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By Mark Scolforo ASSOCIATED PRESS  HARRISBURG, Pa.  — Voters next month will decide who should be Pennsylvania’s highest-ranking law enforcement official and oversee an agency with about 250 lawyers and a budget approaching $190 million. They’ll pick a state treasurer, a job that handles billions of dollars in public funds and plays a critical role…

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As part of the Nov. 3 elections, Philadelphians have some decisions to make, and many of them involve criminal justice reform. By Denise Clay Should the city borrow $134 million of money to improve parks and recreation centers and foster economic development? How about changing the charter to curtail the random use of the police…

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By Marc Levy ASSOCIATED PRESS  HARRISBURG, Pa.  — A judge last Friday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s campaign to force Philadelphia to allow campaign representatives to monitor people registering to vote or filling out mail-in ballots in election offices in a city repeatedly attacked by Trump as untrustworthy. Judge Gary Glazer wrote in…

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By Ron Todt ASSOCIATED PRESS  PHILADELPHIA  — Philadelphia officials expressed alarm at surging gun violence this year that has already caused more homicides than were recorded in all of last year — and which continued last Tuesday with more killings. Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters last Tuesday that police were “working very diligently and passionately…

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By Napoleon F. Kingcade Gerald Wayne Renfrow was a man who was no pushover — he fought for what he believed in. He stood up for what was right and always held people accountable. And although he had the heart of a lion, his roar was always bigger than his bite. When 36 abandoned homes…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Joe Certaine (standing), founder O.V. Catto Voter Empowerment Initiative, with community activist Dennis Lee. By Thera Martin  Some African American voting rights activists say they believe if Octavius Valentine Catto were alive today, he’d be on the front line, fighting for and ensuring that Black voters exercise their right to vote.  A prominent…

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By Linda S. Wallace Fearful people are at work trying to undermine our democracy. Unfortunately, I’m not talking about the Chinese and the Russian agents. I’m referring to the neighbor next door who is so afraid of ending up on the losing side of the Nov. 3 presidential election that he/she/they view scare tactics and…

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Candidates for President of the United States — Democratic Party Joe Biden Website: www.joebiden.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/joebiden Facebook: www.facebook.com/joebiden Instagram: www.instagram.com/joebiden Candidates for President of the United States — Republican Party Donald J. Trump (incumbent) Website: www.donaldjtrump.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump Facebook: www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump Instagram: www.instagram.com/teamtrump Candidates for President of the United States — Liberatarian Party Jo Jorgensen Website:…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned. The two will take questions in different cities on different networks Thursday night: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia. Trump backed…

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Deadline to complete census is Oct. 15, 2020, 11:59pm. Visit https://2020census.gov From PA State Rep. Chris Rabb (D): “This news is urgent, and it requires urgent action by you if you’ve not yet completed the 2020 Census. The deadline to fill out the 2020 Census has flip-flopped several times. But just this morning, I learned…

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