Stories tagged: "Val Arkoosh"

Elections PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 06: Neil Makhija speaks during the South Asian Women Get Out the Vote Canvass Event on November 06, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images)
Elections Montgomery County Could Appoint Its First Asian American to the Board of Commissioners

A prominent Pennsylvania civil rights advocate and election law professor could become the first South Asian member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 20, 2023 5:30 pm EST
Government Helps/Hurts U.S. Senate candidate Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh speaks during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party State Committee in Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Government Helps/Hurts Here’s Who Gov. Josh Shapiro Picked for His Cabinet

Shapiro will also nominate his former deputy attorney general, Michelle Henry, to take over as the commonwealth’s top lawyer.

Graham Harrington Graham Harrington January 18, 2023 5:15 pm EST

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