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Politics & Policy

File photo: Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen on Feb. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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Personal Finance
Taxes

Expanded IRS free-file system one step closer in Dems’ bill

The flagship climate change and health care bill will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system.

1 hour ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat, center, poses for a photo with supporters after speaking at a rally in Erie, Pa., on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Elections
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Pennsylvania

Fetterman ‘grateful’ as he returns to Pa. Senate race

Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is acknowledging he is lucky to be alive as he officially returns to the campaign trail.

20 hours ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a press conference in Wynnefield, Pa. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Government
Housing
Pennsylvania

New grant adds $375 million in state funds to target repair of crumbling homes in Pa.

The money comes from federal COVID recovery and will be dedicated to preserving and restoring crumbling homes that threaten to displace families in need.

23 hours ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., finishes the vote to approve the Inflation Reduction Act in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats' flagship climate and health care bill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Congress OKs Dems’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph

“Today is a day of celebration, a day we take another giant step in our momentous agenda,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

23 hours ago

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun
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N.J. lawmakers consider climate change measures, as drought looms

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require electric companies to fully implement renewable energy by 2045.

23 hours ago

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke called one campaign rally attendee a
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Elections
Government
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Weighing the pros and cons of Beto O’Rourke dropping an f-bomb on a heckler

Voters like to see authenticity in candidates, especially in Texas. But cursing and vulgar language in front of children and the elderly more often than not crosses the line.

2 days ago

File photo: Packages riding on a belt are scanned to be loaded onto delivery trucks at the Amazon Fulfillment center. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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OSHA investigates deaths of Amazon workers in New Jersey

All three Amazon workers died within the past month and were employed at company facilities in New Jersey.

2 days ago

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National Convening of Black Mayors returns to Philadelphia

Municipal leaders from across the country gathered in Philadelphia this week for the 2nd Annual National Convening of Black Mayors.

2 days ago

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Pennsylvania

Pa. advocates push for Congress to reauthorize home visit programs for kids and parents

Around 3,000 households receive home visiting services statewide; advocates say the program only reaches a fraction of eligible families due to funding constraints.

2 days ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a press conference on the Inflation Reduction Act, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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The Inflation Reduction Act: what’s in it and what’s not

With Democrats poised to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, we look at what's in it, what got dumped and why, and how it may impact the economy, healthcare and climate change.

Air Date: August 11, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
Dr. Val Arkoosh,(left), Chair of Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, speaks outside Philadelphia City Hall, where she helped launch the Real Doctors Against Oz campaign. The campaign is directed against Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz and is financed by his opponent, Democratic Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
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Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. doctors call Oz’s run for Senate a ‘threat to public health’

Doctors launched the “Real Doctors Against Oz” tour in opposition to a Senate run by GOP nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz. The group is backing Democrat John Fetterman.

3 days ago

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings. (Delaware.gov)
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Public Health

Delaware attorney general launches abortion legal helpline

Attorney General Jennings and activists unveiled the new Attorney General’s Abortion Legal Helpline Wednesday to connect residents with free, confidential legal advice.

3 days ago

President Joe Biden gives the pen he used to sign the ''PACT Act of 2022'' to Brielle Robinson, daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson, who died of cancer two years ago, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Government
Military
Public Health

Biden signs ‘burn pits’ help for vets; a personal win, too

The legislation will help veterans get disability payments without having to prove their illness was the result of their service.

3 days ago

Security moves in a golf cart at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate
Government Accountability
National

GOP rallies around Trump following FBI search of Mar-a-Lago estate

The GOP push to portray Trump as the victim of a politicized DOJ ignored the potential criminal misconduct that justified the search in the eyes of a federal judge.

3 days ago

(photo credit, Ralph Answang)
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Books

Mark Leibovich on ‘Thank You For Your Servitude’

Journalist and author Mark Leibovich talks about his new book, "Thank You For Your Servitude," about the sycophants who enabled Donald Trump.

Air Date: August 10, 2022 10:00 am

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