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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Students and community members voted in Posvar Hall Nov. 7, 2017. About 80 people cast their votes at the polling station.

Midterm special election question: Allegheny County Children’s Fund

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, For The Pitt News November 6, 2018
Alongside voting on local representatives in the midterm election, residents of Allegheny County will vote on the proposed Allegheny County Children's Fund.
Students line up to vote in Posvar Hall in November 2016. About 80 people cast their vote at the polling station in November 2017.

Everything Pitt students need to know about the 2018 midterm elections

By Dylan Giacobbe, Hannah Schneider, and Ashley Priore October 19, 2018
The 2018 midterm elections in Pennsylvania take place Nov. 6 — but Pitt students who vote in these elections have traditionally been low in number.
Map of Pennsylvania’s current congressional districts . (Photo via United States Census Bureau)

Editorial: State gerrymandering decision needs action now

By The Pitt News Editorial Board January 24, 2018

As midterm elections loom and Pennsylvanians prepare to deliver their opinion on President Donald Trump’s first two years in office, the Commonwealth’s Supreme Court added to the drama Monday when...

(Illustration by Abby Katz | Staff Illustrator)

Editorial: Trump’s revisionist history leaves everyone behind

By The Pitt News Editorial Board September 27, 2017

Presidential endorsements of Senate hopefuls can often make the difference between a candidate winning and losing the election — though that wasn’t the case in Alabama this week. President Donald...

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