presidential-elections
State Senate votes to move up Pa.’s 2024 primary more than a month to March 19
Pennsylvania’s 2024 presidential primary would be held March 19, more than a month earlier than it is currently scheduled, under legislation passed by the state Senate on Wednesday. The Senate’s 47-2 vote sends Senate Bill 224 to the state House for consideration, where the chairperson of the chamber’s State Government Committee said he would consider […]
Lawmakers take step to give Pa. voters a bigger voice in presidential primaries
A state Senate committee took the first step on Wednesday toward making Pennsylvania’s presidential primary election earlier in the year, a move that could give voters in this battleground state a bigger voice in choosing the nation’s chief executive. With the 2024 presidential election fast approaching, lawmakers in the state House have also said they […]
For the sake of reconciliation and unity, Trump needs to concede | Chrissy Houlahan
The standard definition of the word “concede” is to acknowledge the truth or existence of something.
False claims, legal challenges, denial: Is this a coup d’etat? | Analysis
The Capital-Star reached out to researchers and political science experts to find out if the term could, or should be applied to actions and accusations by President Donald Trump’s Republican allies on Capitol Hill and in Pennsylvania.
What 50 years of voting in Pa. looks like | The Numbers Racket
Over the last half-century, the Keystone State’s population has grown; the number of registered voters has increased, and the number of votes cast has climbed. But there’s more to this data than meets the eye.