Katie Meyer

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Pennsylvania Republicans Look To Evade A Veto And Enact Voter ID By Ballot Measure

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The state's GOP lawmakers want to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to include a voter ID requirement — a process that requires victory on a statewide ballot measure.

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A Pa. Swing County Claims Both A Trump Lawyer And Impeachment Manager As Its Own

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Although it's a coincidence on opposing sides of the impeachment, Bruce Castor Jr. and Rep. Madeleine Dean's presence is symbolic of the outsize role that Montgomery County has in national politics.

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Pa. Swing County Claims A Trump Lawyer, Impeachment Manager As Its Own

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

In Pennsylvania, Montgomery County will have participants on both sides of former President Trump's impeachment trial. One is a defense lawyer the other is a House impeachment manager.

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In Explosive Debate, Pa. GOP Refuses To Swear In Reelected Democratic Senator

Tuesday, January 05, 2021

After his slim victory was certified by the state, Pennsylvania Senate Republicans refused to seat Democratic state Sen. Jim Brewster, saying they will "review" the outcome of the race.

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Philadelphia's Suburbs Helped Deliver Crucial Pennsylvania For Biden

Friday, November 13, 2020

In the four suburban counties that ring Philadelphia, Joe Biden topped President Trump by more than 280,000 votes.

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Philadelphia Voters Anxiously Wait For Ballot Counting To End

Friday, November 06, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden has pulled ahead in Pennsylvania over President Trump. NPR talks with voters in Philadelphia, where mail-in ballots have made a big difference.

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Trump Campaign Targets Vote Totals In 3 Battleground States

Thursday, November 05, 2020

The Trump campaign wants certain mail-in ballots not to be counted in Pennsylvania. In Michigan, it wants counting stopped until its observers get more access. And it wants a recount in Wisconsin.

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As Election Day Nears, Battleground States Are In Play

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Five days before the end of voting, we have a status report on Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. Those three states flipped to Donald Trump in 2016.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs In On Mail-In Ballot Issue

Monday, October 05, 2020

The state will no longer accept ballots by mail that don't have a second envelope. The ballots without the secrecy envelope are called naked ballots. Democrats worry it could sway the election.

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'Naked Ballot' Rule Could Lead To Thousands Of Pa. Votes Getting Rejected

Thursday, October 01, 2020

The state sends out an extra "secrecy" envelope with absentee ballots. A recent court ruling declared that if voters forget that envelope when they return their ballots, their votes will be voided.

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Feds, In Unusual Statement, Announce They're Investigating A Few Discarded Ballots

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Federal authorities say they've been asked to look into the discovery of some mailed ballots in Pennsylvania, an announcement that has appalled former Justice Department officials and voting experts.

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Civilian Coronavirus Corps Aims To Get Pennsylvania Back To Work

Friday, May 08, 2020

Gov. Tom Wolf hopes a New Deal-inspired plan will help get the state's more than 1.7 million unemployed residents working again.

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Banding Falcons Is No Easy Job

Friday, June 07, 2019

Biologists in Pennsylvania are banding the young falcons on a state office building so they can track them. The birds' parents do not approve.

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'The Boys' Laid To Rest In Pittsburgh

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

The Rosenthal brothers' wooden coffins sat at the front of the temple as their family remembered the social, thoughtful men who were deeply involved in their congregation.

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Days Before Sept. 11, Memorial To Flight 93 Dedicated In Shanksville

Monday, September 10, 2018

The memorial in Pennsylvania is an enormous sculpture of wind chimes leading to the sky — each one echoing the voices of those who were killed. Tuesday is the 17th anniversary of the terror attacks.

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Pennsylvania Prison Officials Change Mail Handling After Drug-Related Illnesses

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Pennsylvania prison officials are going to stop processing all mail. Instead, a central location will scan it, and a color copy will go to prisoners.

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Prison Illnesses Lead To Pennsylvania Lockdown

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Pennsylvania's state prison system has been locked down after a sudden rash of illnesses among employees. They are thought to be caused by accidental exposure to synthetic drugs.

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Report Reveals Widespread Sexual Abuse By Over 300 Priests In Pennsylvania

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

A long-awaited grand jury investigation into clergy sexual abuse details decades of misconduct and cover-up in six of the state's eight Roman Catholic dioceses.

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Pennsylvania Chief Justice Criticizes Impeachment Moves

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Impeachment resolutions have been introduced by a Republican lawmaker upset over the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision to quickly redraw the state's congressional voting map.

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Pennsylvania's New Voting Map Could Help Dems in 2018

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

The new congressional map drawn by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could help Democrats win the U.S. House of Representatives this fall.

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