Regional & State News
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Election certification not complete at deadline, but close
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Jordan Wilkie
With recount canceled, counties move to finalize election results
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Pennsylvania drivers to save at pump for Thanksgiving travel
Gas prices statewide have dropped 33 cents per gallon from where they were a year ago.
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Counties conduct audits and recount before certifying results
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Recount called in U.S. Senate race between Republican Dave McCormick and Democratic Bob Casey
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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Katie Colaneri
More than $40M heading to Pennsylvania farms to increase climate resilience
The grants are funded by the federal Farm Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, a major climate spending law.
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Pennsylvania sees record wildfires this fall
to date in 2024, 671 fires have burned more than 1,900 acres in Pennsylvania.
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Jeremy Long
Pa. communities start to see impact of federal climate spending, as upcoming election casts doubt on programs’ futures
More than $5.6 billion has been awarded to hundreds of projects across Pennsylvania.
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Rachel McDevitt
Three Mile Island owner lays out reopening timeline in public hearing
Constellation provided a timeline for restarting the plant during a public meeting Friday with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Rachel McDevitt
Nuclear boosters, skeptics eyeing Three Mile Island restart
The owner of the TMI Unit 1 reactor opened up the closed plant to media to show their confidence that the site can repower without issue.
Politics & Policy
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Election certification not complete at deadline, but close
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Jordan Wilkie
With recount canceled, counties move to finalize election results
By state law, it takes 20 days to certify vote totals, allowing elected officials to take office early next year -
Counties conduct audits and recount before certifying results
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Recount called in U.S. Senate race between Republican Dave McCormick and Democratic Bob Casey
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The Morning Agenda: David McCormick pulls off Pa. U.S. Senate upset; GOP Congressman Scott Perry narrowly wins re-election
Republican David McCormick has knocked off Pennsylvania’s longest serving Democrat in the U.S. Senate — Bob Casey.
Elections
In Pennsylvania, am I allowed to drop off a ballot for another voter?
Pennsylvania law generally requires voters to return their own ballot and prohibits people from returning other voters’ ballots to a drop box or county elections office on their behalf. But there are some exceptions.
Can noncitizens vote in Pennsylvania elections?
U.S. law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, such as races for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Like many states, Pennsylvania also prohibits noncitizens from voting in elections for state offices.
Separating fact from fiction in Pennsylvania’s election process
Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state, is often the subject of election-related misinformation. Social media users have falsely suggested that large numbers of migrants are illegally registering to vote in Pennsylvania, incorrectly asserted that the time it takes to count votes in the state is a smokescreen for fraud, and made baseless claims about foul play involving deceased voters.
National & World News
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WATCH LIVE: Vance and Walz debate — PBS News simulcast of CBS’s 2024 Vice Presidential Debate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate.
The 90-minute CBS 2024 Vice Presidential Debate will air at 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 1. PBS News coverage starts with the News Hour at 6 p.m. EDT, then stay tuned for special analysis following the debate. You can watch live in our player here.
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A tale of crushing security lapses and missed chances to stop the man who shot Trump
The acting director of the Secret Service was incensed at what had happened that July evening. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Ronald Rowe Jr. said. “I cannot defend why that roof was not better secured.”
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more
Under tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank the workers who are producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces.
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The Secret Service admits failures in Butler, Pa., Trump shooting
The Secret Service acknowledged Friday failures that led to a gunman being able to wound former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13.
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Migration is more complex than politics show
For decades politicians in both parties have bemoaned a U.S. immigration system that virtually all call broken. Attempts at comprehensive reform have failed and popular emotion and partisan rancor have it a new high over the last two years as cities and towns struggled to accommodate migrants.
By Graham Lee Brewer and Terry Tang/The Associated Press
