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Elections

According to a new poll, Gov. Tom Wolf (right), a Democrat, has the edge over GOP challenger Scott Wagner in the leadup to Pennsylvania's gubernatorial election. (WITF, file)
Politics & Policy

Wolf, Wagner waste no time trading barbs post-Pa. primary

The race for Pennsylvania governor is only a few days in, but the negative ads are already starting.

8 years ago

A voter fills out his ballot on election day (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Voter turnout in Pa. primary up slightly from last midterm

Voter turnout was 18 percent in the Pennsylvania’s primary election earlier this week – three points higher than the last midterm pri ...

8 years ago

Former WHYY reporter Elizabeth Fiedler came away with a win in the 184th House District primary race. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Insurgents win two legislative seats in Pennsylvania’s House

Lizz Fiedler and Chris Rabb were able to beat Democratic organizations

8 years ago

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Christopher Wylie, former Cambridge Analytica employee, prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. (Stringer/Reuters)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Whistleblower: Cambridge Analytica aimed to trigger paranoia, racial biases

"Cambridge Analytica sought to identify mental and emotional characteristics in certain subsets of the American population and worked to exploit them."

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pa. primary election results and analysis

Guests: Dave Davies, Chris Borick, Chris Potter 2018 is a particularly fascinating year for primary elections for ...

Air Date: May 16, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:24
Madeleine Dean celebrates a victory in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District with Rabbi Larry Sernovitz and granddaughter Aubrey Cunnane, 6.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Pa. women lead charge for Congress

Three women will lead local Democrats into a potentially game-changing general election

8 years ago

Listen 6:31
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, May 15, 2018

With polls open until 8 p.m., we have the latest in the Pennsylvania primary. The Pennsylvania legislature is considering a bill that wou ...

Air Date: May 15, 2018

Listen 21:30
(WHYY file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Primary day is first test of Pa.’s redrawn congressional map

Pennsylvania voters are heading to the polls Tuesday for the first election under a new congressional map that’s expected to yield ...

8 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (center) with Philadelphia City Commissioner Lisa M. Deeley; Minister Rodney Muhammad, president of the Philadelphia NAACP; and Assistant District Attorney Peter Berson. They say the city is ready to respond to any Primary Election Day issues through the Election Fraud Task Force. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly mobilizing to deter fraud at polls during primaries

In preparation for Tuesday's primary election, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office is mobilizing a special task force to keep an eye on the polls.

8 years ago

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Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

A primer on the ‘weirdest elected position in Philadelphia’

Being a committee person is the easiest way to be part of the political system and to initiate some sort of change — in your division, your ward, or even more widely.

8 years ago

Dave Delloso, Molly Sheehan, and Mary Gay Scanlon attend a forum on the opioid crisis.
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Scientists experiment with congressional candidacy in Pennsylvania, around U.S.

More than 50 scientists are running for federal office this year. Right now, the vast majority of people in Congress have backgrounds in law, business, or politics.

8 years ago

Listen 3:59
The relationship between Governor Tom Wolf and Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack has never been a close one, and became especially strained after Wolf stripped Stack of his security detail and other staff following verbal abuse allegations. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

In ‘unprecedented’ Lt. Gov. race, Stack reckons with a crowded field

Of all the crowded races in Tuesday's primary election, perhaps none is odder than the one for lieutenant governor.

8 years ago

People cast their votes at a polling location in South Philadelphia.  (AP File Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

On primary day, Republicans and Democrats agree new congressional map may cause confusion

Both Republicans and Democrats expect some party members to show up to the polls on Tuesday and be surprised to learn that their congressional district has changed.

8 years ago

Listen 03:18
Candidates (from left) seeking the Republican Party’s nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s re-election bid next year, Pennsylvania Sen. Scott Wagner R-York County, Laura Ellsworth and Paul Mango. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Climate change, pipelines, severance tax: Where the GOP gubernatorial candidates stand

Pittsburgh attorney Laura Ellsworth, Pittsburgh businessman Paul Mango, and state Sen. Scott Wagner (R-York County) are running for the Republican nomination.

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has endorsed Rich Lazer in Tuesday's crowded 5th District Democratic primary. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Sanders backs Lazer in 5th District congressional race

Bernie Sanders endorsed Rich Lazer in the 5th Congressional District Democratic primary.

8 years ago

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