Stories tagged: "Susan Wild"


Congresswoman Susan Wild with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Gov. Josh Shapiro at the Lehigh Valley Airport on July 28, 2023.

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Lehigh Valley Moves Closer to Becoming a Tech Hub Under the CHIPS Act

The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) filed an application on Tuesday to bring a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub, or Tech Hub, to the region. 

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No Red Wave in Pennsylvania: Democrats Win Majority of House Seats in the Commonwealth

Key victories in Western Pennsylvania, where Summer Lee will become the first Black woman to represent the commonwealth in Congress and Chris DeLuzio flipped a Republican seat, will give Pennsylvania Dems a 9-8 edge in the US House.

US Senate candidate John Fetterman speaks to a crowd of supporters at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Haley O'Brien)
At Bethlehem Rally, John Fetterman and Susan Wild Warn of Dark Days if Republicans Win Big in Midterms

Both candidates said reproductive rights will be stripped away and job creation in Pennsylvania will suffer if their opponents, Dr. Oz and Lisa Scheller, win in November.

Lisa Scheller (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
Scheller Comes Out Against $10,000 Student Loan Cancellation After Taking Over $5 Million in Forgiven PPP Loans

If Scheller, who is running against incumbent Susan Wild for US House, wants to claim that $10,000 in student loan relief is a bad idea and that students should pay back every cent they borrow, that is certainly her right. But doing so after taking $5 million in government loans she will never pay back isn’t likely to sit well with Pennsylvania voters.

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Wild Campaign Holds Fundraising Lead in Pivotal Pennsylvania Congressional Race

With just a few months to go before election day, opinions on who will control the House in 2023 are beginning to shift. Early polls projected that Republican control of the chamber was a near certainty, but now that Americans are staring down the barrel of a post-Roe world and dealing with the very real,...

Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA)
Rep. Susan Wild Holds Emotional Town Hall After Mass Shooting In TX

As the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas was unfolding, as the numbers were growing and no one knew for certain just how many children, teachers, and school personnel were injured or dead, community leaders responded in very different ways.

FILE - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 26, 2016. Albright has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday, March 23, 2022.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Mourn the Passing of Madeleine Albright

Albright, the 1st female US secretary of state, has died of cancer at 84.