lehigh-valley-politics
The Lehigh Valley’s May 16 primary ballot is filled with important contests
From Northampton County District Attorney to contentious school board races -- local voters have plenty of decisions to make.
Spring primary races are cropping up across the Lehigh Valley
Easton mayoral, Lehigh County commissioners, NorCo DA among the face-offs on the 2023 ballot.
Technical mistakes, secrecy envelope errors led to Lehigh Valley mail-in ballots being rejected
The 1,296 rejected ballots were a fraction of the roughly 73K mail-in ballots returned in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Leigh Valley’s Coleman changes mind, resigns from Parkland School Board
The senator-elect in the 16th District had previously announced plans to remain a school director.
Former Sen. Browne’s last win for his Lehigh Valley district draws criticism of state hospital sale
Browne sponsored legislation to sell the Allentown State Hospital property directly to a developer with whom the GOP lawmaker has strong ties.
For three open seats in Legislature, Lehigh Valley picks two Democrats, one Republican
(*This story was updated at 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, 11/10/22 with additional reporting) In November 2021, Republican Jarrett Coleman, an airline pilot from Upper Macungie, won a seat on the Parkland School Board after running on an anti-mask platform that drew support from parents who said they were exhausted by school policies enacted at the […]
Lehigh County controller: Plan to monitor ballot drop-off boxes would ‘intimidate voters’
Democratic Controller Mark Pinsley is examining whether he can take action on GOP DA Jim Martin's plan.