• Pa. Supreme Court declines to hear mail-ballot case: It’s too close to the election to issue a fresh ruling on whether ballot envelopes must be dated, the court said. Its action means envelopes must be signed and dated. (Source: Capital-Star)
• Local citizens weigh in on democracy at ‘deliberative forum’: A representative sampling of local voters agreed overwhelmingly that Pennsylvania should expand automatic voter registration, keep the option of voting by mail and allow “notice and cure.” They split evenly on whether to require voter ID. (Source: LNP)
• Casey, McCormick trade attacks in testy debate: U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said he supports reproductive rights and abolishing the filibuster. His challenger, Challenger Dave McCormick, said he supports Trump’s plans for mass deportation and tax cuts. (Source: AP)
• Freedom March raises awareness of human trafficking: Organized by the nonprofit Hope-Inspire-Love, it took place in Lancaster Saturday morning. (Source: ABC 27)
• York County school district cuts observation windows into gender-neutral bathrooms, then boards them up: The South Western School District board had voted in August to install the windows. Boys’ and girls’ bathrooms were left untouched. (Source: ABC 27)
• Local media company Pennon lays off two dozen: The layoffs included 11 newsroom positions, the parent company of LNP and WITF said. (Source: WITF | LNP)
• Nation/world: Israel marks 1-year anniversary of massacre by Hamas. (Source: The Times of Israel) Officials issue warnings as Hurricane Milton strengthens. (Source: CNN) House Speaker Johnson refuses to say Trump lost in 2020. (Source: USA Today) Researchers into microRNA win Nobel Prize in medicine. (Source: AP) Supreme Court starts new term. (Source: NBC News) Analysis says Harris, Trump plans would increase national debt by $3.5 trillion, $7.5 trillion respectively. (Source: NPR)
