Chris Potter

2 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Chris Potter

Voters in the city of Pittsburgh didn’t just choose a future leader on Tuesday: They also weighed three ballot questions that, taken together, would put constraints on some of the actions that leaders and voters alike could take. The three ballot questions were each placed before voters by an act of City Council, rather than by a petition filed by voters themselves.

2 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Julia Maruca |Chris Potter

Democrats across Pittsburgh weighed in Tuesday on who should lead the city for the next four years: one-term incumbent Mayor Ed Gainey, who says he's working to ensure the whole city benefits from future growth, or Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, who argues Gainey’s policies have held the city back. And while voters may be focused on day-to-day concerns, such as whether they can find an affordable home or get to work in a snowstorm, the race has drawn national attention.

2 weeks ago | wvia.org | Chris Potter

Martin O'Malley didn't run the Social Security Administration for long: The former Maryland governor spent just under a year as President Joe Biden's commissioner for the agency before leaving the post in advance of President Donald Trump's return to the White House. But since then he hasn't given up working on behalf of the system — a mission that brought him to a town hall in Westmoreland County with former U.S. Rep Conor Lamb Monday night.

2 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Chris Potter

Martin O’Malley didn’t run the Social Security Administration for long: The former Maryland governor spent just under a year as President Joe Biden’s commissioner for the agency before leaving the post in advance of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. But since then he hasn’t given up working on behalf of the system — a mission that brought him to a town hall in Westmoreland County with former U.S. Rep Conor Lamb Monday night.

2 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Chris Potter

After countless political TV ads, mailers and press conferences, Election Day is finally here. And voting should be easy by comparison, right? It doesn’t always work out that way, though, so here is a brief list of things to know as you head out to the polls today. When can I vote? The polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Bear in mind: If you are in line waiting to cast a ballot at 8, you can’t be shut out: Election officials must permit any voter in line at closing time to cast a ballot.