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Katie Meyer
@katieemeyer4Katie Meyer is a government editor/reporter for Spotlight PA.
Previously, she was WHYY’s political reporter and covered state politics as Harrisburg bureau chief for WITF. She lives in South Philly.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Cases remain high as rumors swirl over holiday restrictions
The Wolf administration has announced a planned press conference for 4 p.m. Thursday to provide “an update on COVID-19 in the commonwealth.”
4 years ago
Tracing Montco’s decades-long shift from GOP stronghold to boon for Biden
Two big reasons stand out: Republicans lost many of their moderate voters here as the GOP crept rightward, and suburbs have further diversified.
4 years ago
Pa. GOP leaders urge Congress to ‘object’ to Electoral College vote — Dems call it ‘desperation’
A group of Pa. Republican lawmakers are urging Congress to take an extreme, last-ditch, and likely ineffective step to overturn President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory.
4 years ago
Bucks County pilots a ‘humanity-based’ policing approach with social workers
Since George Floyd’s killing, many have proposed programs where social workers trained in crisis intervention operate alongside police officers.
4 years ago
Despite barrage of losses in court, Trump camp plans more long-shot election appeals
Nearly a month after Election Day, President Donald Trump’s campaign is still engaged in bitter litigation over several lawsuits contesting Pennsylvania’s results.
4 years ago
Philly parks to close earlier for annual deer cull
From Dec. 1 to March 31, the city’s larger parks will all be off limits from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., during the annual effort to keep the deer population stable.
4 years ago
As COVID cases rise, hospitals are making plans in case they begin running short of beds. If certain benchmarks are hit, elective surgeries may be curtailed.
4 years ago
The next big thing in the Pa. legislature? Another fight over congressional maps
Compared to previous cycles, Democrats control the governorship and the Supreme Court — positions that give them considerable sway over the process.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania certifies election results, making Biden’s victory official
In Pennsylvania’s final tally, Joe Biden received 3,458,229 votes — an advantage of more than 80,000 over President Donald Trump.
4 years ago
Philly region certifies election results as Trump legal challenges continue to falter
Most Pa. counties are expected to meet the Nov. 23 deadline for certification, but a few are running behind. State expects to officially announce Biden victory this week.
4 years ago
Yet another Trump legal challenge to Biden’s victory fails — this time in Bucks County
A Bucks County judge has thrown out an appeal from President Donald Trump’s campaign, rejecting its bid to get 2,117 absentee ballots invalidated on technicalities.
4 years ago
Philly police commissioner quarantining after COVID-19 exposure
This comes as coronavirus cases are spiking in Philadelphia, and across the state and country. It’s also not the first coronavirus incident Philly police have had.
4 years ago