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Emily Previti

Emily Previti is WITF's reporter for Keystone Crossroads, a statewide public media collaboration focused on issues facing Pennsylvania's cities.

Emily previously covered municipal dysfunction and state interventions as a city hall reporter in Harrisburg for the Patriot-News/PennLive, and in Atlantic City for The Press of Atlantic City.

She twice won the New Jersey Press Association's Art Weissman award for public service journalism for two watchdog projects. Before going to work for The Press, Emily covered suburban Chicago for Northwest Newsgroup.

She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate, she worked for WXPN-FM's Morning Show and Kids Corner programs.

Her "off" hours are spent running, swimming, reading and seeking laughter and good music.

  • A poll watcher monitors the counting of ballots at the Allegheny County elections warehouse on Nov. 6 in Pittsburgh.
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    Emily Previti
    Ultimately, minor delays in a handful of counties fully certifying their results shouldn't affect the overall certification process statewide.
  • Election Day Updates: Voting In Pennsylvania, Texas And Wisconsin
    Maayan Silver, Emily Previti, Jen Rice
    Three states will be watched closely on Election Day as the ballots roll in: Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. NPR's reporters in each state discuss the voting scenes.
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    Lawsuits Over Voting Machines In Pennsylvania
    Emily Previti
    After an Election Day meltdown last year, two lawsuits in Pennsylvania could result in the state decertifying a popular voting machine ahead of of the 2020 elections.
  • Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has enacted a new congressional district map, replacing the one it overturned and deemed an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander last month.
    In Pennsylvania, New Court-Drawn Voting Map Could Shift Advantage To Democrats
    Emily Previti, Katie Meyer
    The state Supreme Court declared the previous districts an unconstitutional gerrymander. Republicans vow to challenge the new map, which they say amounts to overreach by the Democratic-majority court.
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    Pennsylvania Proposes New Districts
    Emily Previti
    Pennsylvania Republicans have unveiled a new map for congressional districts after a court order.
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Map
    Emily Previti
    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court found the state's congressional districts violate the Pennsylvania Constitution. The court demanded they be redrawn.
  • High school students protest the pending state takeover and privatization of the York, Pa. School District.
    For-Profit Charters Set To Run Pa. District's Schools
    Emily Previti
    Pennsylvania's worst-performing district would have all of its schools run by a private charter school company.

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