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AP/Pennsylvania state lawmakers have failed to pass a spending plan for the year ahead — more than two weeks past the deadline. This week's Political Pulse looks at what the holdups are. -
Jay Bradley/LehighValleyNews.comAll three of the Lehigh Valley's state senators backed a bill that would make cities liable if they don't clear out homeless camps deemed to be public nuisances. However, House consideration of the measure seems unlikely, according to one lawmaker.
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Incumbents Maury G. Robert and Ron R. Beitler are joined on the ballot by challenger Gregory S. Chaputa, all noting land preservation and managing development as a priority. -
Former judge Stephen Baratta, looking to oust Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck, held court in the Government Center Rotunda Thursday.
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The township election is on May 16. The candidates are hoping to make a splash with voters come Election Day.
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Three incumbents — Candida Affa, Cecilia “Ce-Ce” Gerlach and Santo Napoli — are seeking to retain their seats in the 2023 Democratic primary for Allentown City Council. They face challenges from Luis Acevedo, Rodney Bushe, Sarina Torres and Tino Babayan.
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The candidates are incumbents Jacob Roth and Diane Kelly, Public Safety Commission member Chris Peischl, local business owner and former commissioner Ben Long and former commissioner Thomas Johns.
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Easton mayoral candidates Peter Melan and Sal Panto Jr. will partake in an audience-driven debate at Lafayette College Monday, May 8.
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The candidates are trying to fill three seats.
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Monday, May 1, is the last day to register to vote in the Pennsylvania primary.
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Five Republican candidates have signed a pledge to ban transgender students from using the bathroom of their choice and review the curriculum for "wokeness."
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Democrat Terry Houck is attempting to secure the Republican nomination for Northampton County district attorney with a write-in campaign. The effort is opposed by Northampton County Republican Committee Chair Glenn Geissinger.
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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.
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Enid Santiago wins her signature challenge to stay on the ballot. Schweyer disagrees with the rulingThis is the second time Enid Santiago and Peter Schweyer have faced off .
