Election 2025

HARRISBURG, Pa. -– Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt is reminding Pennsylvanians that the deadline to register to vote in the May 20 primary is four weeks away. Ensuring that our elections are conducted freely and fairly, and that every eligible voter can make their voice heard, are top priorities of the Shapiro Administration. “It…

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Given that current developments in Washington are happening at a breakneck pace, many attempts have been made to simplify, interpret, and compile information so the common layman can understand. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has come up with their own interactive tool — the “CBCF Executive Order Tracker: What’s at Stake for Black America.” The…

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From left: Incumbent District Attorney Larry Krasner and retired Municipal Court Judge Patrick DuganPhotos: AP Photo/Matt Rourke and Judge Pat Dugan for District Attorney Incumbent District Attorney Larry Krasner and retired Municipal Court Judge Patrick Dugan shared their visions for one of the city’s top law enforcement offices. By Denise Clay-Murray If the forum they…

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Editorial credit: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.com By Mark Scolforo ASSOCIATED PRESS HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrat Dan Goughnour handily won a special election in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, keeping majority control of the state House in his party’s hands by a single seat. Goughnour beat Republican Chuck Davis in a district in the Mon Valley region…

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Voting booths are set up at a polling place in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is spending more than $10 million to replace its electronic voter registration database with an election management system that will also provide election night results and handle campaign finance…

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Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pa., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) If anything, the 2024 election has proved that propaganda and confirmation bias can be a heady cocktail. By Amy V. Simmons So, slightly over half of the country who…

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech after the 2024 presidential election, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) By Chris Megerian, Darlene Superville and Matt Brown ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to…

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Election workers process mail-in ballots for the 2024 General Election in the United States at the Philadelphia Election Warehouse, early Monday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) By Mike Catalini ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — If it wasn’t a red wave in the nation’s most consequential battleground, there was at least a red swell….

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In Florida, abortion rights supporters won a majority but failed to reach the 60% threshold required for passage. Supporters of Florida’s Amendment 4, which would have enshrined abortion rights in the state, react after the amendment’s defeat, during a watch party for the Yes On 4 campaign, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in…

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Democratic Maryland Senator-elect Angela Alsobrooks, left, cheers with her daughter during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel) By Aaron Morrison ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender lawmaker…

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