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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

In this May 22, 2019 file photo, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters

The voter-intimidation operation apparently used email addresses obtained from state voter registration lists, which include party affiliation and can include email addresses.

5 years ago

(Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

A year ago, voting machines malfunctioned in a pivotal Pa. county. Have the problems been fixed?

Voters in Northampton County — widely seen as a bellwether for the 2020 election — will use machines that in 2019 caused voting errors and miscounts.

5 years ago

(Courtesy of Black Girls Vote)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

‘Party at the Mailbox’ sends free gift boxes to encourage young Black women — and their households — to vote

The initiative debuted during the Baltimore primary, and it made an impact.

5 years ago

Jean Gary drops off her ballot at City Hall
Politics & Policy

‘Voters should not worry’ about ballot-status updates, says Pa. secretary of state

The high demand for mail ballots — thousands a day — has some email status confirmations delayed, says Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar.

5 years ago

A vote poster in a East Kensington window
PlanPhilly
Community

The cutest thing about the 2020 election may be Philly’s get-out-the-vote windows

Democracy is looking peak adorable through these Philly windows.

5 years ago

A former brewery in Brewerytown is being redeveloped into apartments with help from the federal Opportunity Zone tax incentive program. (Courtesy of MM Partners)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Broke in Philly

How the election is driving investors to Philadelphia’s ‘Opportunity Zones’

Fears of incoming Democratic control in Washington D.C. and baby boomer estate planning needs are fueling investment in certain Philadelphia neighborhoods.

5 years ago

Listen 2:07
President Barack Obama accepts the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award
Politics & Policy

Obama to stump for Biden in Philly Wednesday

For his first in-person event of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama is visiting Philly. Before a night rally, he will meet with Black male voters.

5 years ago

FILE - In this March 23, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump moves from the podium to allow Attorney General William Barr to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room in Washington. The relationship between President Donald Trump and top ally Attorney General William Barr is fraying over the lack of splashy indictments so far in the Justice Department’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe, according to people familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Politics & Policy

Trump ups pressure on Barr to probe Bidens as election nears

Trump for the first time explicitly called on Barr to investigate the Bidens and even pointed to the nearing Nov. 3 election as reason that Barr should not delay taking action

5 years ago

A crowd of people wearing Donald Trump gear attends a rally hosted by Vice President Mike Pence in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
Politics & Policy

Citing coronavirus issues, doctors ask Trump to cancel Erie rally

A letter signed by more than 75 physicians statewide said such campaign events endanger public health and give a false impression that the coronavirus is “no longer with us."

5 years ago

In this Oct. 13, 2020, photo, an envelope of a Pennsylvania official mail ballot for the 2020 general election in Marple Township, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Perry County sent out thousands of mail ballots without return postage

Perry County’s Board of Elections decided to reject the state funds for postage-paid mail ballot return envelopes, said county Commissioner Gary Eby.

5 years ago

A line of police motorcycles
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Amid fears of voter intimidation, N.J. moves to limit police at polls

Most of the bill’s provisions would take effect immediately, although it is unclear whether the measure could clear all legislative hurdles and be signed by Election Day.

5 years ago

Joaquin and Elizabeth Colón at a Biden/Harris campaign event
Politics & Policy

Biden, Trump vie to sway Latino voters in Pa. in waning days of campaign

Nationwide, Latino people are the fastest-growing part of the electorate, and they are expected to be the largest racial or ethnic voting group this year after white people.

5 years ago

Listen 3:19
Melissa Durko and Drew Heaton sit in the backyard of their South Philadelphia rowhouse
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Millions of Pennsylvanians skip every election. Here’s why this year could be different

Both the Trump and Biden campaigns are aggressively pursuing people who vote sporadically or have never voted at all.

5 years ago

Listen 4:42
The sun rises behind the Supreme Court in Washington
Politics & Policy

Supreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots

The justices divided 4-4 Monday, an outcome that upholds a state Supreme Court ruling that allowed election officials to receive and count ballots until Nov. 6.

5 years ago

Robert Reed deposits his ballot in an election drop box in Newark, N.J.
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: ‘Double down’ on virus protections; 1.75M mail ballots submitted

Public health officials say the rising number of new COVID-19 cases is a sign that residents should become even more vigilant as the holidays approach.

5 years ago

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