Pennsylvania
All the deadlines you need to know to vote in Pa., N.J. and Del.
Thanks to a rash of lawsuits, pandemic-induced changes and a huge rise in mail ballots, voting is complicated this year. Here are the important deadlines.
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Williamsport-based Shop-Vac blames 400+ layoffs on COVID-19. Workers say that’s not true
Those familiar with Shop-Vac’s finances say the pandemic is being used to justify rapid liquidation and over 400 layoffs in Lycoming County.
6 years ago
Warning of ‘irreparable harm,’ Pa. federal judge temporarily blocks USPS cost-cutting
A federal judge in Pa. has barred further cost-cutting to USPS, saying it could cause “irreparable harm.” It’s the fourth such decision nationwide.
6 years ago
Two Bucks County women plead guilty to murdering five relatives in 2019
The two women were sentenced to five consecutive life sentences after entering “guilty but mentally ill” pleas to five counts of first-degree murder.
6 years ago
Atlantic Sunrise pipeline company pays $700,000 for construction violations
The group Lancaster Against Pipelines criticized DEP for issuing permits to the project without due diligence.
6 years ago
Montco-based Inovio hits speed bump in coronavirus vaccine effort
Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals has to delay upcoming coronavirus vaccine trials after an FDA inquiry.
6 years ago
How Pa.’s victim advocate found herself in the crosshairs of the GOP-led Senate
Republicans who control the Senate have pushed a proposal that would effectively make Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm ineligible to remain on the job.
6 years ago
Tired Hands brewery tells how to cast a ballot with ‘I Voted Today’ beer
During the election run-up, the Ardmore brewing company’s American pale ale features a label that doubles as a sticker you can peel off and wear.
6 years ago
Listen 1:35Could the Pa. GOP bypass the popular vote regardless of who wins? Here’s what we know.
The state Republican Party raised the possibility that the GOP-controlled legislature could choose a slate of presidential electors to cast the state’s votes for Donald Trump.
6 years ago
Trump shifts focus to Pennsylvania to shore up reelection
Trump narrowly flipped three Great Lakes states — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — from blue to red in 2016.
6 years ago
Pa. lawmakers introduce bill banning hair discrimination
“It’s so important that we address the right and the dignity behind our natural appearance, and being able to show up as we naturally are,” Lee said.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania’s utility regulator is siding with a Cumberland County man in his complaint against Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline.
6 years ago
Biden’s Scranton vs. Park Ave. appeal targets working class
It’s at once a demonstration of Biden’s personal contempt for Trump and the Democratic challenger’s pride in his own family history as mostly working-class Irish Catholics.
6 years ago
Feds, in unusual statement, announce they’re investigating discarded ballots
Federal authorities working in Pa. say they were asked to look into the discovery of some mailed ballots described as thrown away, but many aspects of the story are unclear.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf slams GOP for trying to thwart COVID-19 mitigation
Governor Tom Wolf is defending the COVID-19 mitigation measures his administration has put in place, and condemning Republicans for trying to repeal them.
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