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Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comLehigh County Democratic Chair Lori McFarland said party officials will not conduct their interviews or selection process for the upcoming 22nd House District in public view. -
Tom Brenner/The New York Times via AP, PoolHost Tom Shortell and political scientist Chris Borick spend this week’s episode of Political Pulse examining the string of VIPs visiting the region, breaking into their messaging and why so much attention is focused here.
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Patricia Fuentes Mulqueen, a longtime prosecutor, will run for Lehigh County judge, she announced Tuesday. -
From upcoming local races in the Lehigh Valley to how the Trump Administration could shape energy production in the state, Tom Shortell and Chris Borick talk all about it in this week's episode of Political Pulse.
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Jason Boulette, a Democrat who's served a year on Wind Gap Borough Council, said housing prices and open space are among his top priorities if elected to an at-large seat on Northampton County Council.
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Northampton County elections officials recommended against buying more machines to combat long lines, and asked state legislators to let them work ahead on opening mail-in ballots.
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Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District race between Susan Wild and Ryan Mackenzie was the 10th most expensive in the nation. A staggering $334 million was spent on Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, campaign filings show.
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Join Megan Frank at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. every Friday for Insights with LehighValleyNews.com on WLVR. This week, she's joined by Allentown reporter Jason Addy and Northampton County reporter Ryan Gaylor.
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This week on Political Pulse, Chris Borick and Tom Shortell talk about local off-year elections and how their impacts are often more personal than the results of presidential elections, despite having lower voter turnout.
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Lehigh and Northampton county officials participated in a risk-limiting audit that confirmed the results in the state treasurer race. That audit came in addition to a statewide statistical audit.
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After campaign's anti-transgender rhetoric, here's how Lehigh Valley LGBTQ activists plan to respondThe Lehigh Valley's LGBTQ community is looking for ways to move forward in the wake of election campaigns that used sharp rhetoric, leaders say.
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Local LGBTQ activists have fears following rhetoric by President-elect Donald Trump and many conservatives during the election season and at Trump's Allentown rally.
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A state senator since 2019, Mastriano had former President Donald Trump's endorsement.
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The 52-year-old from western Pa. defeated U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and 2 other candidates.
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The ACLU contends 257 unsigned ballots from Lehigh County should be counted.
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The seat was created when legislative maps were redrawn earlier this year.
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Fetterman says he expects to make a full recovery and return to the campaign trail soon.
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An overwhelming number of mail-in ballot requests statewide and locally come from registered Democrats.
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Acting DOS Secretary Leigh Chapman said her conversation with Lehigh County DA Jim Marting was 'brief' and 'cordial.'
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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.
