What’s on the ballot in Allentown’s 2025 elections
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Voters in Allentown and across Lehigh County will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 4, to decide a range of municipal and...
By Isabel Hope
Politics.
Political news across the Lehigh Valley — campaigns, elections, officeholders and the decisions shaping the region.
SNAP benefits lapse for nearly two million Pennsylvanians as federal judges rule government must fund program
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Nearly two million Pennsylvanians have lost access to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) as the federal government shutdown enters its second...
What’s on the ballot in Bethlehem’s 2025 elections
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Voters in Bethlehem will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 4, to decide the city’s next mayor and several city council and...
By Isabel Hope
Ce-Ce Gerlach speaks publicly for first time about 2021 child endangerment charges
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — City Council member and state House candidate Ce-Ce Gerlach is publicly addressing the 2021 child endangerment charges that surfaced weeks before Allentown’s...
By Isabel Hope
‘Bare minimum we could do’: Easton council tables resolution supporting immigrants after heated debate
EASTON, Pa. — A resolution expressing support for immigrant communities and calling on the Trump administration to take action on immigration reform was tabled Wednesday...
By Isabel Hope
Lehigh Valley’s Jared Isaacman could still lead NASA, report says
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Jared Isaacman, a Lehigh Valley billionaire and founder of the payment company Shift4, could still be named NASA administrator. Isaacman, 42, who...
By Isabel Hope
‘We can’t stay silent:’ Thousands join ‘No Kings’ protest across the Lehigh Valley
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Thousands of Lehigh Valley residents gathered Saturday in parks, plazas and along busy intersections as part of nationwide “No Kings” protests denouncing...
By Isabel Hope
MacLean, Siegel clash on experience, leadership and political violence in debate
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Republican Roger MacLean and Democrat Josh Siegel offered sharply contrasting visions for Lehigh County’s future during a debate Wednesday evening, tackling issues...
By Isabel Hope
‘Clever forms of bullshit’: State rep warns of deceptive mailers targeting PA election
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A wave of political mailers hitting Pennsylvania mailboxes ahead of the Nov. 4 judicial retention election has drawn scrutiny from Democratic leaders,...
By Isabel Hope
Easton parents call for Keegan’s removal after Charlie Kirk comments, board approves raise
EASTON, Pa. — Easton Area School District leaders tried to keep order Tuesday night as the school board approved a salary raise for nursing supervisor...
By Isabel Hope
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