
Politics & Policy
Pa. home repair and energy efficiency program resuscitated in Shapiro’s budget proposal
The program can pay for improvements that help Pa. homes adapt to climate change and lower their carbon emissions.
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Listen 0:57More Philly Democratic ward volunteers bounced from their positions after backing WFP candidates
Could the moves limit progressive Dems involvement in getting out the vote for Biden in November?
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Senate GOP blocks border bill, Democrats shift focus to Israel and Ukraine aid
After four months of bipartisan talks on border security Senate Republicans backed off backing changes to the Biden administration's policies they demanded.
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Pa.’s Democratic governor has sought to regulate natural gas development and embrace it at the same time, a sharp contrast to his approach to fracking as attorney general.
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‘None of these candidates’ takes the Nevada Republican primary, dealing Haley a blow
Nikki Haley was the only major candidate left in Nevada's presidential primary election but even that advantage did not help her clinch a win in the contest.
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Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Since the 2022 Supreme Court decision, most Republican-controlled states have new abortion restrictions in effect, including 14 that ban it at every stage of pregnancy.
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House fails to pass articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
Republicans failed to advance impeachment articles for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas but left open the possibility of revisiting the vote at a l
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Biden wins Nevada’s Democratic presidential primary
As the incumbent president, Biden had been expected to carry the "first in the West" state-run primary. Meanwhile, some GOP voters described a new voting system as confusing.
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Shapiro’s budget plan includes $161 million in funding to SEPTA amid budget shortfalls
“Based on our discussions with SEPTA, if you adopt my proposal they will not cut service or raise fares,” Shapiro told lawmakers Tuesday.
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Listen 1:25Gov. Shapiro renews push to raise Pa.’s minimum wage: ‘It’s a shanda’
The minimum wage in Pennsylvania has remained at $7.25 an hour for the past 15 years, while Delaware and New Jersey are on track to hit $15 an hour.
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Listen 1:15Gov. Shapiro renews Pennsylvania marijuana push
“It’s time to catch up,” he told lawmakers in Tuesday’s budget address.
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Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands
In its own statement, the militant group reiterated its demand for an end to the war, something Israel has thus far ruled out.
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Congress devolves into chaos over border and national security funding
After months of bickering Congress remains completely unable to agree on any legislation on border security or aid to Israel and Ukraine.
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Pa. Gov. Shapiro seeks billions for schools and development in budget that envisions legal weed
For public schools, of the $1.1 billion increase, about $872 million would go toward helping the state’s poorest districts provide a better education for its students.
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King Charles is being treated for cancer
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and began treatment Monday, Buckingham Palace says.
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