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| Today: RFK Jr. update, vaccination lags, debate doubts, heavy-metal money, broadband budgets, Chester takeovers, and political athletes. |
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is off the ballot in Pennsylvania, but it may be too late to remove him from ballots in other swing states with different deadlines.
While Kennedy successfully withdrew his candidacy in Pennsylvania, officials in Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin told the Associated Press it is too late to remove him from the ballot in their states.
Democrats concerned about Kennedy's impact on the presidential race in Pennsylvania, a state where recent contests have been decided by just tens of thousands of votes, sought to have him removed from the ballot.
Last week, Kennedy, an independent, preempted their push as he filed to withdraw his candidacy in court and endorsed GOP candidate Donald Trump. A Commonwealth Court judge approved Kennedy's request on Friday, leaving four presidential candidates set to appear here, as of Monday: Trump, Democrat Kamala Harris, Libertarian Chase Oliver, and Jill Stein of the Green Party.
Read Spotlight PA's full report: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won’t appear on the ballot in Pennsylvania this November. |
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"School freedom would help the world. I’ve never been more sure about any bet I’ve ever made."
—Pennsylvania's richest man, Jeff Yass, on his political pet cause: private school vouchers; Yass has spent a fortune courting support around the issue |
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  DEBATE IMPASSE: Preparations for next month's premier debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in Philadelphia have hit a snag over muted mics. Politico reports Harris’ campaign wants the microphones to be hot at all times during the ABC debate, but Trump is balking, he says because different ground rules were agreed to by the debate's original Democratic participant, President Joe Biden.  GET THE LEAD OUT: Pennsylvania is set to receive almost $1 million in federal funding to test water lines for lead at schools and child care centers statewide. A 2021 report by the nonprofit Women for a Healthy Environment found that of 65 Pennsylvania school districts surveyed, 91% found lead in their water. Another $15 billion is available to states under the federal Infrastructure Law to replace lead pipes.
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OPEN QUESTIONS: The parents of a Bucknell University football player who died in July, two days after his first team workout, are pressing the school for more information. Doctors said Calvin Dickey Jr. collapsed from a condition that could have been reversed by simply stopping exercise.
'IMMINENT INDICTMENT': The publisher of the Gettysburg Times newspaper has been suspended after informing the paper's owners that he faces imminent indictment on federal mail theft charges.
EARLY RELEASE: A Delaware County man convicted of DUI offenses was accidentally released from the county's troubled jail two weeks ago and hasn't returned. WHYY reports officials aren't saying much.
GLORY DAYS: On the heels of this year's Little League World Series in South Williamsport (Florida won it all), City & State asked Pennsylvania politicians to share their youth sports exploits.
SINCERELY, GEORGE: A letter written by George Washington at his winter encampment in Morristown, New Jersey, circa 1780, has sold for $24,000 at auction in Pennsylvania, well over the estimated going price. |
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NEW PLAN: The state-appointed receiver for Chester wants a third party to take over the bankrupt city's water, sewer, and stormwater assets on the condition that they remain publicly owned. The Daily Times (paywall) reports proposals are being sought that prioritize 