The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued to stop Hazleton from electing city council members at-large, a change that the ...

The U.S. Justice Department is asking a judge to declare that a Pennsylvania city’s method of electing council members ...

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the city of Hazleton in effort to challenge the city council's election ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, alleging that its at-large ...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Hazleton, Pa., challenging the city council’s at-large ...

Hispanic-preferred candidates have run for the city council and routinely lose, despite the county’s sizeable Hispanic citizen population, the DOJ says.

The U.S. Justice Department wants a judge to declare a Pennsylvania city’s method of electing council members citywide instead of by districts has illegally ...

Hazleton City Council will vote on the second reading of the 2025 city budget when it meets 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Council voted 3-1 to approve the first reading that includes an additional ...

Hazleton City Council passed the first reading of the 2025 budget that includes a tax increase of 18.8% or 1.531 mills during its Dec. 3 meeting at City Hall. “We lost almost a million in ...

The case filed Tuesday in Scranton federal court argues that Hazleton is violating the federal Voting Rights Act.

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the City of Hazleton to challenge the city council’s at-large method of election.

The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, to challenge ...