Everything you need to know about the 2021 Pennsylvania primary Patricia Madej, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Mark your calendars it’s time for another election.
May 18 is Pennsylvania’s municipal primary, when registered voters across the state will cast ballots for their party’s favored candidates to run in November’s general election.
In Philadelphia, voters will pick their party nominee for district attorney, city controller, and a slew of judicial seats. There are also plenty of local races to decide in Philly’s collar counties. Additionally, Pennsylvania voters will find four ballot questions.
Voter turnout tends to dip during odd-numbered election years and is especially low during municipal elections when there isn’t a mayoral or City Council race, said Patrick Christmas, policy director at the Committee of Seventy, a Philadelphia-based nonpartisan good-government group. That doesn’t mean they’re not as important.
People who were inside the mall told NBC10 they heard what sounded like 20 gunshots. The bullets were coming our way, Jamie Yeimnieletona, a witness, told NBC10.
Dominic Billa, 21, was shot multiple times in the chest and died from his injuries. Billa was the stepson of a county detective assigned to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Homicide/Non-Fatal Shooting Unit. I extend my deepest condolences to our Detective, and to the loved ones of Mr. Billa, District Attorney Larry Krasner said. We are outraged over the violence that claimed the life of this young man. Shopping malls, basketball courts, supermarkets, and all spaces in our communities should be free of the threat of gun violence.
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City leaders, again, address violence as shootings continue unabated
Marcus Espinoza reports on city leaders stepping up to make a difference in the gun violence epidemic
PHILADELPHIA - More than half a dozen shootings in Philadelphia in less than 24 hours and city leaders, again, address the violence Wednesday. In this instance, they had encouraging news to share.
In a span of just 15 hours, not one, not two, not three, but seven reported shootings took place overnight.
Now progress announced
Commissioner Outlaw spoke at length on the gun violence epidemic, especially around recreational centers. With the frequency that our victims have been under the age of 18, and some of our offenders have been juveniles, as well, with nicer weather, already it’s more important than ever, not only for there to be programming, but we also need to ensure that the venues we’ve set up for them, as a city, is safe, Commissioner Outlaw commented.
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