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Pennsylvania’s independent voters surge, despite being locked out of primaries

Advocates caution that the combination of closed primaries and America’s two-party structure disenfranchises the commonwealth’s fastest-growing voter group.
By Jaxon White/WITF


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This group gets left-leaning policies passed in red states. How? Ballot measures

The Fairness Project has created a playbook for using ballot initiatives to go around GOP-led state legislatures

By NPR

Election-denying Pennsylvania lawmakers hold key election oversight roles

High-profile appointments give the lawmakers a platform to cast further doubt on the integrity of elections in states that will be pivotal for selecting the next president in 2024.

By The Associated Press

Pennsylvania House Republicans file lawsuit to block Democratic-scheduled special elections

Democrats are eager for the contests to take place and presumably cement their majority, while Republicans seek to maintain some measure of power.
By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA

Clandestine plan to force a vote on Pa. legislative gift ban fails, lawmakers shrug

Advocates have long pushed to place limits on the monetary value of gifts lobbyists can give to lawmakers, but it would take action from the people who benefit most.
By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA

Gift ban, other government reforms changes stall in Pennsylvania despite promises from leadership

Government reform advocates argue the legislature, swayed by donors and leadership, lacks the political will to rid itself of the perks of being in elected office.

By Staff

Pa. lawmakers spend millions of tax dollars on private lawyers but often don’t reveal why

A review of thousands of pages of documents shows the cases ranged from public records fights to secret personnel problems to attempts to overturn last year’s presidential election.

By Staff
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