A federal appeals panel says mailed ballots arriving on time but in envelopes without dates handwritten by Pennsylvania voters shouldn't be counted. This case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.
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The city announced Monday that City Planning director Karen Abrams would step down in April. Mayor Ed Gainey has said he intends to replace her with Jamil Bey, the founder and CEO of the Urbankind Institute.
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The bipartisan Arts and Culture Caucus is celebrating artists while calling for increased investments in the arts. They say any extra money from the state can boost the economy.
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For Democrats trying to defend the White House and Senate majority, Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is emerging as the tip of the spear in trying to reframe the election-year narrative around inflation. It's a key soft spot in 2024 for Democrats and President Joe Biden.
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Some of Pennsylvania’s most populous counties are relocating polling places out of synagogues because next month’s primary election falls on the first day of Passover. The primary election is April 23.
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Republicans are dismissing an immigration-related bill pushed by Democratic senators and allied independents as an election year ploy. Six Democratic and independent senators are offering legislation that focuses on immigrants with or without permanent legal status who are charged with or convicted of violent crimes.
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Some local officials worried that any incoming replacement would be hard-pressed to match Mike Doyle’s ability to bring home federal dollars, and that Summer Lee’s truth-to-power approach to politics might cost the district aid.
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A URA pilot program aims to clean up 14 blighted properties in Beltzhoover, the Hill District, Homewood, Larimer and Knoxville with funds from the city’s Land Bank.
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Between 10 reassessment reductions granted this year, downtown real estate values have plunged by $448 million alone.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plan to boost funding for public transportation systems has been approved by Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives. But it faces tough odds in the Republican-controlled Senate. The Democratic-controlled House voted 106-95 on Wednesday, nearly along partisan lines.
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The United Steelworkers Union has endorsed President Joe Biden, giving him support from another large labor union. The announcement Wednesday by the Pittsburgh-based union came less than a week after Biden voiced opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan.