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Top Story

1. F&M Poll: It’s a Turnout Race

2024 Presidential, Senate candidates

“The snapshot in time that is any poll was never more true than with the release of the latest Franklin & Marshall College poll which finds the presidential and U.S. Senate race so close that it will be decided by turnout.

In a survey of 794 registered Pennsylvania voters, the results showed a one-point difference between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump with the same margin separating Sen. Bob Casey Jr. and Dave McCormick.” (PoliticsPA)

Elsewhere

Emerson Poll: No Significant Movement in PA. “New Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania polling shows 49% of Keystone State voters support former President Donald Trump, while 48% support Vice President Kamala Harris for president in 2024. Three percent are undecided.” (Emerson College)

  • What Do All of Those Presidential Polls Mean? A Q&A with F&M Pollster. (LNP)

 

Kamala Harris Calls Trump a ‘Fascist’ at Delaware County Town Hall, Flounders On Question About Biden. “Harris characterized former White House chief of staff John Kelly’s warnings about Trump ‘a 911 call to the American people.’” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania? “At this point, both campaigns know it’s all about the ground game. Trump’s outsourced operation is a mess. But is Harris’s “Biden infrastructure with Obama vibes” up to the task?” (The Nation)

Here’s Where Pennsylvania Gets Decided. “Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Delco on Wednesday night is a reminder of just how much she needs to run up the score in the Philadelphia suburbs to have a chance at the White House.” (POLITICO)

 

State

2. PA Supreme Court Gives Voters Provisional Option If Their Mail Ballots Get Rejected

PA Supreme Court

“Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes likely to be rejected this fall.

The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Butler County’s Republican-majority election board must count provisional ballots that were cast by two voters after they learned their mail-in ballots were voided because they arrived without mandatory secrecy envelopes.” (AP)

Elsewhere

These Pennsylvania Counties Give Voters a Chance to Fix Errors On Their Mail Ballots. “Our map shows how widely ‘notice and cure’ policies vary across the state, and what happens if your ballot is flagged for possible rejection.” (Votebeat)

Watch Out For Pennsylvania, The State That Can Decide the Elections and Prolong the Agony of When We Will Know. “Increased mail-in voting following a 2019 law and Republicans’ blockade of processing ballots received before Election Day heralds several days of counting in the key state.” (ElDiario)

12 Days Until Election 2024: Campaigns Drop a Half-Billion Ad Dollars in PA. “Anyone with a mailbox, TV or phone feels it: The 2024 presidential election moved into Pennsylvania and never left, according to analysis done by the Philadelphia Inquirer.” (PennLive)

  • Political Ads Shift to Streaming as Cord-Cutting Surges. (Punchbowl News)

 

Pennsylvania General Assembly Session Draws to a Close With Fewest New Laws In More Than a Decade. “Sen. Majority Leader Joe Pittman said the productivity of a session is not measured in new laws alone.” (Penn Capital-Star)

 

Around The Commonwealth

3. Pennsylvania’s Northampton County Swung From Obama to Trump to Biden. Could It Also Decide 2024?

Which way will Pennsylvania swing in 2024 election? Northampton County could hold the answer - CBS Philadelphia

“On a dead-end street full of big houses, big green lawns and big trees sporting their fall colors, one homeowner added “Harris-Walz” lawn signs to the decor. His neighbor’s property proclaims “Trump Vance.”

They get along by following one rule: Don’t talk about the election.

Welcome to Northampton County, perhaps the swingiest county in the most populous swing state that could decide the 2024 presidential election.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Elsewhere

Meet 10 Pennsylvanians Who Could Help Decide the 2024 Election. “The road to the presidency runs straight through Pennsylvania. To carry the tightly divided swing state, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are trying to entice the less-engaged members of their parties to turn out. They’re also trying to win over the white whales of electoral politics: undecided voters. Who are these people?” (Spotlight PA)

A Pennsylvania Farming Family Struggles to Find Their Place in Trump’s GOP. “In this swing state, Lancaster county rarely ever switches parties. In presidential elections, it religiously votes for the Republican nominee. Mary, 61, fit that profile for most of her life, but as the political landscape has changed, her politics no longer align with her county’s majority.” (WQLN)

York County Residents Voice Concern Over Mail-In Ballot Delays. “Failure to deliver mail-in ballots to voters weeks from the November 5 election has sparked distrust among voters and the county.” (abc27)

