In low-turnout North Philly, voters battle misinformation to get out and vote early
Oct. 27 deadline to request a mail ballot approaches as officials push to spread info about satellite offices.
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FBI raids Local 98 union headquarters in Philadelphia — again
It’s unclear if the action is related to the pending case against IBEW chief John Dougherty.
Map: Philly to open more than 700 polling places for the November 2020 election
That’s nearly four times as many as were open for the June primary.
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I mailed in my ballot to vote and it was sent back to me unopened
Apparently it was dropped into the postal sorter backwards?
Bob Brady’s convicted political guru is out of prison — and lurking on the election sidelines
Ken Smukler’s appearance on a recent Zoom call with Philly political bosses turned heads.
Election Day off work? Not at most big Philly companies
Some employers are closing early, offering extra PTO hours, or banning meetings on Nov. 3.
With unemployment hotline overloaded and stimulus on hold, PA boosts chatbot 90x
If Congress approves a new package, benefits would be retroactive through September.
‘This is the first time it was to my face’: Gisele Fetterman talks about racist attack at Aldi
The supermarket chain says the woman who used the slur is banned from its stores.
Cash aid for renters? Philly revisits plan using lessons from COVID relief
In this model, the city funnels philanthropy to community-identified people in need.
Philly election warehouse adds cameras, guards to stop further security breaches
Law enforcement officials said the theft last week appears to be a random crime, unrelated to the election.