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                Matt Rourke/AP PhotoHere's all you need to know about the 2025 general election in the Lehigh Valley, where scores of local races are on the ballot — including county and municipal offices, plus school boards and Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention questions getting an unusual amount of attention.
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                Courtesy/Dischinat familyNancy Dischinat served as executive director of Workforce Board Lehigh Valley for the past 27 years, helping build an environment of skilled workers that created a sought-out business environment.
 
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                        A Lehigh University graduate last year recorded a new species of mushroom at Wildlands Conservancy's South Mountain Preserve.
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                        Monarch butterflies are starting to migrate through the Lehigh Valley. An annual tagging program, held at Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center, helps conservation efforts.
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                        What feels like a local housing crisis is actually a “global phenomenon” across all income levels, state Rep. Josh Siegel, D-Lehigh, said at a housing summit Friday.
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                        The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on procedural grounds that a lower court should not have taken up the case because it did not draw in the election boards in all 67 counties.
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                        Called the Recovery in Nature initiative, two state departments have joined forces to create regional-specific partnerships to bolster substance use recovery efforts while strengthening all residents’ connection to nature.
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                        Folks of older age and those with mobility troubles may already have enough of a hard time getting where they need to go, so a local panel is brainstorming how to get federal funding to make day-to-day transportation a smoother ride for them.
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                        Democrats said they wanted Vice President Kamala Harris to provide more details about her policies while Republicans acknowledge she presents a more serious challenge to former President Donald Trump.
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                        Early Tuesday, Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who has a home in the Lehigh Valley, launched into space for a second time as part of a mission dubbed Polaris Dawn. The launch was visible in the area.
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                        This week on Political Pulse, Tom and Chris talk about public opinion polling at a state and national level — and what that means to voters.
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                        A microcosm of Pennsylvania, Northampton County's urban areas, rural farms and middle-class suburbs make it a melting pot of different political stripes.
 
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                        It will carry the name of Christine Lambert, who died on Christmas Day in 2005.
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                        Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano might not administer Pennsylvania law fairly, Dent says.
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                        Both DUI arrests and speeding citations were up over last year.
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                        An environmental law expert says the EPA retains substantial authority to regulate emissions.
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                        If passenger train expansion can happen in western Pennsylvania, can it also happen here?
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                        Muhlenberg College has been polling on the topic of climate change since 2007.
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                        The Supreme Court’s ruling is likely to galvanize abortion rights voters in Pennsylvania, an expert says.
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                        Said one woman: 'I keep crying every couple of minutes because I can't believe this is actually happening.'
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                        States that place restrictions on abortions will prompt women to travel for the procedure, health workers say.
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                        Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision was strong and swift.
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                        Legislators are looking for ways to ease the situation.
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                        Most angers will be OK with the small jump in prices, according to one bait shop owner.