Following Ballot Printing Error, Erie Co. Board of Elections Work to Correct Mistake. “Multiple Erie County voters have been experiencing errors with their mail-in ballots, with some receiving more than one ballot.” (YourErie.com)

Why On-Demand Voting Caused Hours Long Lines in Bucks County Ahead of Election Day. “County officials say there have been lines taking up to an hour at the main administration building in Doylestown and at the Levittown office since on-demand mail ballots for this year’s presidential election became available earlier this month.” (Bucks County Courier Times)

 

Editorial

4. What’s On Your Mind

  • Endorsements for Congressional and State Offices. (Philadelphia Tribune)
  • If Politics Is Making You Depressed, You Aren’t Alone. (Janice Tosto)
  • Offensive Foul: Police Chief’s Refereeing Side-Gig Insults Pittsburgh and its People. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • How Are Harris and Trump Closing the Campaign Season in Crucial PA. (John Baer)
  • My Father and McCormick Are the Only Ones Who Can Fix the Mess Biden and Casey Made. (Donald Trump Jr.)
  • The Shallow, Phallocentric Politics of Donald Trump. (Tony Norman)
  • U.S. Rep. Scott Perry Has Forgotten the Values He Was Taught At the U.S. Army War College. (Tami Davis Biddle)
  • The Case For In-Person ‘Mail-In’ Voting. (Guy Ciarrocchi)
  • Will Harris Appeal to PA’s Independent Business Owners? (Jason Altmire)

 

 

1 Thing

5. Applications to M.B.A. Programs Soar

C-Suite Leaders Program | Wharton Executive Education

“Workers, frustrated by an extended cool-down in the white-collar job market, are applying to business school in numbers not seen in years.

Applications to M.B.A. programs increased 12% in 2024, according to a new survey of schools by the Graduate Management Admission Council, a nonprofit that tracks application trends.

Renewed enthusiasm for the M.B.A. reflects limited prospects for recent college graduates despite a still-strong labor market overall, say recent grads and M.B.A. administrators. Among factors hurting white-collar work, artificial intelligence has begun to upend some jobs, while more established employees have recently quit job-hopping, leaving fewer open roles.” (Wall Street Journal)

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🎂 Happy Birthday. Cake and candles for Rep. Steven Mentzer.

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Top Story

1. F&M Poll: It’s a Turnout Race

2024 Presidential, Senate candidates

“The snapshot in time that is any poll was never more true than with the release of the latest Franklin & Marshall College poll which finds the presidential and U.S. Senate race so close that it will be decided by turnout.

In a survey of 794 registered Pennsylvania voters, the results showed a one-point difference between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump with the same margin separating Sen. Bob Casey Jr. and Dave McCormick.” (PoliticsPA)

Elsewhere

Emerson Poll: No Significant Movement in PA. “New Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania polling shows 49% of Keystone State voters support former President Donald Trump, while 48% support Vice President Kamala Harris for president in 2024. Three percent are undecided.” (Emerson College)

  • What Do All of Those Presidential Polls Mean? A Q&A with F&M Pollster. (LNP)

 

Kamala Harris Calls Trump a ‘Fascist’ at Delaware County Town Hall, Flounders On Question About Biden. “Harris characterized former White House chief of staff John Kelly’s warnings about Trump ‘a 911 call to the American people.’” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania? “At this point, both campaigns know it’s all about the ground game. Trump’s outsourced operation is a mess. But is Harris’s “Biden infrastructure with Obama vibes” up to the task?” (The Nation)

Here’s Where Pennsylvania Gets Decided. “Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Delco on Wednesday night is a reminder of just how much she needs to run up the score in the Philadelphia suburbs to have a chance at the White House.” (POLITICO)

 

State

2. PA Supreme Court Gives Voters Provisional Option If Their Mail Ballots Get Rejected

PA Supreme Court

“Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes likely to be rejected this fall.

The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Butler County’s Republican-majority election board must count provisional ballots that were cast by two voters after they learned their mail-in ballots were voided because they arrived without mandatory secrecy envelopes.” (AP)

Elsewhere

These Pennsylvania Counties Give Voters a Chance to Fix Errors On Their Mail Ballots. “Our map shows how widely ‘notice and cure’ policies vary across the state, and what happens if your ballot is flagged for possible rejection.” (Votebeat)

Watch Out For Pennsylvania, The State That Can Decide the Elections and Prolong the Agony of When We Will Know. “Increased mail-in voting following a 2019 law and Republicans’ blockade of processing ballots received before Election Day heralds several days of counting in the key state.” (ElDiario)

