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U.S. Rep. Scott Perry has just vanquished one major potential foe in his quest for a 6th term in Congress, as former Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has decided not to seek a rematch of their 2020 race. DePasquale, a Pittsburgh native, was widely considered Perry’s top political threat, with
2021 Municipal Primary Election Recap 2021 Municipal Primary Election Recap 0 226 Pennsylvania’s 2021 municipal primary took place yesterday (Tuesday, May 18). Statewide, Pennsylvania officials sent out 820,757 mail and absentee ballots. As of 5/18, voters had returned roughly 69% of these ballots. With vote tallying still ongoing, all results are UNOFFICIAL. Statewide Ballot Questions Four statewide ballot questions were on the primary election slate for Pennsylvania voters to decide; including three that would make changes to the state’s constitution. The questions included two speci...
Harrisburg mayoral candidates take readers’ questions: How to address concentrated poverty in the city? Today 5:30 AM Facebook Share Editor’s note: In advance of a planned forum for Harrisburg’s mayoral candidates, PennLive asked readers what questions they would like to ask the candidates. The forum was canceled after technical issues interrupted the taping, but four of the candidates agreed to answer a few of our reader’s questions. Here’s the third question, and the candidates’ responses. One of the common complaints about economic development in Harrisburg is that, when it ha...
Harrisburg mayoral candidates take readers’ questions: How can the city help the schools? Today 5:10 AM Editor’s note: In advance of a planned forum for Harrisburg’s mayoral candidates, PennLive asked readers what questions they would like to ask the candidates. The forum was canceled after technical issues interrupted the taping, but four of the candidates agreed to answer a few of our reader’s questions. Here’s the second of the questions, and the candidates’ responses. One of Harrisburg’s biggest systemic problems, the quality of its schools, is one that actually has nothing...
Harrisburg’s tax abatement program, a Papenfuse initiative, is working for one of his rivals in this year’s primary Updated May 14, 2021; Facebook Share City Council President Wanda Williams opposed it. And now, retired publisher Dave Schankweiler is benefitting from it. The “it” in question? tax break on significant improvements to residential properties for 10 years. PennLive looked into how the abatement program affected the active Democratic mayoral candidates — Papenfuse, Williams, Shankweiler and former city councilman Otto Banks — after a Schankweiler critic wrote a Facebo...