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Health Care
New Jersey
Public Health

‘Shocked and distraught’: N.J. Gov. Murphy’s proposed state spending plan slashes funding for ALS services

Gov. Murphy’s proposed budget cuts funding for ALS services by 66%. The ALS community is incredibly concerned, given how much they rely on state funding.

2 years ago

Outside the state Capitol in Harrisburg
Business
Medicine
Pennsylvania

Here’s what you need to know about Pa.’s marijuana laws

Medical marijuana was made legal in Pa. in 2016, but recreational sales elude the commonwealth. Here’s what you should know.

2 years ago

Cherelle Parker
Addiction
Government Accountability
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

City Council OKs $100 million drug treatment center in Northeast Philly

Mayor Parker also won approval for a $6.37 billion budget, her first as mayor.

2 years ago

Police officers in the Pa. Capitol
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Policing

Former officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 visited the Pa. House. Some GOP members jeered

Pa. House Speaker Joanna McClinton, who invited the officers, said that many Republican members walked off the floor, turned their backs and booed.

2 years ago

Insurrectionists try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
Elections
National
Philadelphia
Policing

‘American carnage’: U.S. Capitol Police officers recount violence they suffered during Jan. 6 riots

The officers, in Pa. to stump for Joe Biden, talked about facing down the mob and why they are concerned about a repeat under another Donald Trump presidency.

2 years ago

Trump walking inside Trump Tower
Elections
National

The Veepstakes is on. Here are 10 Republicans Trump could pick to be his running mate

A lot hangs in the balance on who former President Trump chooses as his running mate. The VP nominee might shape the MAGA movement or could woo voters who lean moderate.

2 years ago

Cherelle Parker giving her speech at a podium
Economy
Government
Philadelphia

Affordable housing, violence prevention and a drug rehab center: Philly City Council, Mayor Parker reach deal on $6.37 billion budget

The multi-billion dollar spending plan includes $100 million for a 640-bed drug rehab center on the edge of the prison complex in Northeast Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Curtis Bashaw speaking at a podium
Elections
New Jersey

Republican Curtis Bashaw’s nomination fueling GOP hope in deeply Democratic New Jersey

Bashaw appears poised to shift away from the right-tilting politics of the GOP primary in a state where Republicans haven't won an election for the Senate in 52 years.

2 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature
Government
Government Accountability
New Jersey

New Jersey adopts public records overhaul but critics say it tightens access to documents

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation overhauling access to the state’s public records, likely making it harder to access some documents, according to critics.

2 years ago

Ashley Ehasz
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Trump’s conviction prompts election-year debate among Democrats: How much to focus on the verdict?

Key voices — some within Biden’s campaign headquarters — believe leading Democrats should lean into Trump’s felony conviction. But others favor a more cautious approach.

2 years ago

On the left: Democratic Congressman Andy Kim. On the right: Senator Bob Menendez runs as independent candidate (Photo: AP News)
Studio 2
Crime
Delaware
Health Care
Law
Medicine
New Jersey

NJ primary election, Hunter Biden trial, sunscreen 101

We'll talk about the Senate and Congressional races, the winners and losers and what they reveal about Garden State voters. Also, an update on Hunter Biden's trial.

Air Date: June 5, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:04
Robert Menendez speaks at a desk
Elections
Government
New Jersey
Politics

Incumbent Rob Menendez wins primary election in N.J.’s 8th Congressional District

The race was overshadowed by the federal corruption and bribery trial of Menendez’s father, but that did not derail his son’s campaign.

2 years ago

Herb Conaway
Elections
Government
New Jersey
Politics

Conaway wins Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District

The longtime assemblyman and director of the Burlington County Health Department bested his colleague Carol Murphy.

2 years ago

Andy Kim
Elections
Government
National
New Jersey

Congressman Andy Kim wins Democratic U.S. Senate primary race

His victory comes after a bruising start to the primary, when a battle between him and New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy began to take shape.

2 years ago

Listen 1:12
Rep. Andy Kim saying hi to supporters at a rally
Elections
New Jersey

Andy Kim upended New Jersey politics. Now he’s on track to become a senator

Congressman Andy Kim challenged the state's powerful political machine and won in court and on the ground, making him the unlikely favorite in this November's Senate race.

2 years ago

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