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Many in the crowd are fairly calling on government to examine their spending before raising taxes. But Lehigh County tax rates are lower today than they were in 2013. The commissioners, Ds and Rs, have done the work.
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Looking around, I think I'm the only reporter here tonight. It's possible more are listening online, so let's hope the county fixed the audio problems. #SupportLocalMedia
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2 hours in and we're taking a recess to try and resolve some audio issues. 4 commissioners have said this concept is a bad one, either for logistical, constitutional or policy considerations. Fevig and Irons expressed a willingness to engage in it as a thought experiment
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Cole-Borghi is no longer in virtual attendance. I'm told it's nearly incomprehensible online, so he may have given up. Reddick is here but declined to comment
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Good evening from the Historic Lehigh County Courthouse. The commissioners' Finance Committee is holding a hearing about a potential wealth tax. No legislation has been proposed, but the concept has stirred a hornets nest. They hearing moved here to accommodate the expected crowd
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Tom Shortell retweeted
My constituents in Lehigh & Bucks Counties don’t want data centers and neither do I. Here’s your opportunity to ask questions regarding data centers or just join the community discussion.
I am hosting a Telephone Townhall on Wednesday, June 10th at 6pm.
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May 28
In today's Political Pulse, Chris Borick joins me to discuss the primary results here in the Leigh Valley. lehighvalleynews.com/electio…
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May 28
Some of that conversation is based on my reporting on the PA-7 race. Bob Brooks dominated the Democratic primary, cleaning up basically everywhere in the Leigh Valley. lehighvalleynews.com/electio…
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Tom Shortell retweeted
May 20
It's a relatively early night for the PA-7 race. I'll need to dive into the numbers tomorrow, but it looks like Norco was the difference maker. Brooks got a decisive lead in the mail-in ballots and never looked back lehighvalleynews.com/electio…
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May 20
Brooks ran through his laundry list of jobs he's held to pay the bills before calling Ryan Mackenzie a career politician who's never held a real job. "It's time he started filling out an application," Brooks says.
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I'm at the Brooks watch party at Artisan, a former railroad station that's been converted into a cheese cellar. One way or another, the Brooks campaign is at the center of tonight's story. Either he wins or he loses despite direct assistance from Gov. Josh Shapiro and the DCCC.
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May 20
Rachel Cuevas has a commanding lead in the 187th District primary, but the night is still early. Partial results show her leading in every precinct in her district right now.
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May 20
The Brooks campaign has declared victory. They're up 19 points, according to the state website.
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May 20
Meanwhile, former Pennsylvania Democratic Party chair Sharif Street isn't faring well in early results down in PA-3. This primary will all but decide the November election - it was the most partisan district in the country entering the year.
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PA-03 Dem Primary: First Results (EV in)
🟣 Stanford: 40% (12,868)
🟢 Rabb: 31.3% (9,936)
🔵 Street: 26.3% (8,344)
About 100K more votes to go, probably. Not a great start for Street and stronger for Stanford than I expected, though most of this batch came from before her implosion.
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