Elections
Allentown grapples with its identity as its indicted mayor begins 4th term while facing trial
Mayor Ed Pawlowski was reelected this month to a historic fourth term in a row despite a 54-count federal indictment hanging over his head.
7 years ago
Listen 5:19FBI searches Congressman Bob Brady’s emails in probe of $90K paid to rival
The search involves allegations that U.S. Rep. Bob Brady paid his 2012 Democratic primary opponent $90,000 from his campaign fund to drop his challenge for Brady's seat.
7 years ago
Pa. Lt. Gov. feels comfortable with his re-election odds
Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor is officially running for re-election but it's not expected to be an easy campaign.
7 years ago
Surveying Pa.’s 11th congressional district, solidly Republican and regions apart
Voters in the northern end feel weirdly separated from their anchor cities, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
7 years ago
Listen 6:09Pa. auditor general completes review of DNC staff bonuses
Pennsylvania's auditor general finds that $1 million in bonuses to DNC host committee staffers didn't violate state grant agreement, but the IRS should review two of them.
7 years ago
Wolf starting to look like ‘two-term Tom’ as 2018 approaches
Gov. Tom Wolf now heads into the 2018 election year with political winds at his back.
7 years ago
Johnstown residents bristle over town’s portrayal in recent viral article on Trump supporters
A widely shared article used Johnstown, Pennsylvania as a lens to showcase the loyalty of President Trump’s supporters. But local residents are balking at the portrait.
7 years ago
Senate Judiciary presses Kushner in Russia investigation
The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee are saying President Donald Trump's son-in-law hasn't been fully forthcoming.
7 years ago
Touring Pa.’s 7th congressional district, one of the nation’s most gerrymandered
Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district, which has an eye-popping shape that spans five counties, has been described in terms of a Disney cartoon: Goofy kicking Donald Duck.
7 years ago
Listen 4:35Sexual assault: in politics, in Hollywood
Guests: Michelle Goldberg, Tyler Coates This is unmistakably an historic moment when it comes to powerful men get ...
Air Date: November 15, 2017
Listen 49:17Turzai announces run for Pa. governor
The Pittsburgh-area lawmaker is now the fourth GOP challenger to Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, who’s seeking a second term in 2018.
7 years ago
Moore and Moore sickening, and the cult of winning
At what point does partisan tribalism and the cult of winning become so toxic that common decency becomes a casualty of war?
7 years ago
Wagner: Too Trumpish for Pennsylvania?
After last week's Democratic wins, some Republicans worry state Sen. Scott Wagner is too Trumpish to win next year's Pennsylvania governor's race.
7 years ago
Why Pennsylvania is home to some of the nation's worst gerrymanders
This story is the first in our "Over the Line" series on gerrymandering, a Keystone Crossroads collaboration with PennLive, WITF and other Pennsylvania public media stations.
7 years ago
Listen 5:16Toomey: Roy Moore should step aside over sex allegations
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey urged Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore on Sunday to drop out of the race.
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