4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (520+ words) Lehigh County voters who might be nervous about leaving their mail-in ballots in the hands of the U.S. Postal Service will soon have five more options to get those ballots counted. County Executive Josh Siegel on Tuesday announced that the county…...

1+ week, 32+ min ago   (1650+ words) HARRISBURG — Who will win Pennsylvania’s race for governor? How many data centers will be proposed here? Which state laws will be enacted this year? That’s just a sample of the political questions that prediction market platforms, like Kalshi and Polymarket,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (418+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MICHAEL CASEY A federal judge in Boston will hear arguments Thursday on whether to extend her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service requiring states to use a new mail balloting system for the midterms as part of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (388+ words) Bob Brooks, former firefighter and Lehigh Valley’s Democratic candidate for Congress, is launching a Latino outreach initiative his campaign has dubbed “Bombero Bob.” Brooks, who worked as a firefighter in Bethlehem for 20 years and currently serves as president of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (921+ words) HARRISBURG — Key federal Medicaid changes will roll out next year, and Pennsylvania’s governor will play a crucial role in how they’re implemented or challenged. The sweeping 2025 federal budget law, President Donald Trump’s signature piece of second-term legislation, is expected to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (400+ words) Teaching is the most important profession, whether it be via public, private, charter, virtual or home school. From it grow doctors treating patients, mechanics maintaining machinery, engineers building bridges, farmers growing food. Teaching goes on every day, learning forever — no…...