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State Rep. Todd Stephens (R., Montgomery) conceded his race in the 151st District on Thursday, more than a week after Election Day, Democrat Melissa Cerrato’s campaign told Spotlight PA. → Read More
Election administration is especially important in the 2022 race for Pennsylvania governor as GOP candidate Doug Mastriano believes wrongly that President Joe Biden won because of widespread fraud. → Read More
The city could have to fill as many as six seats on council as council members step down to run for mayor. → Read More
Voters will weigh in on their party’s nominees for governor and U.S. Senate, among other statewide and local races. Here's what you need to know. → Read More
The plan, introduced Thursday on behalf of Council President Darrell L. Clarke, makes few significant changes to the existing district lines. → Read More
In 2020, Schmidt attracted vitriol from his own party when he defended Philly’s election process against baseless fraud allegations. → Read More
The contest was seen as a referendum on Krasner’s progressive, anti-mass-incarceration approach amid the city’s sharp spike in deadly gun violence. → Read More
Cook Political Report, which is tracking gubernatorial races around the country, has the race rated as one of the country’s few true toss-ups. → Read More
On the federal level, the bill that made Juneteenth a federal holiday has been one of the only major racial justice-related measures to become law. → Read More
Republicans in Pennsylvania have won a significant victory in their efforts to curtail a governor’s power in emergency situations. → Read More
Philadelphia has notified all vaccine providers they can resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Pa. is also increasing efforts to vaccinate residents who are unable to leave their homes. → Read More
The Western Pa. Democrat is the first major candidate to officially launch a campaign for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022. → Read More
Wednesday’s congressional certification is one of the last steps to confirm Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election ahead of inauguration. → Read More
Some proposals would completely get rid of no-excuse absentee voting; other plans would clarify rules around how mail ballots can be submitted and counted. → Read More
Pennsylvania’s 20 electors have cast their votes for Joe Biden. This was expected — though some Republicans still want to circumvent the result. → Read More
This comes as coronavirus cases are spiking in Philadelphia, and across the state and country. It’s also not the first coronavirus incident Philly police have had. → Read More
It’s a historic win for Biden, who was born in Pa. and lives in Delaware. After four years of Donald Trump, Democrats take back the White House. → Read More
While 61% of mail-in ballots have already been returned, Pennsylvania election officials say 1.2 million still have not arrived back at county boards of election. → Read More
Trump talks about keeping low-income housing out while Biden vows to help more families afford housing. Here’s what their promises mean for the region. → Read More
Democrats have been slowly chipping away at the majorities Republicans hold in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, but still need to flip 13 seats to seize control. → Read More