Pennsylvania’s top election official, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, said the state "expects everyone observing polling places to follow all state and federal laws" — and those laws don't give monitors authority to police voters themselves.
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Democratic challenger Rachel Wallace met Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser Tuesday night for the only scheduled debate between the two Pennsylvania 9th Congressional District candidates at Penn State Schuylkill in Schuylkill Haven.
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Ryan Mackenzie and Bob Brooks were slated to go head-to-head Wednesday in a debate for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. A dispute over an attack ad changed that.
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With the Nov. 3 election less than one month away, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro met Republican challenger Stacy Garrity for an hourlong debate Wednesday night — the only time the candidates are expected to face off in such a forum.
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WVIA's Borys Krawczeniuk hosted the October episode of Keystone Edition: Pennsylvania Battleground: Midterm Election 2026.
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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visited the region for a third time this year to back U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan's reelection and portrayed Democrats as "crazy."
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Pennsylvania Senators Lisa Baker and Marty Flynn and representatives Maureen Madden and Jamie Walsh face challengers in the May 19 primary election.
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While eight Democratic Senators broke rank with their party Sunday night to reach a deal with Republicans to end the federal government shutdown, Pennsylvania has gone more than 130 days without a state budget. That's hitting school districts and charter schools in particular.
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The 2025 municipal election is done and there are a lot of results to dig into. This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and Borys Krawczeniuk look at the results and what comes next for the region.