Katie Bernard

Love to see both of the @PLCAReporters on the homepage of @PhillyInquirer 🌟 give them both a follow, and read their work! By @EisenElena inquirer.com/news/pennsylva… By @DiFonzoVince7 inquirer.com/news/pennsylva…

Independent voters are announcing a Supreme Court petition challenging Pa’s closed primary system today. They argue independents rights are violated by being blocked out of voting in partisan primaries. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

Should Pennsylvania's Democratic Party Chair, Sharif Street, stay in the job as he runs for Congress? Gov. Josh Shapiro and DNC chairman Ken Martin both said they think he should consider resigning. w/ @gill_mcgoldrick inquirer.com/politics/penns…

'Very aggressive' U.S. agents without warrants are grabbing construction + food workers from homes +job sites in suburban Philadelphia, targeting South Philly's Italian Market next, our @PhillyInquirer colleagues @JeffGammage and @KatieJ_Bernard report: inquirer.com/news/ice-arres…

Fear is spreading among immigrant communities in Norristown after ICE agents arrested nearly 20 people in the last two weeks. Community advocates are planning to be at the county board of commissioners meeting this morning. w/ @JeffGammage inquirer.com/news/ice-arres…

Erica Deuso won the Democratic primary to become Downingtown's next mayor. If she prevails in November she'll be the first transgender person elected mayor in Pennsylvania. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

⏰ Polls close at 8 p.m. You can vote as long as you are in line by 8 p.m. If you did not return your mail ballot and want to vote at the polls, bring your mail ballot packet, including the outer envelope, to your polling place to be surrendered. Then you can vote on your…

Reminder: If you have not returned your mail ballot and you want to vote in person, you have two options: 1. Bring your ballot packet, including the outer envelope, to your polling place to be surrendered. You can then vote on your county’s voting system; OR 2. If you don’t have…

Shortly after Gov. @JoshShapiroPA wrapped up a news conference at the recently closed Crozer Medical Center in Delco, a woman drove up seeking medical care for her baby unaware that the hospital had closed, @KatieJ_Bernard reports inquirer.com/politics/penns…

Montco immigration advocates are holding a press conference to call on the county board of commissioners to approve a welcoming county policy. Commissioners announced yesterday they wouldn't deputize county employees to ICE but advocates want more. inquirer.com/politics/penns…

Pennsylvania Democrats lent their support to voter ID as part of an effort to get a broader set of election reforms across the line. Then Republicans couldn’t get the votes. W/@gill_mcgoldrick inquirer.com/politics/elect…

The state House is poised to approve new voter ID requirements, in its first step towards breaking a yearslong stalemate over election law in Pennsylvania. w/ @KatieJ_Bernard inquirer.com/politics/elect…

Erica Deuso is running to be the first openly transgender person elected mayor in Pennsylvania. Her campaign hasn't focused on her identity but it comes as the Trump administration passes policies attacking trans Americans. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

Crozer's closure means the loss of a large chunk of Delco's ambulance service. Local governments are working towards solutions but in the meantime it'll mean longer wait times for residents. inquirer.com/news/pennsylva…

The Norristown School District's student population is half Latino. But after the local Democratic Party declined to back the existing school board president, the board is likely to have no Latino representation next year. inquirer.com/news/pennsylva…

Two Delaware County Council seats are on the ballot this year. The GOP primary for the seats has been rife with online conflict, highlighting longstanding tensions in the party. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

The Delaware County Council voted last night to ban ghost guns and machine gun converters. As gun control measures continue to stall in Harrisburg Delco is the first of Philly's suburbs to take this step. inquirer.com/politics/penns…

The 2026 midterm has officially begun. (And yes it hurts to already be saying that) Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie has announced he's running for Congress, launching a bid to oust the Philly regions only Republican rep. From @JuliaTerruso inquirer.com/politics/bob-h…

The RNC, NRCC, and PA GOP have appealed this decision to the 3rd Circuit.

Just now from @PAStateDept: "Today’s federal court decision is a victory for Pennsylvania's voters. A voter's fundamental right to vote should not be burdened by a meaningless technicality."