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Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months
This article was originally published on The Conversation. On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The disaster drew global attention as the governors of Ohio...
Voting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices
Voting has begun in earnest in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, as counties increasingly begin mailing out ballots, offering over-the-counter voting in election offices and opening other avenues to voting. In Philadelphia, the state’s largest city, voters have returned about 15,000 mail-in ballots, said Seth Bluestein, who sits on...
Great PA News Quiz: Mail-Ballot Sticking Points, JD Vance’s Chain Fail and Shapiro’s Non-Endorsement
In this week’s news quiz: Dockworkers on strike, elections everywhere all at once, JD Vance surprises a sandwich shop and Gov. Josh Shapiro’s non-endorsement. As always, let us know if you encounter any technical issues. Just email Newsletter Editor Colin Deppen (newsletters@spotlightpa.org) with a heads up. And good luck! BEFORE YOU GO… If you learned something from this article, pay it forward and contribute to Spotlight PA at spotlightpa.org/donate. Spotlight PA is funded by foundations and readers like you who are committed to accountability journalism that gets results. The post Great PA News Quiz: Mail-Ballot Sticking Points, JD Vance’s Chain Fail and Shapiro’s Non-Endorsement appeared first on StateCollege.com.
Counties vary on notifying voters of mistakes in mail ballots, says ACLU
POTTSVILLE – Don’t make a mistake on your mail ballot in Schuylkill or Columbia counties... The post Counties vary on notifying voters of mistakes in mail ballots, says ACLU first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.
Penn State receives over $500K for wine, grape industry research
(WTAJ) — The Shapiro Administration announced that it has invested $1 million in eight research and marketing grants surrounding Pennsylvania wines. In Pennsylvania, October is wine month, when the Department of Community and Economic Development celebrates the wineries, wine trails and wine-inspired events throughout the Commonwealth. Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research […]
Trust in elections is strongest at the local level, Pennsylvania poll shows
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. Pennsylvania voters are more likely to trust...
New AARP Pennsylvania Poll Shows Importance of Voters Ages 50-Plus in 2024 Elections
AARP Pennsylvania shares insights from a statewide election survey on voter sentiment among those aged 50 and over. AARP Pennsylvania hosted a virtual press briefing on Oct. 1, ahead of the Walz-Vance V.P. Debate, revealing the results from its latest statewide election survey. Conducted in collaboration with bipartisan pollsters from Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research, the briefing provided analysis and insight into where Pennsylvania voters stand on the Presidential, Senate, Attorney General, and Treasurer candidates, and the issues that matter most to the 50-plus.
Philly's peak fall foliage season is almost here
Fall foliage colors are starting to pop in Philly.Why it matters: The splash of color means peak season is drawing near.State of play: Leaves are beginning to change color in Philadelphia and the southeastern region of Pennsylvania, per the state's weekly fall foliage forecast through Wednesday, Oct. 9.Bright colors are already starting to appear in certain tree species, like black walnuts, flowering dogwoods, red maples, and sassafras.State experts predict the Philly region's peak colors are two to three weeks away.🚗 For impatient leaf-peepers: More color can be found in the region's northern reaches, like Northampton and Lehigh counties.Plus: Several northeastern counties are approaching their best colors, including Monrose, Pike, and Lackawanna.Meanwhile, Wayne County is poised to have its best colors this coming week.What we're watching: Conditions are ripe for Pennsylvania to have one of its best fall foliage seasons in recent years.Yes, but: Climate change is impacting when leaves turn and how bright they get.
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