Elections
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Donald Trump has bizarre, 40-minute episode swaying to music at PA town hall
Donald Trump had perhaps his weirdest moment of the 2024 campaign on Monday after two supporters fainted during a town hall. Trump stopped the event and stood on stage listening to music for 40 minutes.
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Dave McCormick features GOP activists as ‘former Democrats’ in new ad
Dave McCormick released a campaign ad that featured two prominent Republican activists and Moms for Liberty supporters as former Democrats.
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Obama rallies thousands in Pittsburgh for Harris, encourages early voting
Former President Barack Obama kicked off a swing state tour rallying thousands of Kamala Harris supporters at the University of Pittsburgh’s Fitzgerald Field House on Thursday. Obama emphasized the importance of early voting.
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Pennsylvania counties are offering more opportunities for early voting
Mail ballots are now available in approximately 50 counties, giving Pennsylvania voters the opportunity to cast their vote early through the mail, in person at their county election office, or via drop box or satellite election office if available in their area.
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A majority of Pennsylvania voters support the legalization of marijuana. So when is it finally going to happen?
More than 60% of Pennsylvania voters polled support legalizing adult-use marijuana in the commonwealth.
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What does an auditor general do and who’s running for the office in Pennsylvania?
Incumbent Republican Tim DeFoor faces a reelection challenge from Democratic state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta for the office in charge of policing the state and local agencies that receive and spend taxpayers’ money.
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Perry and Stelson face off for sole debate in PA-10
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-10th District) took on Democratic challenger Janelle Stelson in their first and only debate Tuesday night. Perry has been in Congress since 2013 and was leader of the Freedom Caucus from 2022 to 2024. Stelson is a political newcomer and was a news anchor in the region for several decades.
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Trump aims to defund Planned Parenthood, JD Vance suggests after Butler rally
JD Vance lied about Planned Parenthood, claiming taxpayers pay for late-term abortions when it is illegal to do so. Defunding Planned Parenthood would harm millions of patients seeking cancer screenings and other health care services.
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Luzerne County residents will be able to use drop boxes to vote in upcoming election
The reversal of a previous decision not to deploy drop boxes came after the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the Luzerne County Board of Elections and Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court declines to decide mail-in ballot issues before election
The court rejected a request by voting rights and left-leaning groups to stop counties from throwing out mail-in ballots that lack a handwritten date or have an incorrect date on the return envelope. It also rejected a challenge by Republican political organizations to county election officials letting voters remedy disqualifying mail-in ballot mistakes.
