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Hayden Mitman/LehighValleyNews.comLehigh County prosecutors tried to avoid the standard procedures for criminal court by bypassing defendants' preliminary hearings. Instead, Lehigh County Judge Thomas Caffrey ruled the cases should proceed Friday morning as scheduled. -
Evan Vucci/AP/APIn this week's episode, Political Pulse host Tom Shortell and political scientist Chris Borick talk about current events shaping political opinions in unexpected ways. Borick said it marks a "wild start" to 2026 and could set the stage for the rest of the year.
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Republican Jarrett Coleman will replace longtime incumbent Pat Browne as Pennsylvania's 16th District state senator. -
Lehigh County's chief clerk of elections said the vote tally went quickly and smoothly for the county's 158 precincts.
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Shapiro, 49, of Montgomery County, is a two-term attorney general. He defeated Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano.
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Fetterman, the state's lieutenant governor, engaged in a bruising battle with Republican celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz
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Pa. State Sen. Lisa Boscola secured a seventh term Tuesday, handily defeating opponent John Merhottein.
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Republican Milou Mackenzie faced a rematch with Democratic challenger Kevin Branco.
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Joe Emrick appears to lead the 137th District race. Anna Thomas is the Democratic challenger to Republican incumbent Joe Emrick.
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Schlossberg, a Democrat, has served in the Pennsylvania Legislature since 2012.
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Some voters at the polls said this year's election feels different than past years.
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Sandy Simon ran and won her position as a poll worker in 1996. She has reported twice a year to prepare for the primary election every spring and the general every first Tuesday after the first Monday every November.
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None of the 4 candidates received the two-thirds of the committee's votes required.
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Unlike past years, the public has been offering comments that have been incorporated in the redistricting process.
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There has never been a Black member of Bethlehem City Council. Lee has run six times.
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Both the senator and the candidate believe Pennsylvania will play a pivotal role in the 2022 midterm election.
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A political scientist suggests the Texas senator may be scouting fertile ground toward a higher office.
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Commonwealth Court may have to step in.
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Cruz is set to endorse U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick in an appearance in Lehigh County.
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Trump hinted that vote counters could make a difference in an election's outcome.
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John Fielding's right wing posts could affect how he does his job, some fear.
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Ideally, maps must be completed by Jan. 24 for the May primary election to proceed smoothly.
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'Bad trade deals shuttered Pennsylvania factories,' the ad says as Oz stands on the redeveloped SteelStacks site.
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The proposed congressional redistricting map passed along party lines. Gov. Tom Wolf is not happy with the maps.
