Pennsylvania category, Page 78
Mastriano yet to concede Pa. governor’s race 2 days after Shapiro declared winner
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Republican Doug Mastriano had yet to concede Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial election nearly two days after it was called for Democrat...
Penn State makes parking changes for Maryland football game ahead of rain from Hurricane Nicole
Penn State University Athletics has announced some changes in parking for the football game on Saturday. The Nittany Lions will take on the University of Maryland at 3:30 p.m. at Beaver Stadium. On Friday, Pennsylvania is expected to have heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Nicole. Forecasters said up...
Now that the late Tony DeLuca has been re-elected, what happens next?
It was a possibility that tantalized political pundits for the four weeks leading up to the November general election. When state Rep. Tony DeLuca, a Democrat, died on Oct. 9 at the age of 85, after a brief battle with lymphoma, his name remained on the ballot because it was...
After much searching, Pa. treasurer returns Army medals found in safe deposit box
Pennsylvania’s treasury department often comes into possession of military medals, usually from safe deposit boxes of people who died. Sometimes the treasury has a hard time finding anyone who welcomes return of the medals. But a successful search concluded Thursday, as state Treasurer Stacy Garrity delivered a batch of medals...
How will GOP’s performance in midterms impact Trump’s brand, influence within party?
Democrats had a strong showing in midterm elections across the country and particularly in Pennsylvania, defying many expectations. Many swing seats went in favor of Democrats, including in races for governor, U.S. Senate and the U.S. House. Pennsylvania Democrats also expressed optimism Wednesday about possibly gaining control of the state...
5 takeaways from the midterm election in Pennsylvania
While many people were sleeping overnight Tuesday, Pennsylvania’s political landscape changed in some significant — and historic — ways. Here are some of the key takeaways from this year’s crucial midterm election: Dems to hold both U.S. Senate seats Democrat John Fetterman declared victory in his U.S. Senate race against...
Pennsylvania Democrats kept suburbs, gained rural voters
HARRISBURG — After Joe Biden eked out victory in Pennsylvania in 2020, Democrats in hugely consequential races for governor and U.S. Senate scored blowout wins by comparison in Tuesday’s election. They ran up the score again in leftward-shifting suburbs and cut losses in rural and exurban stretches where former President...
Democrats buoyed by election returns in Pennsylvania House
HARRISBURG — U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, of Pennsylvania, won a bid for a third term, beating a Republican who runs a manufacturing business in a rematch from Wild’s narrow win two years ago. Elsewhere in Pennsylvania, five-term U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Democrat, won his reelection bid over conservative activist...
Democrat Josh Shapiro wins Pennsylvania governor’s race
HARRISBURG — Democrat Josh Shapiro won the race for governor of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, securing the office for four years in a state where the future of abortion rights is on the line, along with management of the 2024 election in a battleground that is often decisive in choosing presidents....
Fetterman defeats Oz to win Pa.’s key Senate race, flip GOP-held seat to Democrats
Democrat John Fetterman earned a hard-fought win over Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate race. Oz called Fetterman early Wednesday morning to concede the race, according to the Fetterman campaign. Fetterman had collected about 51% of the votes counted compared with 47% for Oz, according to...
Philadelphia: Voters can still fix issues on mail-in ballots
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia voters who had missing or incorrect dates on their mail-in ballots were allowed to file replacement ballots at City Hall or vote provisionally at their regular precincts Tuesday. Hundreds of people whose names were published Friday by the Philadelphia city commissioners, the city’s election board, showed up...
John Fetterman’s Senate campaign is suing to have undated and misdated ballots counted
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s campaign for U.S. Senate has joined the legal fight over whether mail ballots with no date or the incorrect date should be counted in Tuesday’s election. The Democratic campaign sued state elections officials Monday asking a federal judge to order that all mail ballots be...
Crossover voters help sway Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate race
With Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race between Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz remaining razor close heading into Election Day, the campaigns are looking for votes wherever they can find them. And that includes ones from voters in opposing political parties. Voters who are registered with one political party...
Can the Powerball winner stay anonymous? Here’s what happens if you win in Pa.
Some people might not want everyone to know they’ve just won the lottery — especially not if they win a jackpot of nearly two billion dollars. But that may be the case for anyone who wins the Pennsylvania Lottery. And yes, that includes the Powerball, a multi-state lottery game. The...
Former Pa. governors ask candidates Mastriano, Shapiro to accept election results
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s four living former governors on Monday sent a letter to the main party candidates vying for the position...
Owner of site that Mehmet Oz picked for election night party organized buses to Jan. 6 rally
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz has scheduled his election night party at an upscale Bucks County fitness club whose owner organized three buses to the Jan. 6, 2021, rally through a political action committee. Oz’s party is set for the Newtown Athletic Club, which offers on its website...
Police: Central Pennsylvania man killed wife, sister, man before fatal gun battle
UNITYVILLE — Authorities say a domestic dispute in central Pennsylvania over the weekend led to a triple homicide and a shootout with state police that ended with the death of the suspect. Officials in Lycoming County said troopers responding at about 9:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of a female...
Suit seeks to have mail-in votes lacking dates counted
HARRISBURG — Several Pennsylvania groups represented by the American Civil Liberties Union have filed suit in federal court seeking to have votes from mail-in or absentee ballots counted even if they lack proper dates on their return envelopes. The suit filed Friday night in Western Pennsylvania by state chapters of...
1.4M Pennsylvanians asked to vote by mail — here’s what that means for Election Week counting
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — More than 1.4 million people in Pennsylvania requested to vote by mail for the Nov. 8 election, but county...
Wolf signs hastily passed $2B tax package that encourages natural gas production in Pa.
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a $2 billion tax credit package for the hydrogen production, milk processing, and biomedical...
Gov. Wolf signs law to yank toll scofflaws’ vehicle registrations
HARRISBURG — A measure to help the Pennsylvania Turnpike recover more unpaid tolls was signed into law Thursday, legislation that could trigger the suspension of thousands of vehicle registrations early next year. Gov. Tom Wolf gave final approval to legislation aimed at getting owners or operators of some 25,000 vehicles...
What effect did the Oz-Fetterman debate have on the Pa. Senate race? Here’s what 2 new polls show
For all the attention last week’s debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz received, the race appears virtually unchanged — and extremely close — in its aftermath. Separate polls from the Monmouth University Polling Institute and Muhlenberg University released this week indicate the race is essentially tied with six days...
University makes new review of Doug Mastriano’s doctoral research
HARRISBURG — A Canadian university that granted a doctorate in history to Doug Mastriano nearly a decade before he became the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania is investigating a fresh complaint about his work that makes multiple allegations of academic fraud in his recently public dissertation. University of New...
Philadelphia Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, wife, acquitted of fraud charges
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia City Council member and his wife have been acquitted of corruption charges in federal court. Jurors deliberated for five days before finding Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and his wife, Dawn Chavous, not guilty Wednesday in their second trial on honest services wire fraud charges. The Philadelphia Inquirer...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra paid $15K to take 2 Pa. lawmakers to Europe
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — In the waning days of summer, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra embarked on a whirlwind, nine-city European tour — its...
