Government Accountability
Pennsylvania’s ‘fake electors’ are unlikely to face consequences. Here’s what they’re up to.
Some serve as leaders of Pa.’s Republican party, or have influence in local and national politics.
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Pa. advocacy group’s guide encourages municipalities to update distribution center zoning laws
Recently, PennFuture released a model zoning law and guidebook for logistics center developments. They hope municipalities across Pa. will use it to update zoning ordinances.
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Stakeholders are aiming to partner with officials to raise money for the Cecil B. Moore branch, and to direct the neighborhood engagement.
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Trump’s legal team offer more lax rules for a proposed protective order in Jan. 6 case
"In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights," Trump's lawyers wrote in the court filings.
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New charges against Trump focus on lies. Scholars see an authoritarian playbook
The latest federal case against Donald Trump is putting a spotlight on the role of false and baseless claims in his presidency.
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Should Trump’s trial be televised?
There would need to be an exception to a rule barring cameras and microphones in federal courtrooms to make it happen.
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Pa. court reverses PUC decision on East Whiteland sewer sale to Aqua
Pa.’s Commonwealth Court recently ruled on the side of ratepayers in a major Office of Consumer Advocate case against the Public Utilities Commission and Aqua.
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Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge
His lies about the election — which form the basis of the charges — are repeated in nearly every speech he gives.
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Upper Darby parking enforcement director resigns after theft charges
The former parking chief was placed on administrative leave after theft allegations surfaced. Sekela Coles’ attorney said she officially resigned on Wednesday.
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The latest Trump indictment lists 6 unnamed co-conspirators. Here’s what we know
The six unnamed allies have not been criminally charged or officially named by prosecutors.
1 year ago
Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
This is the third criminal case brought against Trump in the last six months.
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Wildwood, N.J. mayor sentenced in federal tax fraud case
Mayor Pete Byron, 67, learned his fate before a federal judge in Camden on Wednesday.
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Pence fought an order to testify but now is a central figure in his former boss’s indictment
On Tuesday, Pence said that the indictment “serves as an important reminder: Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States."
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Trump indictment spells out connections to Pennsylvania in efforts to overturn election
Tuesday's indictment lists a co-conspirator who spread disinformation at a November 2020 meeting in Pa. The meeting was arranged by Giuliani and presided over by Mastriano.
1 year ago
A campaign of ‘fraud and deceit’: 7 takeaways from Trump’s 3rd indictment
The newest charges include conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, the congressional certification of Biden's victory.
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