12 Days Until Election 2024: Campaigns Drop a Half-Billion Ad Dollars in PA. “Anyone with a mailbox, TV or phone feels it: The 2024 presidential election moved into Pennsylvania and never left, according to analysis done by the Philadelphia Inquirer.” (PennLive)

  • Political Ads Shift to Streaming as Cord-Cutting Surges. (Punchbowl News)

 

Pennsylvania General Assembly Session Draws to a Close With Fewest New Laws In More Than a Decade. “Sen. Majority Leader Joe Pittman said the productivity of a session is not measured in new laws alone.” (Penn Capital-Star)

 

Around The Commonwealth

3. Pennsylvania’s Northampton County Swung From Obama to Trump to Biden. Could It Also Decide 2024?

Which way will Pennsylvania swing in 2024 election? Northampton County could hold the answer - CBS Philadelphia

“On a dead-end street full of big houses, big green lawns and big trees sporting their fall colors, one homeowner added “Harris-Walz” lawn signs to the decor. His neighbor’s property proclaims “Trump Vance.”

They get along by following one rule: Don’t talk about the election.

Welcome to Northampton County, perhaps the swingiest county in the most populous swing state that could decide the 2024 presidential election.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Elsewhere

Meet 10 Pennsylvanians Who Could Help Decide the 2024 Election. “The road to the presidency runs straight through Pennsylvania. To carry the tightly divided swing state, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are trying to entice the less-engaged members of their parties to turn out. They’re also trying to win over the white whales of electoral politics: undecided voters. Who are these people?” (Spotlight PA)

A Pennsylvania Farming Family Struggles to Find Their Place in Trump’s GOP. “In this swing state, Lancaster county rarely ever switches parties. In presidential elections, it religiously votes for the Republican nominee. Mary, 61, fit that profile for most of her life, but as the political landscape has changed, her politics no longer align with her county’s majority.” (WQLN)

York County Residents Voice Concern Over Mail-In Ballot Delays. “Failure to deliver mail-in ballots to voters weeks from the November 5 election has sparked distrust among voters and the county.” (abc27)

Following Ballot Printing Error, Erie Co. Board of Elections Work to Correct Mistake. “Multiple Erie County voters have been experiencing errors with their mail-in ballots, with some receiving more than one ballot.” (YourErie.com)

Why On-Demand Voting Caused Hours Long Lines in Bucks County Ahead of Election Day. “County officials say there have been lines taking up to an hour at the main administration building in Doylestown and at the Levittown office since on-demand mail ballots for this year’s presidential election became available earlier this month.” (Bucks County Courier Times)

 

Editorial

4. What’s On Your Mind

  • Endorsements for Congressional and State Offices. (Philadelphia Tribune)
  • If Politics Is Making You Depressed, You Aren’t Alone. (Janice Tosto)
  • Offensive Foul: Police Chief’s Refereeing Side-Gig Insults Pittsburgh and its People. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • How Are Harris and Trump Closing the Campaign Season in Crucial PA. (John Baer)
  • My Father and McCormick Are the Only Ones Who Can Fix the Mess Biden and Casey Made. (Donald Trump Jr.)
  • The Shallow, Phallocentric Politics of Donald Trump. (Tony Norman)
  • U.S. Rep. Scott Perry Has Forgotten the Values He Was Taught At the U.S. Army War College. (Tami Davis Biddle)
  • The Case For In-Person ‘Mail-In’ Voting. (Guy Ciarrocchi)
  • Will Harris Appeal to PA’s Independent Business Owners? (Jason Altmire)

 

 

1 Thing

5. Applications to M.B.A. Programs Soar

C-Suite Leaders Program | Wharton Executive Education

“Workers, frustrated by an extended cool-down in the white-collar job market, are applying to business school in numbers not seen in years.

Applications to M.B.A. programs increased 12% in 2024, according to a new survey of schools by the Graduate Management Admission Council, a nonprofit that tracks application trends.

Renewed enthusiasm for the M.B.A. reflects limited prospects for recent college graduates despite a still-strong labor market overall, say recent grads and M.B.A. administrators. Among factors hurting white-collar work, artificial intelligence has begun to upend some jobs, while more established employees have recently quit job-hopping, leaving fewer open roles.” (Wall Street Journal)

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🎂 Happy Birthday. Cake and candles for Rep. Steven Mentzer.

