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    The Pa. House is set to approve new voter ID rules, reversing years of Democratic opposition
    Local News, PA State News
    The Pa. House is set to approve new voter ID rules, reversing years of Democratic opposition
    GILLIAN McGOLDRICK The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    May 13, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — After years of opposing such a measure, Pennsylvania Democrats are poised on Tuesday to allow a vote in the state House on a bill t...
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    Pa. Dems worried about Supreme Court retention votes
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. Dems worried about Supreme Court retention votes
    GILLIAN McGOLDRICK The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    May 13, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) —Pennsylvania'sbiggest race this election year won't be on the primary ballot. The candidates won't have political parties listed. An...
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    GOP path to a Pa. majority
    Opinion, Сolumns
    GOP path to a Pa. majority
    GUY CIARROCCHI RealClearPennsylvania 
    Apr 30, 2025
    The new Pennsylvania GOP chairman, state Sen. Greg Rothman, was elected on a platform that can be described as: “Let’s make Pennsylvania Florida.” In ...
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    A Pennsylvania DOGE? Maybe
    News, PA State News
    A Pennsylvania DOGE? Maybe
    LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
    Apr 26, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly want to launch a Pennsylvania Department of Government Efficiency – or PA DOGE – that ...
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    McKean County Greens pass bylaws, elect officers
    Local News, News
    McKean County Greens pass bylaws, elect officers
    Apr 25, 2025
    The McKean County Green Party passed bylaws and elected officers this week. The chapter will seek affiliation with Green Party of Pennsylvania and fil...
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    SAVE Act would do more harm than good for election integrity
    Opinion, Сolumns
    SAVE Act would do more harm than good for election integrity
    Apr 24, 2025
    OnApril 10, theHouse of Representativespassed the badly misnamed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE Act, which is now headed for a ...
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    Data shows Pa. GOP gradual mail-in ballot adoption
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Data shows Pa. GOP gradual mail-in ballot adoption
    ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
    Apr 22, 2025
    It appears that good news keeps coming for Pennsylvania’s Republicans. Recently released data reveal a subtle but significant trend: Republicans are e...
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    Move to standardize ballot testing
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Move to standardize ballot testing
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 22, 2025
    HARRISBURG — With primaries fast approaching, some legislators want to improve upon election mistakes made last November. Rep. Frank Burns, D-Johnstow...
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    Poll: Voters want open primaries in Pennsylvania
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Poll: Voters want open primaries in Pennsylvania
    LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
    Apr 21, 2025
    HARRISBURG — As the number of independent voters grows, there is broad bipartisan support among Pennsylvania voters for allowing the state’s 1.4 milli...
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    Turner tossed from ballot for city controller
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    Turner tossed from ballot for city controller
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 25, 2025
    A legal challenge to signatures on the nominating petitions of Bradford City controller candidate Randall Turner has led to his removal from the ballo...
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    Primary election candidate list shows some surprises
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    Primary election candidate list shows some surprises
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 25, 2025
    The candidate list for the upcoming primary election for McKean County shows a lack of candidates for important offices, some hotly contested seats an...
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    Official tells city: Study up, spread the word on home rule potential
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    Official tells city: Study up, spread the word on home rule potential
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 19, 2025
    Do your homework and spread the word about the City of Bradford exploring the possibility of changing to a home rule form of government. That was the ...
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    State says new voter registration system needed before 2028
    Local News, News, PA State News
    State says new voter registration system needed before 2028
    CHRIS COMISAC The Center Square 
    Feb 27, 2025
    HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania has wanted to upgrade its aging voter registration system for several years, but stumbles have occurred. Legislators were to...
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    Success and areas of improvement for State Department budget hearing
    News, PA State News
    Success and areas of improvement for State Department budget hearing
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Feb 21, 2025
    HARRISBURG – Congratulations were in order for the Department of State during its appearance before the Senate Appropriations committee following last...
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    ST. MARYS: Elk Dems to host two events this week
    Local News, News
    ST. MARYS: Elk Dems to host two events this week
    Feb 14, 2025
    ST. MARYS — The Elk County Democratic Committee will host two events this week, its monthly meeting Wednesday evening followed by a Coffee & Donuts Pe...
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    Political lessons from another key Pa. county
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Political lessons from another key Pa. county
    NICK KAYAL RealClearPennsylvania 
    Feb 13, 2025
    In Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Allegheny counties are the top two based on population. But in terms of a populous suburban area, Bucks County isn’t...
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    Battlegrounds Pa., Wisconsin back in spotlight with high-stakes court elections
    Nation & World, News, PA State News
    Battlegrounds Pa., Wisconsin back in spotlight with high-stakes court elections
    MARC LEVY and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press 
    Jan 27, 2025
    HARRISBURG (AP) — Republicans put Pennsylvania and Wisconsin back in the win column in the 2024 presidential race, and they're hoping that momentum ca...
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    Other Voices: Vote on judges in 2025
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: Vote on judges in 2025
    Jan 23, 2025
    Roy Cohn, the mafia lawyer who nurtured Donald Trump’s contempt for the rule of law, once infamously stated, “Don’t tell me the law, tell me who the j...
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    The IRS and many unhappy returns
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The IRS and many unhappy returns
    Jan 07, 2025
    TheIRSwields immense power over the financial lives of Americans, yet recent revelations highlight it would be wise to question an expansion of that a...
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    Give Shapiro election reform he wants and Pa. needs
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Give Shapiro election reform he wants and Pa. needs
    ELIZABETH STELLE RealClearPennsylvania 
    Dec 18, 2024
    The 2024 election is finally over. On Dec. 4, the Pennsylvania Department of State certified the results — almost one month after Election Day. And th...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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