Pennsylvania
Pa. coronavirus update: Comply with contact tracers, health secretary urges
Cases are on the rise. Answer the call and participate in the interview. It’s all confidential, state Health Secretary Rachel Levine says.
3 years ago
Will Pa. be at the center of another Bush v. Gore? These 8 lawyers and scholars weigh in
If the election comes down to Pennsylvania, the days following Nov. 3 will likely be similar to Florida in 2000.
3 years ago
Potentially thousands of mail ballots lost in Pa. county, official says
Butler County has the worst return rate for mail ballots in the state, and the U.S. Postal Service has been asked to investigate.
3 years ago
U.S. Supreme Court won’t throw out Pa.’s extended ballot deadline — for now
Pennsylvania can continue to accept mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day until Nov. 6.
3 years ago
Listen 60:33Pa. election officials ‘strongly urge’ counties to tally mail ballots as soon as possible
Pennsylvania law prohibits counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, but a few counties say they might not count them until the next day.
3 years ago
Erie County restricts activities of openly armed residents near the polls if they aren’t voting
Elections officials said they took the steps to combat voter intimidation, but at least one legal expert said a challenge was almost guaranteed.
3 years ago
Luzerne County will evaluate discarded military ballots
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, whose office oversees voting in Pennsylvania, described the discarded ballots as a “bad error” but not intentional fraud.
3 years ago
A newly sworn in Justice Barrett faces a motion to recuse herself in Pa. election case
The motion to recuse was filed by the Luzerne County Board of Elections in an 11th-hour case brought by the Republican Party and Republican state legislators.
3 years ago
With deadline past for mail ballot requests, Pa. counties wait on 1.2 million votes
While 61% of mail-in ballots have already been returned, Pennsylvania election officials say 1.2 million still have not arrived back at county boards of election.
3 years ago
2 conservative hoaxers charged for robocalls to voters in Pa. and 4 other states
They were charged in Detroit on Oct. 1 with conspiring to intimidate voters and using a computer to commit crimes.
3 years ago
Pittsburgh writers look back on Tree of Life shooting in new book
“Bound in the Bond of Life: Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the Tree of Life Tragedy” (University of Pittsburgh Press) features essays by two dozen writers.
3 years ago
Pa. schools need an additional $4.6 billion to close education gaps, new analysis finds
The analysis is the latest salvo in a yearslong battle to address inequities in the state’s public school system, one that could intensify as the case moves toward trial.
3 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: State and Philly Health Depts. urge caution amid surge in cases
Consider canceling family holiday gatherings, says Philly Health Commissioner Farley. Be mindful of flu season, state Health Secretary Levine says.
3 years ago
Trump dominated Facebook in 2016. In 2020, Biden is outspending him in Pa.
The Biden campaign has a larger war chest and is outspending the incumbent in both digital and TV ads.
3 years ago
Labor support for Fitzpatrick gives Democrats tougher road to flip Bucks congressional seat
Of the competitive congressional races in Pa. this cycle, this is the only where the Republican has gotten more money from unions than the Democrat.
3 years ago
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