Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti is battling a crime crisis in former President Joe Biden’s hometown as she mounts a challenge against freshman GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. in an evenly divided swing district.The Electric City has seen a rise in violent incidents, according to local outlets, with five homicides recorded in the first half of 2024 — more than the previous year overall — and a police officer shot in the head who survived.All this comes as Pennsylvania again plays its role as a political bellwether, with at least three congressional districts in the Commonwealth rated even on a partisa...

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