Regional & State News
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Why do election experts oppose hand-counting ballots?
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Cumberland County
Ruling against date requirement on ballots is voided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pennsylvanians’ mail ballots must have a proper date on their envelopes or they will be rejected, under a decision Friday from the state Supreme Court that could affect thousands of voters this November.
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Lauren Aguirre
No, early voting does not start in Pennsylvania on Sept. 16.
Early in-person voting will not start in Pennsylvania next week, despite what several national media outlets have reported this month.
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Pennsylvania to honor iconic artist Keith Haring in his hometown of Kutztown
Keith Haring grew to international fame through his chalk drawings in the New York subway that featured pronounced lines and bright colors. But the man whose philosophy was that “art is for everybody” got his start in Kutztown.
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Penn State leaders outline priorities, including research
Penn State leaders spoke about the university’s plans for the future during a livestream presentation Thursday, outlining steps being taken across the campuses and colleges.
The Morning Agenda – a podcast from WITF
Each weekday morning, host Tim Lambert will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.
Climate & Energy
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Lindsay Lazarski
Pa. gas drilling slowed in spring 2024, prices expected to rise this winter
The number of new wells has been falling since the third quarter of 2023.
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Methane emissions much higher than gas industry targets, study says
EDF’s images and modeling show the basins could be releasing enough gas to meet the energy needs of more than half of U.S. homes annually.
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Fact check: A president can’t ban fracking in Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris would ban fracking if she is elected president, which she wouldn’t have the power to do
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Is climate change to blame for the high cost of potato chips? We crunched the numbers
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Reid R. Frazier
Environmental groups sue EPA over coke oven battery rules
The Purple Buck – a newsletter from WITF
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Politics & Policy
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How we got here: Daniel Ziblatt on U.S.’s unique democratic backsliding
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Why do election experts oppose hand-counting ballots?
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Cumberland County
Ruling against date requirement on ballots is voided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pennsylvanians’ mail ballots must have a proper date on their envelopes or they will be rejected, under a decision Friday from the state Supreme Court that could affect thousands of voters this November.
By Carter Walker, Votebeat -
Lauren Aguirre
No, early voting does not start in Pennsylvania on Sept. 16.
Early in-person voting will not start in Pennsylvania next week, despite what several national media outlets have reported this month.
By Carter Walker, Votebeat -
14 pro-Trump electors linked to efforts to reverse his 2020 loss are back for 2024
Fourteen presidential electors, including five from Pennsylvania, linked to efforts to reverse former President Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat are currently back on their states’ Republican slates of representatives to the Electoral College for the 2024 election.
By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR
Elections
Provisional ballots and how they work in Pa.
National & World News
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14 pro-Trump electors linked to efforts to reverse his 2020 loss are back for 2024
Fourteen presidential electors, including five from Pennsylvania, linked to efforts to reverse former President Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat are currently back on their states’ Republican slates of representatives to the Electoral College for the 2024 election.
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Hello, Pennsylvania! Why Harris and Trump can’t get enough of the Keystone State
Wilkes-Barre and Johnstown, Penn., are seeing a lot of motorcade traffic these days. Vice President Harris is visiting the communities today. Former President Donald Trump was there just last month.
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Brothers charged with assaulting New York Times photographer during Capitol riot
Two brothers were arrested Thursday on charges that they assaulted a New York Times photographer inside the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack on the building more than three years ago.
David Walker, 49, of Delran, New Jersey, and Philip Walker, 52, of Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania, also are charged with stealing a camera from the photographer during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.By Michael Kunzelman/The Associated Press -
Norfolk Southern fires CEO Alan Shaw for an inappropriate relationship with an employee
Norfolk Southern said Wednesday it has fired CEO Alan Shaw for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.
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5 takeaways from the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
By Domenico Montanaro/NPR
