
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania will send a record-setting four women to Congress next year, up from the current total of zero. Is the "Year of the Woman" here again?
Air Date: November 7, 2018
Listen 12:08Analysis: Democrats roar in Pennsylvania
Stung by a demoralizing loss in 2016, Pennsylvania Democrats made a comeback in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
7 years ago
All boys club no more: Four women to represent Pa. in Congress
Pennsylvania didn't have a single woman representing the state in Washington. After this Election Day, four will head to Congress.
7 years ago
Listen 4:32Convicted lawmaker still on Tuesday ballot for Pa. House
Vanessa Lowery Brown, a Philadelphia Democrat, was convicted Wednesday of violating state conflict of interest laws and accepting bribes.
7 years ago
Two years ago, voters in Luzerne County, Pa. flipped from blue to red for the first time in decades. What do they think now and what does this mean for the rest of America?
Air Date: November 6, 2018
Listen 12:07Democrats in Pa. request, return more absentee ballots ahead of midterm election
More-than-typical requests for absentee ballots in Pa. ahead of Tuesday’s midterm election indicate heightened interest among members of both parties.
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Some Pa., N.J. members of Congress spending $200K or more on ‘franking’
How much or how little members of Congress spend on mailing constituents information or connecting with them electronically varies from $14,000 to more than $300,000.
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Listen 5:07Despite arrival of competing plans, some ACA enrollees face higher premiums in region
The open enrollment period for 2019 runs through Dec. 15.
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Jewish nurse: I treated mass shooting suspect out of love
A Jewish nurse who treated the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect says that he saw confusion but not evil in the man's eyes, and that his own actions stemmed from love.
7 years ago
After pushback, Pennsylvania changing approach to books in prisons
All the donated and purchased books will be searched for drugs before being delivered to inmates.
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Philadelphia plans a massive solar plant in Adams County
The city wants to use energy from the plant to power its operations.
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Inspired by King of Prussia, West Chester ramps up campaign to restore rail service
The committee has spent the last four years figuring out how to restore the Chester County suburb's Regional Rail service, which was cut in 1986
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Running hard, Barletta sticks with Trump
conversation with US Senate candidate Lou Barletta
7 years ago
Is that ‘Voting Behavior Research Document’ in your mailbox legit?
They focus on what they call the “Rising American Electorate” — unmarried women, people of color, and millennials.
7 years ago
Political ads aim to steer your emotions. Here’s how they do that
How black-and-white photos, rolled-up sleeves and other political ad tropes are being used this election
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