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| Today: Election upsets, inside look, accepted proposal, noncompete legislation, job return, and school policies. |
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Location, reputation, demographics, and pure luck may be behind the surprise results of last week’s row office elections. Turnout was low for the Democratic and Republican primaries, according to election administrators. Voters who showed up often said they felt unprepared and uninspired. In low-information environments, unexpected things happen, political observers told Spotlight PA. One example of that was Erin McClelland's win in the Democratic primary for state treasurer over party-endorsed state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro.
Read Spotlight PA's full report: In low-turnout Pa. primary, location and luck may have mattered more than policy |
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“We plan on staying here until our demands are met.”
—Sophia Rosser, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, reacts to the university ordering students to end their encampment in protest of the war in Gaza.
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| Turtles along the Delaware Canal in Bucks County, via David M. Send us your photos by email, use #PAGems on IG, or tag us @spotlightpennsylvania. |
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  REINSTATED RULING: A fired Philadelphia police officer will get his job back after an arbitrator ruled the city must reinstate him, The Inquirer (paywall) reports. In 2022, a judge dismissed charges against the officer, Ryan Pownall, who is white and was accused of shooting a Black man while on duty. According to the police union, the arbitrator also found Pownall is entitled to full back pay and seniority.  OUTSIDE INFLUENCE: A religious law firm known “for implementing pro-Christian, anti-LGBTQ school district policies” is gaining traction around Pennsylvania, the Bucks County Courier Times reports. At least four school districts in York County and one in Beaver County have either signed a contract with the Independence Law Center or discussed recruiting the firm for policy review. |
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MISSING ANIMAL: Wally Gator, a well-known emotional support reptile from Pennsylvania, was reported missing out of state on Sunday. Wally's owner said he last saw the gator on April 21. |
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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. R E I E R T N M T E
Yesterday's answer: Underwhelm
Congrats to our weekly winner: Haley P.
Congrats to our daily winners: Jody A., Marty M., Eric F., Daniel M., Barbara F., Vicki U., Lynne E., Becky C., Susan N., Bob C., Elaine C., Tracy S., Jon W., John C., Don H., Richard A., Stacy S., Daniel S., Beth H., Christina M., Wendy A., Marc G., William Z., Jeffrey F., Tish M., David T., Alan B., Richard P., Tom M., Sharon B., Jane R., Stanley J., and Perry H.
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