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Will Oliver/LehighValleyNews.comThursday marked five years since U.S. Rep. John Lewis' death from stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comThe rescission bill affects public media and foreign aid and now heads back to the U.S. House, which previously passed a different version of the funding cuts. President Donald Trump must sign the legislation before midnight Friday to eliminate the previously approved funding.
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Allentown voters could see five questions on their ballots in November if the proposals are approved. -
Republicans leaders are working to increase the number of conservatives who vote by mail. But they may have their work cut out for them after years of attacking the mail-in ballot system.
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Following a vote of the Northampton County Council Thursday night, three amendments to the county's home rule charter will appear on the November ballot.
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Christopher Ferrante's case became key to the primary race for Northampton County District Attorney. A Common Pleas judge will soon decide whether the case can move forward, and weigh in on one dispute from the primary in the process.
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Moms for Liberty, a Florida-based nonprofit that didn't exist in 2020, has become a power player in conservative politics ahead of the 2024 elections, including in the Lehigh Valley.
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Some parents and residents are asking schools to take books off library shelves. Others want a parental consent policy for children to take out some books.
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If adopted, the amendments to the county's home rule charter would set new term limits for the county executive and controller, while codifying existing limits for members of council
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U.S. Rep. Susan Wild supported a plan Wednesday to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling. If an agreement is not reached in the next week, the U.S. could devastate the global economy by defaulting on its debt.
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All primary results in Lehigh and Northampton counties are now official after election workers ran audits and validated totals over the past two weeks.
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At very least, the remapping has divided the city of Allentown, leaders say.
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Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh Chapman warns the move may have a 'chilling effect' on voters.
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State official says physically monitoring drop boxes may be a form of voter intimidation.
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The ACLU of Pennsylvania and several voting rights advocacy groups have asked Martin to drop the plan.
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Low polling numbers have kept Alex Khalil out of debates and largely out of public view.
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Michigan was a focal point in Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election. Zach Gorchow of Gongwer News Service tells NPR's Ailsa Chang that election misinformation still looms large there.
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It comes as the Lehigh County DA plans to station detectives at mail-in ballot drop boxes.
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County Executive Phillips Armstrong wants the upcoming primary to run as smoothly as possible.
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Frontrunners Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick did not attend the forum at Dickinson College.
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Violators face fines up to $2,500 and two years' imprisonment, under Pa.'s election code.
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The war in Ukraine, abortion and strengthening democratic institutions were among the topics.
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Leading in the polls, Fetterman was grilled about a 2013 incident in which he confronted a Black man with a shotgun.
