
Elections
More than 3 million voters have applied for a mail ballot in the November election after the Pennsylvania legislature approved no-excuse mail-in voting last year.
4 years ago
Black and Latino voters flooded with disinformation in election’s final days
Hoaxes and misleading posts aimed at depressing turnout have spread online. Experts say it outpaces 2016, when Black voters were the target of Russian-backed disinformation.
4 years ago
Battleground 2020: Western Pennsylvania and suburban women
We look at Trump's relationship with suburban women in the state and what the newest polls tell us about how western Pennsylvania will vote this election.
Air Date: October 30, 2020
Listen 49:45A mother and daughter join together as poll workers ‘to make a difference’
For StoryCorps, Cherie DeBrest tells her 18-year-old daughter, Naima, how civil rights issues inspired her to get more involved in the voting process.
4 years ago
An Election Day role for National Guard? Maybe, but limited
The Guard’s likely roles will be less visible — filling in as poll workers and providing cybersecurity expertise in monitoring potential intrusions into election systems.
4 years ago
For one, it’s less regulation and spending — but others say they want politicians to help the farming community meet the challenges of climate change.
4 years ago
The comment "erodes trust" in the federal government’s obligation to help protect people regardless of politics, a national disaster expert said.
4 years ago
They want to vote, but legally can’t. The Pa. voices that won’t be heard
Due to age, immigration status, or lack of a permanent address, millions of Pennsylvanians whose lives will be shaped by the 2020 election cannot vote in it.
4 years ago
Dear Millennial and Gen Z voters, your ballot matters
The Millennial and Gen Z voter bloc is poised to overtake Baby Boomers in power at the polls.
4 years ago
A party-flipper and a Kennedy: The buzzy race for N.J.’s 2nd Congressional District
Two years ago, Van Drew managed to win the seat as a conservative Democrat. Now he tries to defend it from Amy Kennedy as a Republican.
4 years ago
Listen 4:52Some Pa. counties to delay counting mail ballots
The nation could be kept waiting for a final tally from the commonwealth, a key swing state, in order to know who the next president will be.
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Latest F&M poll shows more than half of Pa. voters will cast ballots in-person on Election Day
F&M’s poll shows 98 percent of Pennsylvanians have their mind made up about which presidential candidate they’re voting for, and most have decided how they plan to do it.
4 years ago
One glove per voter: How Philly will keep polling places COVID-safe on Election Day
Health department volunteers will be on hand to help.
4 years ago
Will Pa. be at the center of another Bush v. Gore? These 8 lawyers and scholars weigh in
If the election comes down to Pennsylvania, the days following Nov. 3 will likely be similar to Florida in 2000.
4 years ago
Dark money in the 2020 election; the Walter Wallace shooting
We discuss mental health and policing around the shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia. Then, the dark money influencing the 2020 election.
Air Date: October 29, 2020 10:00 am
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