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| Today: Voter shift, delivery desert, Penn encampment, ballot case, Shell complaints, and postponed measure. |
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The Democratic and Republican parties in Pennsylvania are within half a million registered voters of each other for the first time in at least 16 years. Democrats’ registration advantage over Republicans is shrinking — from a 12% advantage in April 2008 to about a 4% advantage in April 2024, according to a Spotlight PA analysis. People registered as independent or third-party voters have increased from 11% in 2008 to 15% this year. Political consultants say this growth could indicate the rejection of major political parties and wide apathy that results in low voter turnout. But experts also caution that while registration trends can indicate how voters feel, they can’t tell how a closely divided state like Pennsylvania will vote.
Read the full report: Where Pennsylvania has lost Democrats since 2008, and what it means for the November election |
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| Cumberland Valley farmland and South Mountain from the Appalachian Trail near Boiling Springs, via Robert S. Send us your photos by email, use #PAGems on Instagram, or tag us @spotlightpennsylvania. |
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 ALT OPTIONS: Elk County residents hope to bring labor and delivery services back to the area after Penn Highlands Healthcare shuttered a maternity unit last week, Spotlight PA reports. The nonprofit said money did not influence its decision to discontinue birth services at its St. Marys facility and that patients will be redirected to a “higher level of care.” Still, local officials worry the loss will deter people from moving to the region.  MIXED MESSAGES: Interim President Larry Jameson said the Gaza Solidarity Encampment is making Penn's campus “less safe” and suggested the organizers are more interested in “confrontation” than negotiating an end to the demonstration, the Daily Pennsylvanian reports. Penn Students Against the Occupation of Palestine called the email an attempt to “publicly misconstrue and disparage” their efforts.   PLANT PROBLEMS: People who live near Shell’s ethane cracker plant in Beaver County say it has become a plague for the community, Inside Climate News reports. Residents have alleged the release of noxious chemicals, ongoing noise, and flashing lights in the middle of the night. Others have left the area to avoid the plant altogether.  PROPOSAL DELAY: Proposed legislation aimed at reducing the number of guns confiscated by the Transportation Security Administration at Pittsburgh International Airport is on hold, TribLIVE reports. State Rep. Dan Frankel (D., Allegheny) said he is talking with law enforcement and stakeholders to ensure the language is effective enough to prompt change. TSA agents had seized 14 guns this year as of April 30. |
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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. E B M A T I I N L H
Yesterday's answer: Ragamuffin
Congrats to our daily winners: Stacy S., Elaine C., Don H., Bob C., Jon W., Lynne E., Richard A., Beth H., Kimberly D., Jane R., Barbara F., Cecilia W., Karen K., Wendy A., Rick A., Willem B., Alan B., Cynthia B., Susan N., Jeffrey F., Ada M., Vicki U., David W., Tom M., Amelia M, and Judith D.
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