Elections
'Trump effect' emerges in N.J. gubernatorial contest
Many New Jersey residents say their opinion of President Donald Trump's job performance will influence their vote for governor Nov. 7.
7 years ago
Philly PAC hit with record fine for failing to report $160,000 in campaign spending
City Council candidates paid thousands of dollars to Citizens Organizing for Pennsylvania's Security to help influence voters. How the PAC spent those funds remains a mystery
7 years ago
Poll: Only 20 percent of N.J. voters would re-elect Menendez
Even if Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is acquitted of federal corruption charges, a Quinnipiac University poll finds he ...
7 years ago
On Delaware County visit, Trump emissaries point to progress on opioids
President Donald Trump campaigned on lifting the United States from the depths of the opioid epidemic. Amid criticism that his adm ...
7 years ago
ListenTwo losing Pa. House candidates ask court for new election
Two losing candidates in a special election to for Pennsylvania State Representative seat in the 197th District argued in federal c ...
7 years ago
Midstate GOP Congressman Charlie Dent won’t seek another term
One of Congress’s most vocal moderates has announced he’s stepping down. Pennsylvania’s 15th District representative, Republ ...
7 years ago
Pa. voters must hold elected officials accountable on climate protection
It’s been a few weeks since President Trump put partisan politics ahead of the health of future generations with his announcement t ...
8 years ago
Dark money is compromising American democracy
If Donald Trump, his family and associates are hopelessly compromised by foreign influence and “dark money” — beholden to Russian o ...
8 years ago
Tuesday’s school board voter turnout in Delaware only 1.5 percent
Turnout in Delaware’s school board vote continued to be abysmal Tuesday, with just 1.5 percent of registered voters showing up to c ...
8 years ago
Halting the spread of fake news amid ‘flurry of undecipherable stuff’
“Fake News” is dominating headlines these days. Not only do sensational stories that are complete fabrications spread ...
8 years ago
People with dementia entitled to the dignity of voting
As the 2016 Election approaches, the right to vote will be a deciding factor in the outcome. While courts are over-turning racially motiv ...
8 years ago
Portraits through door frames, a changing Philadelphia
Knocking on doors to ask if people planned to vote in the upcoming election, I thought I could identify the pulse of the city. Turns out there are as many pulses as people.
10 years ago