Many state legislators around the country somehow have concluded that cross-dressing is a major issue regarding school governance. But in Pennsylvania, lawmakers should be far more concerned about the ...

Should candidates in Pennsylvania school board races be permitted to cross-file? Cross-filing is allowed only in lower-level judicial races and for school board candidates in the Keystone State. It is ...

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HARRISBURG — When Devon Taliaferro first ran for school board in Pittsburgh Public Schools, she filed as a Democrat. She’s a registered member of the party and considers herself a progressive on ...

I enjoy the Tribune-Review. It is a very focused hometown newspaper. Sometimes, however, when it publishes an article that affects the entire state, it really goes overboard in trying to be a big ...

Thank you so much for publishing “Cross-filing in school races is just absurd” (Daily Times, May 10). In just the last two weeks, registered Democrats in Haverford Township have seen proof of the ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – To vote in a Pennsylvania Primary, you must be registered with a major political party and when you go to vote, you will only be given that party’s ballot. Some candidates ...

Editor: In Pennsylvania, judge and school board candidates can cross-file to appear on both party ballots, supposedly to keep these races “non-partisan.” But here in Luzerne County, that’s a joke.

Pennsylvania’s election system still allows certain political candidates to cross-file: that is, candidates can run in the primary to get on both the Democrat and Republican ticket. This is a problem, ...

It is amazing how some people will do anything to get in or stay in public office for all the benefits they get out of it. It is sad when people run for office as a Republican and a Democrat in a ...