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Elections

The House, Senate and governor appear to agree that they should fund voting machine upgrades, but the specifics are causing a rift. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Despite GOP objections, Wolf moves to upgrade voting machines unilaterally

Governor Tom Wolf is taking matters into his own hands when it comes to funding upgrades for Pennsylvania's voting machines.

6 years ago

Sarah McBride launched her campaign for Delaware state Senate in a video sent to supporters Tuesday morning. If elected, she would be the first openly transgender woman to serve in the General Assembly. (McBride campaign photo)
Politics & Policy

Trans activist Sarah McBride to focus on health care, paid leave in Delaware Senate run

Sarah McBride would be the first openly transgender lawmaker in Delaware’s General Assembly — and the first openly trans state senator in the U.S.

6 years ago

William Marx points out one of the districts that crossed four counties as an image of the old congressional districts of Pennsylvania are projected on a wall in the classroom where he teaches civics in Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Gerrymandering in Pa.: Why the risk is (still) real

Pennsylvania wasn't affected by the recent gerrymandering ruling regarding. But the decision is a reminder of the risks of skewed congressional district boundaries.

6 years ago

Paul Robeson High School juniors and seniors learn how to use a voting machine. Eligible students were offered a chance to register to vote during their Voter Registration Day event. (Darryl Murphy/WHYY)
Money

After veto, Wolf and Republicans appear split on voting machine money

A measure that county commissioners were counting on to fund voting machine upgrades recently met its end under Governor Tom Wolf's veto pen.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Sumter, S.C, on Saturday, July 6, 2019. (Meg Kinnard/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Biden says he was wrong in comments about segregationists

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday apologized for recent comments about working with segregationist senators in his early days in the U.S. Senate.

6 years ago

A technician works to prepare voting machines  in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

Wolf vetoes voting machine funding bill, leaves counties in limbo

Many of the voting machines in Pennsylvania only record ballots electronically, which makes it almost impossible to double-check election results.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale hosted a public hearing on how the state is responding to climate change on Penn State's University Park campus on March 14, 2019. It's the first of three hearings DePasquale plans. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is running for Congress, and here’s why

“I don’t think our country’s working right. And the challenge of trying to fix that is something I think I’m more up to now."

6 years ago

(CDC via AP, File)
Radio Times
Health

Regional Roundup – 07/01/19

This week: what open primaries would mean for elections in Pa, what the closure of Hahnemann Hospital says about Philly healthcare, and why every year is a bad tick year.

Air Date: June 24, 2019 12:00 am

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A monitor displays the Democratic presidential candidates that will appear during the second night of the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic presidential debate: night 2

We'll talk about what the candidates said, and how they said it, how the second debate compares to the first, and what this means for the twenty plus campaigns going forward.

Air Date: June 28, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:16
Wolf's office hasn't said what he plans to do with the bill. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House plans funding for voting machine bill, with conditions

A change would take away the option to quickly vote a straight party. Instead, voters would have to individually select all the candidates for whom they want to cast ballots.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Elizabeth Warren wants to abolish private health insurance. Uh oh.

Is it possible to pluck one newsworthy moment from last night's cacophonous 10-contestant Democratic quiz show? You bet. Here we go.

6 years ago

Members of the media gather for a walk-through of the stage set-up for the first democratic debate, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Ten presidential candidates, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are set to converge on the debate stage on the first night of Democratic debates to offer their pitches to the American people and attempt a breakout moment for their campaigns. (Marta Lavandier/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic presidential debate: night 1

Wednesday night marked a milestone in the 2020 election cycle. Ten of the twenty plus Democratic candidates for President squared off in the first of two debates.

Air Date: June 27, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Members of the media gather for a walk-through of the stage set-up for the first democratic debate, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Ten presidential candidates, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are set to converge on the debate stage on the first night of Democratic debates to offer their pitches to the American people and attempt a breakout moment for their campaigns. (Marta Lavandier/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

8 political questions ahead of the 1st Democratic debates

For millions of Americans, this week's debates will be their introduction to many of the almost two dozen Democrats running for president.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, (left), and Democratic presidential candidate New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker (Susan Walsh and Meg Kinnard/AP Photos)
Politics & Policy

What’s at stake for Biden, Booker as 2020 Democratic debates begin

The stakes are high for both candidates even though the Iowa caucuses are still six months away, analysts say.

6 years ago

Up-close photo of Joe Sestak smiling.
Politics & Policy

Former Pa. congressman Joe Sestak announces 2020 presidential bid

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak entered the crowded 2020 presidential race on Sunday, making him the 24th Democrat to announce their bid.

6 years ago

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