Final Debates Are Set in the Region’s Toss-Up Congressional Races
Voters in Pennsylvania's most competitive congressional districts will get at least one more side-by-side look before Election Day. WVIA will host a…
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Pennsylvania Ranks Last in Registering Young Voters as Deadline Nears
Pennsylvania is last in the nation at registering its youngest voters, and the clock is running out to change that before Nov.…
AI Data Centers Emerge as a Wedge Issue in the Philadelphia Suburbs
Few issues have scrambled Pennsylvania politics this year like the warehouse-sized computer facilities known as AI data centers. More than 60 percent…
Pennsylvania’s Odd Couple Senators Defy Their Parties Together
Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators keep giving their parties fits, and they keep doing it together. Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dave McCormick…
Most Pennsylvania Voters Want Democrats Running the U.S. House
Pennsylvania voters favor Democrats to win control of the U.S. House by 15 points, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct.…
New Poll Shows Bucks County Congressional Race in a Dead Heat
A new internal poll shows the race for Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District is tied, with Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Democratic challenger…
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Philadelphia Posts Its Flawed Ballot List and Tells Voters How to Fix Them
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Board of Elections has posted its running list of mail ballots that may not count in the Nov.…
Philadelphia Voters Face a Quiet Charter Question on Small Business Contracts
PHILADELPHIA — Tucked at the bottom of the Nov. 3 ballot, below the races for governor and Congress, sits a question most…
After Last Year’s $15 Million Retention Battle, No Pennsylvania Judges Face Voters This Year
PHILADELPHIA — Voters who scan this year’s ballot for a judge’s name will not find one. Pennsylvania elects its judges in odd-numbered…
Pennsylvania Voters Urged to Use Secrecy Envelopes as Mail Ballot Deadline Nears
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania voters who want to cast a ballot by mail have until 5 p.m. on Oct. 27 to apply, and…
Food Insecurity Tops Philadelphia City Council’s Fall Agenda
PHILADELPHIA — Food insecurity is emerging as the defining issue of Philadelphia City Council’s fall session, as federal benefit cuts collide with…
Houlahan Presses Pentagon on Service Academy Tenure Policy
WASHINGTON — Rep. Chrissy Houlahan has joined the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee in demanding answers from Defense Secretary…
Five Districts in Eastern Pennsylvania Could Decide Control of the State Senate
HARRISBURG — Democrats have not controlled the Pennsylvania Senate since 1993, but this year they say the chamber is within reach. Republicans…
Control of Pennsylvania’s Closely Divided State House Is Up for Grabs Again
HARRISBURG — Control of the Pennsylvania state House will be decided Nov. 3, and the margin could not be thinner. Democrats hold…
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