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Katie Meyer
Katie Meyer is WITF’s Capitol bureau chief, and she covers all things state politics for public radio stations throughout Pennsylvania. Katie came to Harrisburg by way of New York City, where she worked at Fordham University’s public radio station, WFUV, as an anchor, general assignment reporter, and co-host of an original podcast. A 2016 graduate of Fordham, she won several awards for her work at WFUV, including four 2016 Gracies. Katie is a native New Yorker, though she originally hails from Troy, a little farther up the Hudson River. She can attest that the bagels are still pretty good there.
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The state's GOP lawmakers want to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to include a voter ID requirement — a process that requires victory on a statewide ballot measure.
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Although it's a coincidence on opposing sides of the impeachment, Bruce Castor Jr. and Rep. Madeleine Dean's presence is symbolic of the outsize role that Montgomery County has in national politics.
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After his slim victory was certified by the state, Pennsylvania Senate Republicans refused to seat Democratic state Sen. Jim Brewster, saying they will "review" the outcome of the race.
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In the four suburban counties that ring Philadelphia, Joe Biden topped President Trump by more than 280,000 votes.
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The state will no longer accept ballots by mail that don't have a second envelope. The ballots without the secrecy envelope are called naked ballots. Democrats worry it could sway the election.
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The state sends out an extra "secrecy" envelope with absentee ballots. A recent court ruling declared that if voters forget that envelope when they return their ballots, their votes will be voided.
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Gov. Tom Wolf hopes a New Deal-inspired plan will help get the state's more than 1.7 million unemployed residents working again.