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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

Camden County N.J. election officials demonstrate mail-in voting
Courts & Law

Judges nixes GOP bid to stop New Jersey mail-in ballots

The two major political parties are embroiled in dozens of lawsuits across the country over issues including mail-in ballots, ballot drop boxes, witness requirements and more.

5 years ago

Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks in Salt Lake City on Oct. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

As Kamala Harris takes debate stage, South Asian voters are flexing political muscle

Some South Asian voters are growing more engaged because U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is the VP nominee. But the population is politically diverse.

5 years ago

D’nae Harrison works on her pop-up
Arts & Entertainment

Murals sprout in LOVE Park urging Philadelphians to vote

The artists of “To the Polls” use hot-button words and images to make their case for the importance of voting.

5 years ago

A voter checks in with an election worker before casting her ballot
Health

How to vote in person safely when Pa. isn’t requiring masks at the polls

Pa. won’t require masks at the polls like it does in other public places, but counties and voters can take steps to ensure safe in-person voting during the pandemic.

5 years ago

Joe Biden speaks from a podium as
Politics & Policy

Biden draws parallels to Gettysburg in campaign speech calling for unity

In a 20-minute speech in Gettysburg Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden framed the ongoing election as a “battle for the soul of the nation.”

5 years ago

Mail-in ballot
Politics & Policy

Countering Trump, US officials defend integrity of election

The statement put them at odds with President Donald Trump’s efforts to discredit the vote.

5 years ago

President Trump leaves Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Monday. He announced Tuesday he was pausing negotiations on a coronavirus relief package. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump halts coronavirus relief talks until after the election

President Trump says he has ordered his representatives to stop talks with Democrats on a new round of COVID-19 aid. Talks were already stalled for months.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Rik Mehta
Politics & Policy

Mehta and Murphy exchange war of words over Trump’s N.J. fundraiser

The administration is also investigating whether the fundraiser violated state safety guidelines and will make necessary referrals to the Attorney General’s office.

5 years ago

Police academy cadets line up for graduation in 2017 SAMANTHA MADERA FOR THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA / FLICKR
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Ballot question: Should Philly revamp its ‘beyond toothless’ police oversight commission?

Critics have low expectations for the chronically underfunded watchdog group.

5 years ago

Cyclists and pedestrians on the Schuylkill River trail
Community
Billy Penn

Ballot question: Should Philly borrow $134 million to fund transit improvements, parks and sanitation?

Voters must decide whether to give the cash-strapped city authorization for the purpose.

5 years ago

Ciclistas y peatones en la ruta del río Schuylkill
Community
Billy Penn

¿Debería Filadelfia pedir prestado $ 134 millones para financiar mejoras de tránsito, parques y saneamiento?

Los votantes deben decidir si dan a la ciudad (que tiene falta de fondos) la autorización para el propósito.

5 years ago

View of Philadelphia City Hall from the Masonic Temple. (Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

¿Debería el Ayuntamiento de Filadelfia tener su propia oficina para abogar por las víctimas del crimen?

Ya existen oficinas como esta en varios lugares pero ninguna a nivel del gabinete del alcalde.

5 years ago

View of Philadelphia City Hall from the Masonic Temple. (Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Ballot question: Should Philly City Hall have its own office to advocate for crime victims?

Other, similar offices already exist in various places — but none at the level of the mayor’s cabinet.

5 years ago

Michelle Obama
NPR
Politics & Policy

Michelle Obama makes final pitch: ‘Vote for Joe Biden like your lives depend on it’

President Trump "continues to gaslight the American people by acting like this pandemic is not a real threat," Michelle Obama says in video remarks.

5 years ago

(Miguel Martinez for Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

¿Debería Filadelfia constitucionalmente abolir la práctica de detener y registrar (‘stop and frisk’)? ¿Haría una diferencia?

La enmienda del estatuto es en gran parte simbólico.

5 years ago

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