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Top Story

1. F&M Poll: It’s a Turnout Race

2024 Presidential, Senate candidates

“The snapshot in time that is any poll was never more true than with the release of the latest Franklin & Marshall College poll which finds the presidential and U.S. Senate race so close that it will be decided by turnout.

In a survey of 794 registered Pennsylvania voters, the results showed a one-point difference between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump with the same margin separating Sen. Bob Casey Jr. and Dave McCormick.” (PoliticsPA)

Elsewhere

Emerson Poll: No Significant Movement in PA. “New Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania polling shows 49% of Keystone State voters support former President Donald Trump, while 48% support Vice President Kamala Harris for president in 2024. Three percent are undecided.” (Emerson College)

  • What Do All of Those Presidential Polls Mean? A Q&A with F&M Pollster. (LNP)

 

Kamala Harris Calls Trump a ‘Fascist’ at Delaware County Town Hall, Flounders On Question About Biden. “Harris characterized former White House chief of staff John Kelly’s warnings about Trump ‘a 911 call to the American people.’” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania? “At this point, both campaigns know it’s all about the ground game. Trump’s outsourced operation is a mess. But is Harris’s “Biden infrastructure with Obama vibes” up to the task?” (The Nation)

Here’s Where Pennsylvania Gets Decided. “Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Delco on Wednesday night is a reminder of just how much she needs to run up the score in the Philadelphia suburbs to have a chance at the White House.” (POLITICO)

 

State

2. PA Supreme Court Gives Voters Provisional Option If Their Mail Ballots Get Rejected

PA Supreme Court

“Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes likely to be rejected this fall.

The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Butler County’s Republican-majority election board must count provisional ballots that were cast by two voters after they learned their mail-in ballots were voided because they arrived without mandatory secrecy envelopes.” (AP)

Elsewhere

These Pennsylvania Counties Give Voters a Chance to Fix Errors On Their Mail Ballots. “Our map shows how widely ‘notice and cure’ policies vary across the state, and what happens if your ballot is flagged for possible rejection.” (Votebeat)

Watch Out For Pennsylvania, The State That Can Decide the Elections and Prolong the Agony of When We Will Know. “Increased mail-in voting following a 2019 law and Republicans’ blockade of processing ballots received before Election Day heralds several days of counting in the key state.” (ElDiario)

12 Days Until Election 2024: Campaigns Drop a Half-Billion Ad Dollars in PA. “Anyone with a mailbox, TV or phone feels it: The 2024 presidential election moved into Pennsylvania and never left, according to analysis done by the Philadelphia Inquirer.” (PennLive)

  • Political Ads Shift to Streaming as Cord-Cutting Surges. (Punchbowl News)

 

Pennsylvania General Assembly Session Draws to a Close With Fewest New Laws In More Than a Decade. “Sen. Majority Leader Joe Pittman said the productivity of a session is not measured in new laws alone.” (Penn Capital-Star)

 

Around The Commonwealth

3. Pennsylvania’s Northampton County Swung From Obama to Trump to Biden. Could It Also Decide 2024?

Which way will Pennsylvania swing in 2024 election? Northampton County could hold the answer - CBS Philadelphia

“On a dead-end street full of big houses, big green lawns and big trees sporting their fall colors, one homeowner added “Harris-Walz” lawn signs to the decor. His neighbor’s property proclaims “Trump Vance.”

They get along by following one rule: Don’t talk about the election.

Welcome to Northampton County, perhaps the swingiest county in the most populous swing state that could decide the 2024 presidential election.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Elsewhere

Meet 10 Pennsylvanians Who Could Help Decide the 2024 Election. “The road to the presidency runs straight through Pennsylvania. To carry the tightly divided swing state, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are trying to entice the less-engaged members of their parties to turn out. They’re also trying to win over the white whales of electoral politics: undecided voters. Who are these people?” (Spotlight PA)

A Pennsylvania Farming Family Struggles to Find Their Place in Trump’s GOP. “In this swing state, Lancaster county rarely ever switches parties. In presidential elections, it religiously votes for the Republican nominee. Mary, 61, fit that profile for most of her life, but as the political landscape has changed, her politics no longer align with her county’s majority.” (WQLN)

York County Residents Voice Concern Over Mail-In Ballot Delays. “Failure to deliver mail-in ballots to voters weeks from the November 5 election has sparked distrust among voters and the county.” (abc27)

Following Ballot Printing Error, Erie Co. Board of Elections Work to Correct Mistake. “Multiple Erie County voters have been experiencing errors with their mail-in ballots, with some receiving more than one ballot.” (YourErie.com)

