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| Today: Election electronics, consultant bills, support rescinded, chemical burn, money order, ACLU suit, and State of the Union guests. |
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More Pennsylvania counties are turning to electronic pollbooks to maintain and review voter registration information during elections.
E-pollbooks, as they're known, replace the paper books that in-person voters generally see when they sign in at their polling place on Election Day. The differences are more significant behind the scenes, speeding up Election Day operations but also piquing cybersecurity concerns.
Spotlight PA has an explainer on how they work, what counties are using them, and how they're protected against hacking.
Read Spotlight PA's full report: Elections 101: What to know about electronic pollbooks, which Pa. counties use them, and more. |
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"You had absolutely no qualms about embarrassing me in front of other parents, faculty and children — why wouldn't I return the favor?"
—Erie County parent Sara Kim in an email to a school official she says retaliated over Facebook criticism; a free speech lawsuit has been filed
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BLACK WALL STREET: Join us TODAY from 6-7 p.m. ET on Zoom for a free panel on the history of Harrisburg’s Black Wall Street and the people working to preserve its legacy and ensure a future for Black-owned businesses. Register here and submit questions to events@spotlightpa.org. |
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PRIMETIME ADDRESS: President Joe Biden's State of the Union address starts tonight at 9. Philly's mayor will be there, and Philly City Councilor Nicolas O'Rourke will deliver the progressive response.
SOTU GUESTS: A Scranton detective, a Butler podcast host, and an official from a Beaver County town bordering East Palestine, Ohio, will be among the guests of Pennsylvania lawmakers at tonight's State of the Union.
STAYING OPEN: The Monroeville Convention center lives on. The center's lease was going to be terminated to make way for a Hobby Lobby, but TribLIVE reports officials concerned about the impacts intervened.
THORPE FILM: NBA legend LeBron James' production company is working on a documentary about Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe, who was buried in the Carbon County, Pennsylvania, town that bears his name.
BEAR ATTACK: A Butler County woman is recovering from a bear attack outside her Butler Township home Tuesday night. The mother bear was euthanized and her three cubs were tranquilized and relocated. |
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Unscramble and send your answer to scrambler@spotlightpa.org. We'll shout out winners here, and one each week will get some Spotlight PA swag. Answers submitted by 5:30 p.m. on issue date will be counted. F S L N H O I E B A A
Yesterday's answer: Apricity
Congrats to our daily winners: Stacy S., Craig E., and Lynne E.
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$1M BLUEPRINT: Consultants have been brought in to help fill in the gaps of Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's plan to reform and restructure Pennsylvania's public higher education system. PennLive (paywall) says 
DAMAGE CONTROL: U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey (D., Pa.) on Wednesday 
CANVASS ACCESS: York County's