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Elections

President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic collapse has shaken voters confidence in him, with the percentage of undecided voters more than doubling in the last two weeks. (Michael Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Science on the ballot: Coronavirus brings culture and expertise to 2020 election

It now seems apparent that COVID-19 will dominate American life for months to come, quite possibly through the national election in November.

6 years ago

Voting sticker
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

‘Infection-protection’ kits promise safer voting in PA as mail-in ballots surge

There could be half the regular number of polling places open on June 2.

6 years ago

(Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

A website about the U.S. electricity grid offers a mesmerizing way to pass the time productively

While millions of Americans hunker down, work from home, and try to stay busy and entertained amid a pandemic, much of our infrastructure hums along as normal, unseen and unap

6 years ago

Andy Meehan is running for Congress in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District against incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick. In February, he found the Trump Store to be a great location to collect signatures for the ballot. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

The pandemic campaign: An unexpected challenge, and a mixed blessing for Pa. political underdogs

People running for office during the pandemic are facing an unprecedented set of challenges. But underdogs in Pennsylvania note, the extra time to campaign is a boon.

6 years ago

FILE- In this Feb. 7, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., shake hands on stage before the start of a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News, Apple News, and WMUR-TV at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Warren has endorsed Joe Biden, becoming the last of the former vice president’s major Democratic presidential rivals to formally back him.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Politics & Policy

Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden

Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday and became the latest of the former vice president’s onetime White House rivals to back him

6 years ago

People wearing a protective face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus take photos with the Rocky statue outfitted with mock surgical face mask at the Philadelphia Art Museum in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Mail-in, absentee ballot applications surge for Pa. June primary

The Department of State said 89,000 absentee ballot requests have already been processed, with the June 2 primary still seven weeks away.

6 years ago

Vice President Joe Biden, left, watches President Barack Obama, center, sitting with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, as they listen to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talk about Obama during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Obama endorses Biden, says former VP has ‘qualities we need’

That would give the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party’s biggest fundraiser and one of its most popular figures.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet one another before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Bernie Sanders endorses former Democratic rival Joe Biden for president

Bernie Sanders endorses former Democratic rival Joe Biden for president.

6 years ago

School buses are parked at a depot Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 04/13/20

This week: PA schools announce closures through the academic year, Philadelphia budet cuts due to pandemic, changes to the NJ primary election.

Air Date: April 13, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, speaks at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, March 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Bernie Sanders suspends his campaign

Marty and her guests reflect on Sanders' 2020 presidential run, and look ahead to the Biden vs. Trump general election.

Air Date: April 9, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Reading, Pa. (Branden Eastwood for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Sanders is out of the presidential race, but Pa. supporters say they’ll carry on his mission

A small group of Pa. elected officials endorsed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Now that it’s over, they say they’re still committed to its goals.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a rally to save Hahnemann Hospital last year. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Bernie Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

The Vermont senator’s announcement makes Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November.

6 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly’s pandemic politics: Zoom town halls, coronavirus policies and comforting lonely people

Candidates are also pushing for mail-in voting ahead of the June 2 primary.

6 years ago

Voters drop off ballots in the Washington State primary, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Seattle. Washington is a vote by mail state. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Radio Times

Safeguarding elections in a pandemic

We examine the steps states and the federal government are taking to ensure safe and secure elections as the coronavirus continues to spread.

Air Date: March 27, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 46:56
The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to delay primary election

Pennsylvania lawmakers voted Wednesday to delay the state's primary election by five weeks to June 2, potentially past the spike of the state's spreading coronavirus cases.

6 years ago

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