Why On-Demand Voting Caused Hours Long Lines in Bucks County Ahead of Election Day. “County officials say there have been lines taking up to an hour at the main administration building in Doylestown and at the Levittown office since on-demand mail ballots for this year’s presidential election became available earlier this month.” (Bucks County Courier Times)

 

Editorial

4. What’s On Your Mind

  • Endorsements for Congressional and State Offices. (Philadelphia Tribune)
  • If Politics Is Making You Depressed, You Aren’t Alone. (Janice Tosto)
  • Offensive Foul: Police Chief’s Refereeing Side-Gig Insults Pittsburgh and its People. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • How Are Harris and Trump Closing the Campaign Season in Crucial PA. (John Baer)
  • My Father and McCormick Are the Only Ones Who Can Fix the Mess Biden and Casey Made. (Donald Trump Jr.)
  • The Shallow, Phallocentric Politics of Donald Trump. (Tony Norman)
  • U.S. Rep. Scott Perry Has Forgotten the Values He Was Taught At the U.S. Army War College. (Tami Davis Biddle)
  • The Case For In-Person ‘Mail-In’ Voting. (Guy Ciarrocchi)
  • Will Harris Appeal to PA’s Independent Business Owners? (Jason Altmire)

 

 

1 Thing

5. Applications to M.B.A. Programs Soar

C-Suite Leaders Program | Wharton Executive Education

“Workers, frustrated by an extended cool-down in the white-collar job market, are applying to business school in numbers not seen in years.

Applications to M.B.A. programs increased 12% in 2024, according to a new survey of schools by the Graduate Management Admission Council, a nonprofit that tracks application trends.

Renewed enthusiasm for the M.B.A. reflects limited prospects for recent college graduates despite a still-strong labor market overall, say recent grads and M.B.A. administrators. Among factors hurting white-collar work, artificial intelligence has begun to upend some jobs, while more established employees have recently quit job-hopping, leaving fewer open roles.” (Wall Street Journal)

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🤙 On the Docket. Join PoliticsPA managing editor Steve Ulrich on Friday’s “Washington Journal” on C-SPAN beginning at 8 a.m.

🎂 Happy Birthday. Cake and candles for Rep. Steven Mentzer.

🗞️ Political News From THE Swing State. Where can you find all the latest news on what’s happening in Keystone State politics? Sign up for the PoliticsPA Playbook. We’ll deliver all the latest headlines in an easy-to-read format every weekday at 8 AM. And it’s free. Add your name to the list and subscribe now.

 

Top Story

1. F&M Poll: It’s a Turnout Race

2024 Presidential, Senate candidates

“The snapshot in time that is any poll was never more true than with the release of the latest Franklin & Marshall College poll which finds the presidential and U.S. Senate race so close that it will be decided by turnout.

In a survey of 794 registered Pennsylvania voters, the results showed a one-point difference between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump with the same margin separating Sen. Bob Casey Jr. and Dave McCormick.” (PoliticsPA)

Elsewhere

Emerson Poll: No Significant Movement in PA. “New Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania polling shows 49% of Keystone State voters support former President Donald Trump, while 48% support Vice President Kamala Harris for president in 2024. Three percent are undecided.” (Emerson College)

  • What Do All of Those Presidential Polls Mean? A Q&A with F&M Pollster. (LNP)

 

Kamala Harris Calls Trump a ‘Fascist’ at Delaware County Town Hall, Flounders On Question About Biden. “Harris characterized former White House chief of staff John Kelly’s warnings about Trump ‘a 911 call to the American people.’” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania? “At this point, both campaigns know it’s all about the ground game. Trump’s outsourced operation is a mess. But is Harris’s “Biden infrastructure with Obama vibes” up to the task?” (The Nation)

Here’s Where Pennsylvania Gets Decided. “Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Delco on Wednesday night is a reminder of just how much she needs to run up the score in the Philadelphia suburbs to have a chance at the White House.” (POLITICO)

 

State

2. PA Supreme Court Gives Voters Provisional Option If Their Mail Ballots Get Rejected

PA Supreme Court

“Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes likely to be rejected this fall.

