43 million people live below the federal poverty line. In Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, 800,000 peo ...
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Democrats modify attack ad in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race
A national Democratic group has modified a TV ad attacking Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey after his campaign challenged the ...
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Still carrying a torch for Bernie — but lighting the way for other progressives
On a recent Wednesday night, about a dozen members of a group called Phoenixville Area Progressives met over beers and burgers on the roo ...
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On the stump in Bucks, Kaine rallies support for Democratic ticket
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine rallied voters in Bucks County Wednesday, making the case for a Hillary Clinton presiden ...
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Help! I’m politically divided from my massage therapist
I just found out my massage therapist is voting for Trump. I’m voting for Hillary. Massages are supposed to be relaxing, and knowin ...
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Councilman Oh staff fined by Philly ethics board
The Philadelphia Board of Ethics has cited and fined three employees of Philadelphia City Councilman David Oh for working on Oh’s r ...
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Pa. attorney general hopefuls debate experience, independence, and moving office past Kane
With just two weeks to Election Day, the candidates for Pennsylvania attorney general debated over who’s better suited to take over ...
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Age of Pennsylvania’s voting machines serves as safeguard against cyberattack
For weeks, we’ve been hearing about whether a cyberattack could somehow interfere with the upcoming presidential election results. ...
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Kane free on bail after being sentenced to 10 to 23 months in jail [updated]
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has been sentenced to 10 to 23 months in prison for leaking secret grand jury material ...
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How winning the ‘birth lottery’ opened the door to Philly tech entrepreneur
This week, the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians brought together entrepreneurs and economic development experts in Philadelphia to ...
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In Philly, Clinton weighs in on Pennsylvania’s tight race for U.S. Senate
All politics was local as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine rallied supporters at the Uni ...
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Sentencing today for former Pa. Attorney General Kane
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane will be sentenced Monday for leaking secret investigative documents and lying about it ...
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