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Election

Pennsylvania governor admits ballot drop off a ‘mistake’

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021
Christen Smith
1

Governor Tom Wolf admitted this week he made a mistake when he allowed his wife to drop off his mail-in ballot ahead of recent municipal elections.
By Christen Smith

Election

113 school board candidates supported by ‘Back to School’ PAC win races, with more possible

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021
Todd Shepherd
3

The ‘Back to School’ political action committee found great success in the recent school board election cycle.
By Todd Shepherd

Crime

Philadelphia bans police stops for certain traffic violations

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021
Christen Smith
2

Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to ban police stops for minor traffic violations in an effort to reduce harmful interactions between law enforcement and people of color.
By Christen Smith

Election

Republicans retake county row offices in Bucks

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021
Linda Stein
1

Republican candidates appears to have found great success in Bucks County, and a slew of victories and nail-biters in other counties across Pennsylvania.
By Linda Stein

Politics

Enthusiasm for Biden drops in key Pa. suburbs according to new polling

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021
Todd Shepherd
1

“America’s suburbs helped fuel the Democratic Party’s electoral victories during Donald Trump’s presidency, but what these dense and educated enclaves giveth, they look primed to taketh away,” Morning Consult reported.
By Todd Shepherd

Election

Pennsylvania Republicans blast Wolf administration’s role in private election grant process

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021
Natalie Kapustik
1

Legislative Republicans are calling out Governor Tom Wolf for “playing favorites” in the 2020 election, after reports of a skewed private election grant system emerged.
By Natalie Kapustik

Election

Judge expected to rule Monday on request to sequester problematic Delco ballots

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021
Linda Stein

After hundreds of Delaware County ballots went to the wrong voters, Republican candidates have asked for a sequestration of 5,500 ballots. Some key races could hang in the balance.
By Linda Stein

Politics

Chesco treasurer lists degree from a diploma mill on her resume

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
Todd Shepherd
2

Chester County Treasurer Patricia Maisono has refused to clarify why she lists a diploma mill on her resume.
By Todd Shepherd

Election

Delco officials admit sending hundreds of ballots to wrong voters

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021
Linda Stein

Delaware County issued 670 ballots to the wrong people. Officials are blaming a vendor misprint for the problem.
By Linda Stein

Education

Abington School District paid $7,000 to Southern Poverty Law Center for ‘equity training’

October 26, 2021November 2, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Abington’s purchase of the Teaching Tolerance workshops is part of a trend of local school districts using SPLC’s materials for professional development on ‘equity.’
By Todd Shepherd

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