The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Butler County’s Republican-majority election board must count provisional ballots that were cast by two voters after they learned their mail-in ballots were voided because they arrived without mandatory secrecy envelopes.” (AP)

Elsewhere

These Pennsylvania Counties Give Voters a Chance to Fix Errors On Their Mail Ballots. “Our map shows how widely ‘notice and cure’ policies vary across the state, and what happens if your ballot is flagged for possible rejection.” (Votebeat)

Watch Out For Pennsylvania, The State That Can Decide the Elections and Prolong the Agony of When We Will Know. “Increased mail-in voting following a 2019 law and Republicans’ blockade of processing ballots received before Election Day heralds several days of counting in the key state.” (ElDiario)

12 Days Until Election 2024: Campaigns Drop a Half-Billion Ad Dollars in PA. “Anyone with a mailbox, TV or phone feels it: The 2024 presidential election moved into Pennsylvania and never left, according to analysis done by the Philadelphia Inquirer.” (PennLive)

  • Political Ads Shift to Streaming as Cord-Cutting Surges. (Punchbowl News)

 

Pennsylvania General Assembly Session Draws to a Close With Fewest New Laws In More Than a Decade. “Sen. Majority Leader Joe Pittman said the productivity of a session is not measured in new laws alone.” (Penn Capital-Star)

 

Around The Commonwealth

3. Pennsylvania’s Northampton County Swung From Obama to Trump to Biden. Could It Also Decide 2024?

Which way will Pennsylvania swing in 2024 election? Northampton County could hold the answer - CBS Philadelphia

“On a dead-end street full of big houses, big green lawns and big trees sporting their fall colors, one homeowner added “Harris-Walz” lawn signs to the decor. His neighbor’s property proclaims “Trump Vance.”

They get along by following one rule: Don’t talk about the election.

Welcome to Northampton County, perhaps the swingiest county in the most populous swing state that could decide the 2024 presidential election.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Elsewhere

Meet 10 Pennsylvanians Who Could Help Decide the 2024 Election. “The road to the presidency runs straight through Pennsylvania. To carry the tightly divided swing state, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are trying to entice the less-engaged members of their parties to turn out. They’re also trying to win over the white whales of electoral politics: undecided voters. Who are these people?” (Spotlight PA)

A Pennsylvania Farming Family Struggles to Find Their Place in Trump’s GOP. “In this swing state, Lancaster county rarely ever switches parties. In presidential elections, it religiously votes for the Republican nominee. Mary, 61, fit that profile for most of her life, but as the political landscape has changed, her politics no longer align with her county’s majority.” (WQLN)

York County Residents Voice Concern Over Mail-In Ballot Delays. “Failure to deliver mail-in ballots to voters weeks from the November 5 election has sparked distrust among voters and the county.” (abc27)

Following Ballot Printing Error, Erie Co. Board of Elections Work to Correct Mistake. “Multiple Erie County voters have been experiencing errors with their mail-in ballots, with some receiving more than one ballot.” (YourErie.com)

Why On-Demand Voting Caused Hours Long Lines in Bucks County Ahead of Election Day. “County officials say there have been lines taking up to an hour at the main administration building in Doylestown and at the Levittown office since on-demand mail ballots for this year’s presidential election became available earlier this month.” (Bucks County Courier Times)

 

Editorial

4. What’s On Your Mind

  • Endorsements for Congressional and State Offices. (Philadelphia Tribune)
  • If Politics Is Making You Depressed, You Aren’t Alone. (Janice Tosto)
  • Offensive Foul: Police Chief’s Refereeing Side-Gig Insults Pittsburgh and its People. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • How Are Harris and Trump Closing the Campaign Season in Crucial PA. (John Baer)
  • My Father and McCormick Are the Only Ones Who Can Fix the Mess Biden and Casey Made. (Donald Trump Jr.)
  • The Shallow, Phallocentric Politics of Donald Trump. (Tony Norman)
  • U.S. Rep. Scott Perry Has Forgotten the Values He Was Taught At the U.S. Army War College. (Tami Davis Biddle)
  • The Case For In-Person ‘Mail-In’ Voting. (Guy Ciarrocchi)
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5. Applications to M.B.A. Programs Soar

C-Suite Leaders Program | Wharton Executive Education

“Workers, frustrated by an extended cool-down in the white-collar job market, are applying to business school in numbers not seen in years.

Applications to M.B.A. programs increased 12% in 2024, according to a new survey of schools by the Graduate Management Admission Council, a nonprofit that tracks application trends.

Renewed enthusiasm for the M.B.A. reflects limited prospects for recent college graduates despite a still-strong labor market overall, say recent grads and M.B.A. administrators. Among factors hurting white-collar work, artificial intelligence has begun to upend some jobs, while more established employees have recently quit job-hopping, leaving fewer open roles.” (Wall Street Journal)

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