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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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                Ryan Gaylor/LehighValleyNews.comThe partisan divide is still a reality when it comes to Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot system. Democrats accounted for nearly two-thirds of Pennsylvania's requests. More than 1 million people statewide requested a mail-in ballot, according to the state.
 
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                        Unofficial results from the Pennsylvania Department of State show U.S. Rep. Susan Wild trailing Republican Ryan Mackenzie by about 1 percentage point in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District.
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                        The coffee chain has billed customers an extra charge for dairy replacements like soy and almond milk. That charge will cease in early November.
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                        With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency.
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                        York County District Attorney Dave Sunday, a Republican, beat former Auditor General Eugene DePasquale to become Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor.
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                        Ryan Mackenzie, a 12-year veteran of the state Legislature, declared victory in his campaign against three-term U.S. Rep. Susan Wild. It was one of the most coveted congressional seats in the nation.
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                        Flood, a Republican, won a third term Tuesday night representing northern Northampton County in the state House of Representatives.
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                        Several of the Lehigh Valley's state lawmakers are ucontested in the 2024 general election. That means they're shoe-ins for victory.
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                        The Lehigh County Board of Elections will hold a hearing Friday morning to determine the status of 519 mail-in ballot applications of former residents now living abroad. Under federal law, they are entitled to vote in federal elections under their last address, but state Sen. Jarrett Coleman said the county neglected to register them in a voter database.
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                        House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, greeted voters at one Lehigh Valley polling place on Election Day. Johnson said his visit signified how critically important the Lehigh Valley's 7th Congressional District is to the balance of power in the U.S. House.
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                        On the ground in Pennsylvania on Election Day: The state's political landscape has shifted dramatically since the last election. Student journalists are on the ground throughout the day as people vote.
 
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                        Inflation that leads to a jump in interest rates could be lurking, as well.
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                        Russia is responsible for about 40 percent of Europe's natural gas supply.
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                        The invasion was a surprise, says a local expert, because, "it goes against Putin's playbook of incrementally destabilizing and playing within acceptable norms."
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                        Trout season opens across Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 2.
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                        They say Vladimir Putin's decision threatens safety and security around the world.
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                        Though the games are over, many people are still flocking to ice rinks and ski slopes.
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                        The number of job vacancies across the state has been shrinking since May 2021.
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                        Pennsylvania's election calendar is on hold amid the deliberations.
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                        Gov Wolf appealed the Commonwealth Court's decision, triggering the move to the state's highest court.
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                        The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh and decide the latest ideas
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                        There are workarounds to problems with technical problems regarding signature verification
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                        The scandal involving 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva is drawing new calls to establish age restrictions on Olympic figure skaters.