Pennsylvania
There’s a Black woman leader in Harrisburg: Joanna McClinton makes history
The new Pa. House minority leader is a ‘fierce’ criminal justice advocate — and an ordained preacher.
3 years ago
The plan calls for $600 billion in investments over 10 years in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, to fund renewable and energy efficiency projects.
3 years ago
Meet Pennsylvania’s Electoral College voters: Everything they can — and can’t — do
Electors in Pennsylvania are traditionally party loyalists, although there's no rule preventing them from going rogue.
3 years ago
Lockdowns aren’t the answer to Pa.’s surging coronavirus cases, health officials and experts say
Officials say the state is in a different place than 6 months ago, but without more testing, contact tracing, and efforts to isolate sick people, cases will still rise.
3 years ago
U.S. appeals court rejects effort to block late ballots in Pa.
The three-judge panel, led by Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Brooks Smith, noted the “unprecedented challenges” facing the nation this year.
3 years ago
Law firm withdraws from key Trump election lawsuit in Pa.
Attorneys with Pittsburgh’s Porter Wright Morris & Arthur moved to withdraw from the suit they helped file in U.S. District Court just days earlier.
3 years ago
Philadelphia’s suburbs helped deliver crucial Pennsylvania for Biden
In the four suburban counties that ring Philadelphia, Joe Biden topped President Trump by more than 280,000 votes.
3 years ago
Court blocks small number of ballots in Pennsylvania over ID
Trump campaign’s general counsel Matt Morgan called the order to throw out 10,000 ballots a “win” for the campaign.
3 years ago
Lawyer behind Trump’s legal campaign to win Pa. has a long history in Philly
President Donald Trump’s hopes for staying in the White House hinge on a battery of legal complaints filed by a Philadelphia lawyer with a revealing past.
3 years ago
Former Trump staffer fishing for fraud with thousands of cold calls to Pa. voters is short on proof
A former high-level Trump campaign staffer is crowdfunding an effort to use a call center to fish for accounts of voter fraud in Pennsylvania and other swing states.
3 years ago
Pa. National Guard service members in COVID-19 hotspots are set to lose federal funding
State officials urge the Trump Administration to help. So far — no reply.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania AG Shapiro still sees ‘absolutely no evidence’ of voting fraud
"The will of the people is going to be respected in the final certified vote total.”
3 years ago
Tens of thousands of provisional ballots in Pa. still need to be processed
Confusion and anxiety caused a wave of 94K provisional ballots — required when a voter's eligibility is in question — to be cast on Nov. 3., likely setting a new state record.
3 years ago
Top Pa. senator’s campaign revives lawsuit against journalists over public records fees
The campaign of Sen. Joe Scarnati is appealing the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking thousands in fees for providing records of campaign expenses to a Spotlight PA journalist.
3 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: No new mitigation efforts planned — for the moment
“We will continue to discuss that,” state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said. “We want to be very strategic in terms of what we do.”
3 years ago