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Fetterman ‘grateful’ as he returns to Pa. Senate race
Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is acknowledging he is lucky to be alive as he officially returns to the campaign trail.
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Pa. doctors call Oz’s run for Senate a ‘threat to public health’
Doctors launched the “Real Doctors Against Oz” tour in opposition to a Senate run by GOP nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz. The group is backing Democrat John Fetterman.
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GOP gubernatorial nominee Mastriano cuts short interview with Jan. 6 panel
Mastriano appeared for less than 15 minutes Tuesday, his attorney Timothy Parlatore said.
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4th county adds to Pa. ballot dispute as candidate sues to quit
The legal dispute is holding up certification of primary results for governor and U.S. Senate.
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Trump ally Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor
Republicans now enter the general election sprint with a slate of nominees closely allied with Trump who deny that Biden was legitimately elected president.
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Pennsylvania’s latest budget included new funding for counties to administer elections. But counties say it includes strings that make their jobs harder.
2 years ago
Justices uphold Pennsylvania’s 2019 mail voting expansion
The 5-2 ruling means expanded vote-by-mail will almost certainly be in place for marquee races in November for governor and U.S. Senate.
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Trolling along: Fetterman going big on social media vs. Oz
The social media strategy could prove potent in defining Oz as a carpetbagger disconnected from the state's residents and culture.
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All of Pa.’s GOP congressmen are endorsing Doug Mastriano for governor — except Fitzpatrick
His decision to steer clear could speak to Mastriano’s odds in the populous Philly suburbs: Many voters there appear unlikely to back him.
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Fate of 800 Pa. mail-in primary votes gets 1st court hearing
A Pa. court is considering the fate of some 800 mail-in primary votes that three county elections boards threw out over the lack of handwritten dates on their envelopes.
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As the GOP openly backs Mastriano, Jewish Dems tell them ‘there’s no coming back from this’
Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has personal and financial ties to spreaders of antisemitic rhetoric. Democrats want voters to know it.
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Voting rights lawyers say latest Pa. GOP mail-voting challenge is ‘fueling the big lie’
The latest effort follows an unsuccessful suit to toss mailed ballots that weren’t dated.
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Pennsylvania certifies primary election in all but three counties
Certification of the remaining three counties — Berks, Fayette and Lancaster — will occur once litigation is resolved.
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Unresolved issues have Pa. election experts planning for a rough 2022 midterm
Three Pa. counties still haven’t certified their May primary balloting, and a cascade of lawsuits create uncertainty over how 2022 votes will be counted.
2 years ago
Shapiro, pledging to preserve binding arbitration, wins Philly firefighters’ endorsement
Two of the firefighters’ most recent endorsements went to Republicans, former President Donald Trump, and far-right U.S. Senate candidate Kathy Barnette.
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