Spotlight PA: Pennsylvania news and investigations
Trump assassination attempt shows long-standing flaws in Secret Service protections. A Spotlight PA, ProPublica and Butler Eagle investigation found the process for securing campaign events was susceptible to attack for years. Abuse and neglect investigations of …
Your guide to mail ballots for the 2024 election in PA
Aug 29, 2024 · Here are some key mail ballot rules to remember: You must use blue or black ink to fill out your ballot. Each ballot comes with two envelopes: an inner “secrecy” envelope (labeled “official election ballot”) and an outer envelope. Ballots must be sealed in the inner envelope, and you cannot write on this envelope.
Are Democrats Losing Pennsylvania? See Latest Voter Registration …
May 7, 2024 · HARRISBURG — For the first time in at least 16 years, the Democratic and Republican parties in Pennsylvania are within half a million registered voters of one another. Since 2008, Democrats’ registration edge over Republicans has steadily shrunk — from a 12% advantage in April 2008 to about a 4% advantage in April 2024, according to a ...
Official Pennsylvania Election Center 2024 • Spotlight PA
by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA. Pennsylvania’s attorney general defends the state’s election practices and outcomes, which have become a target of legal challenges since the 2020 presidential contest. Courtesy campaigns. Sept. 17, 2024. Matt Smith / For Spotlight PA.
Abortion is legal in PA: everything you should know.
Jan 26, 2024 · Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters.. Update, Jan. 29: This story has been updated with details about a new state Supreme Court ruling.. HARRISBURG — Abortion is …
Pa. redistricting maps: Search now to see your old and new …
Mar 16, 2022 · The U.S. Supreme Court in March declined a request to block the map’s usage for this year’s primary election. In a separate process, a redistricting panel in February approved final state House and Senate maps that could fundamentally reshape the legislature. The boundaries survived nine legal challenges and will be used for the primary ...
PA primary election 2024: A guide to voting, ballots, and more
Apr 1, 2024 · Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are up for reelection during even years. All 17 members of the Pennsylvania’s U.S. House delegation — nine Democrats and eight Republicans — seek reelection in 2024. Who is listed on your ballot will be dictated by the congressional district you live in.
PA election 2024: The state House seats to watch
Feb 28, 2024 · Democrats will have to defend HD-118, held by state Rep. Jim Haddock. The district includes Old Forge, Pittston, and Moosic. If the 2020 election had been held under the current district lines, Trump would have won by about 3 percentage points. One Republican, McKayla Kathio, has filed to run against Haddock in November.
Registered Democrats are losing ground in Pennsylvania • …
Sep 18, 2024 · The Pennsylvania Department of State makes available voter registration data as far back as 1998. In those 26 years, Democrats have never had as small an advantage as they do now. As of Sept. 16, Democrats made up 44% of registered voters in the commonwealth, down from a 2009 high of 51.2%, while Republicans were at 40.2%, up from 36.9% in 2009.
A guide to Pennsylvania Superior Court • Spotlight PA
Oct 12, 2023 · Pa. Superior Court 101. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is one of the commonwealth’s two intermediate appellate courts. Established in 1895, the court is made up of 15 judges and handles criminal, civil, and family cases that are appealed from lower courts such as the Courts of Common Pleas. Decisions from Superior Court make news less ...