Trump carried Pennsylvania in 2016 by fewer than 50,000, meaning blue collar workers, like those the International Union of Operating Engineers represent, could help sway the state’s 20 electoral votes in his favor.
By Christen Smith
Dave Lemery: More than 2.5 million Pennsylvanians sent in mail-in ballots
Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes might be enough to swing the race to Republican President Donald Trump or Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden.
By Dave Lemery
Stefanie Klaves: PA Supreme Court’s power grab threatens election integrity
Pennsylvania’s Democratic-majority state Supreme Court has tipped the scales of this year’s election in as many ways as they could have, as our media corps claps along for their chosen side.
By Stefanie Klaves
Report: The Heritage Foundation: “Progressive” prosecutors sabotage the rule of law, raise crime rates, and ignore victims
See a summary below of a new report from the Heritage Foundation by esteemed legal scholars Charles Stimson and Zack Smith on prosecutorial malpractice.
Christine Flowers: Is widespread looting Philadelphia’s October Surprise?
When looting is framed as peaceful protesting, and enforcing the law is seen as oppressive, Philly will only further descend into an anarchist state of chaos.
By Christine Flowers
Stu Bykofsky: Looting: City sends message of weakness
Mayor Kenney and DA Krasner’s failure to contain rampant crime sprees across the city only encourages criminals to continue such anarchist tactics.
By Stu Bykofsky
Spencer Landis: As Chicago goes, so goes Philly — majority of residents want the same or more police presence in their neighborhoods
Newly-released polling indicates that while police reform efforts have widespread support, most urban residents dismiss sweeping calls to defund the police as an inadequate solution.
By Spencer Landis
Mark Mix: What’s in a Biden presidency for Johnny Doc?
Dougherty may well harbor hopes that his legal problems will go away if Biden becomes the next president.
By Mark Mix
Christen Smith: Unrest in Philadelphia continues after another police shooting
Philadelphia issues curfew as it braces for more protests in Walter Wallace shooting.
By Christen Smith
George Hofmann: Walter Wallace Jr.’s death exposes the forgotten conversation on policing and mental health, not race
A writer living with bipolar disorder argues that the tragic news of Mr. Wallace’s death should spur the government to reform the ways in which we deal with mental health crises.
By George Hofmann