Pennsylvania is making its election data available to the public in new ways, with more updates to come.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the Department of State’s new data dashboard makes information about elections easier to access and understand. 

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Gov. Josh Shapiro is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its attempt to cancel a federally funded food purchasing program.

Jaxon White from LNP | LancasterOnline reports that the Shapiro administration’s efforts to resolve the issue with the USDA have been unsuccessful.

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State senators on both sides of the aisle agree something helpful could be done with leftover money in campaign accounts. 

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports a key committee is advancing a bill to allow that extra money to be donated to nonprofits. 

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The US Senate is considering a budget bill to slash taxes and federal spending. 
WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports Pennsylvania’s senators are split on support for President Donald Trump’s budget bill due to its reduction in social safety net programs. 

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Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Residence underwent extensive security upgrades in the three years before last month’s arson attack. 

Jaxon White, with LNP/Lancaster Online, reports that few details about the enhancements were provided in a response to a public records request. 

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County election officials are working to finalize election results after Tuesday’s primaries.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the very closest races are still subject to change with a few more ballots to count. 

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A proposed class action lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania last week is targeting tech billionaire Elon Musk and his pro-Trump America PAC.

Jaxon White with our sister newsroom LNP | Lancaster Online reports that one of the three lead plaintiffs lives in Lancaster and the others live in Nevada and Georgia.

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Musician Zachariah King hails from Eshcol in Perry County. King got his start in music through people he met at church, and later through a supportive and avid community of locals at a local bar. King and his bandmates stopped into our studio and talked with WITF Music’s Joe Ulrich about his music, community, and the preservation of local heritage.

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Democrats in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives are sending a suite of election reforms to the Republican-controlled Senate for consideration. 

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the House was also scheduled to vote on voter ID, but Republican support fell apart at the last minute. 

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A Pennsylvania Hall of Fame voter is getting ready to vote for the EIGHTY-SECOND year in a row.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports Lorraine Koons of Lebanon County plans to vote her mail-in ballot for the May 20th primary. 

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