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Redistricting

Seventy advocates for fair district drawing to promote free, competitive elections.

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Principles, Parties, and Where America Goes From Here with Judy Woodruff

Judy Woodruff is an award winning journalist with a career spanning more than 40 years, currently serving as the anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour

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Pennsylvania Appellate Court Forums

Candidate forums for all three appellate levels of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System are taking place at Widener Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg and will be telecast on PCN.

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Fair Districts PA Town Hall with California Independent Redistricting Commission Members

Join Fair Districts PA to hear from three members of the California Independent Redistricting Commission, which serves as a reform model for states across the country, including Pennsylvania.

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Buchholz Fellow Mariya Khandros Interview with Greg Yorgey-Girdy

Greg Yorgey-Girdy is judge-elect of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, and ran in the May 2021 primaries.

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Studio C70 Interview with Debbie Gross

C70 CEO David Thornburgh discusses today's judicial races, why we even elect judges in the first place, and the work of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts with their CEO Debbie Gross.

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How Philly Works LIVE! with Neil Oxman

Founder of the Campaign Group, political consultant extraordinaire and PGA caddy Neil Oxman discussed how political ads and campaigns work for a standing room only crowd.

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118th Anniversary Event featuring David Rubenstein

Investing in Democracy: Patriotic Philanthropy & the Business Case for Civic Participation

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Ellen Mattleman Kaplan To Become Seventy’s Interim President and CEO

PHILADELPHIA – June 26, 2014 – Ellen Mattleman Kaplan has been named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Committee of Seventy, the Philadelphia-based independent watchdog organization.

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City Hall Roll Call: May 6, 2021

Could a new app help stem the tide against gun violence?

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