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Election 2018

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(At left) Members of Mom Demand Action pose with Democratic lawmakers and candidates; (right), Delaware Gun Rights members man a table at a recent gun show. Founder Mitch Denham is at far right of photo. (Cris Barrish/WHYY; Courtesy of Mitch Denham)
Delaware
Elections
Public Safety

Both sides of gun control debate mobilized for Delaware races

Delaware’s 2018 legislative season was dominated in large part by Gov. John Carney’s quest to reform the state’s gun laws in the wa ...

7 years ago

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf, (left), and Republican Scott Wagner have not made addressing climate change a top priority. (Matt Rourke/ AP Photo)
Elections
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate change: A crisis for humanity, but not a big deal in the Pa. governor’s race

Although Pennsylvania has a small share of the global population, it is an energy powerhouse that's a major source of harmful emissions.

7 years ago

Before President Trump spoke at a rally in Luzerne County in August, local supporters and critics gathered outside the arena. (Natalie Piserchio for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Elections

In Luzerne County, other bellwethers of Pa., voters divided ahead of midterms

In downtown Wilkes-Barre, a man named Tom is sitting outside at a table watching CNN on his phone. He’s ...

7 years ago

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A pedestrian walks through a hallway as supporters of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Menendez, left, rallied against supporters of Republican candidate Bob Hugin outside of the NJTV Studios where the two are scheduled to engage in a debate, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey
Politics

Menendez, Hugin clash in N.J. Senate race’s only debate

Sparks flew as New Jersey Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and Republican rival Bob Hugin clashed in their first and only debate.

7 years ago

Candidates for Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick (left) and Democrat Scott Wallace. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania

High stakes brawl in Bucks congressional race

A look at the critical battle in the 1st congressional district

7 years ago

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The United States Capitol in Washington D.C.  (Nick Jene/BigStock)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Democrats hold significant advantage in congressional campaign spending two weeks ahead of election

With midterm elections two weeks away, millions of dollars are pouring into Pennsylvania's congressional and senate races.

7 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence delivers opening remarks during the National Space Council's first meeting, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pence, Eric Trump flying in to Northeast Pa. to help GOP House candidate

Pence's Wednesday visit to help Republican John Chrin includes a rally near the Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport.

7 years ago

A view of a business centre building known as the so-called

A look at interference in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections

Here is a look at what is known about foreign efforts to interfere in U.S. elections.

7 years ago

Running for congress in Pennsylvania's 7th district: Republican Marty Nothstein, Democrat Susan Wild and Libertarian Tim Silfies. (AP Images and Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Lehigh Valley congressional race in play for control of the House

Three candidates, Democrat Susan Wild, Republican Marty Nothstein, and Libertarian Tim Silfies are contending for the open seat.

7 years ago

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Bob Hugin, a Republican candidate running in the New Jersey primary election for U.S. Senate, talks to reporters after casting his vote in the New Jersey primary election, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Lincoln-Hubbard School in Summit, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Elections
New Jersey

Hugin’s past as pharma CEO motivates cancer survivor to form super PAC against him

So far, P4ADAction has spent $3.3 million on the NJ senate race, the second most of any super-PAC in the race.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen.Bob Casey, D-PA, delivers his closing statement during a debate with Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, Saturday Oct. 20, 2018, in the studio of WPVI-TV in Philadelphia. Casey, 58, of Scranton, is seeking a third six-year term. Barletta, 62, of Hazleton, is in his fourth term in Congress. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Casey and Barletta debate pre-existing conditions, climate change response

In a TV debate, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta sparred over health care, climate change and the economy. But they didn’t completely disagree on everything.

7 years ago

Elizabeth Fiedler, a candidate for state representative in Philadelphia, speaking at a fundraiser for DSA candidates in Pittsburgh. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Elections
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Democratic Socialists are coming to Harrisburg. What does it mean for environmental policies?

Candidates are calling for more regulations, and a severance tax in Harrisburg

7 years ago

This combination of October 2017 file photos shows Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf, (left), and Republican Scott Wagner. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania’s lopsided gubernatorial race, a study in contrasts

With under a month until the general election, Democratic Governor Tom Wolf and his Republican challenger Scott Wagner appear to be locked in an uneven contest.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican, listens to his Democratic challenger in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, Scott Wallace, during a debate at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania

In Bucks County debate, Fitzpatrick and Wallace spar over who’s the real centrist

The two candidates in the nationally watched congressional race in Bucks County met for a sharply contested and substantive debate Friday ...

7 years ago

East Front of the U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections

Outside groups shower cash on Pa., N.J. races

we look at the Super PACs that poured tens of millions into local Congressional and US Senate races

7 years ago

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