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Jim Deegan/LehighValleyNews.comU.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie is sitting on $1.19 million in his campaign coffers. Meanwhile, Democratic hopefuls Ryan Crosswell, Lamont McClure and Carol Obando-Derstine raised a combined $616,675 toward their own campaigns in the past three months. -
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.
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Four seats are up for election on Hellertown Borough Council this fall. Three of those candidates already serve on council. -
Check out this roundup of all the contested municipal and county races for Lehigh and Northampton counties heading into the Nov. 7 general election.
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Limiting the influx of warehouses into Lower Nazareth Township is the key issue for all three candidates for Lower Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors.
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A heated race has emerged at the East Penn School Board, with five spots up for grabs and only two incumbents running. Questions of national political issues and influence have surrounded the race, as accusations of extremism have been directed towards candidates based on connections and donations.
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Current Upper Milford Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Joyce Moore is up for re-election, with a challenge from the current head of the recreation commission Angela Ashbrook.
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Open space usage and preservation, zoning and the environment are the major concerns of all three candidates in the race for two open seats on the Upper Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors.
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The general election for the Alburtis borough council is a near mirror-image of its Republican primary race, with five current council members running for four open seats on the council.
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The Bethlehem NAACP hosted candidates for Bethlehem City Council, Bethlehem Area School District and Northampton County judge on Thursday evening.
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The interactive event features a local author and historian discussing the birth of the U.S. Constitution for children ages 7-12 years old.
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Four locations will be available beginning Thursday.
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Leigh Chapman will be the Department of State's fifth leader in seven years.
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Commonwealth Court is expected to rule soon on a case that could lead to an election probe.
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Council will decide on the process for filling the council vacancy after the inauguration.
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Rep. Scott Perry called the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol 'illegitimate.'
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Splitting a major city into two districts could affect its school funding, she says.
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Both Allentown and Bethlehem would be split into different Senate districts under the plan.
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Advocacy groups and Democrats want the state to block the request for voters' partial social security numbers and other sensitive information.
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Democrats say the new draft has little chance of passing because it wasn't negotiated with the governor's office.
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The ACLU is concerned that voter information can be kept safe.
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Both the Pa. Senate and House say they intend to hold public hearings on the redistricting proposals.
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An extreme-right TV commentator has thrown the political world in France into turmoil by launching a presidential campaign ahead of next April's election.
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The White House wants to boost global commitments to human rights and fighting corruption. But as the summit convenes, American democracy itself is under pressure.
