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Josh Shapiro
Government
Pennsylvania
Taxes

Pa. Senate approves GOP’s $3B tax-cutting plan over Democrats’ objections

Republicans said the cuts would be the largest in the state’s history. Democrats warn that the Senate GOP’s tax bill won't pass in the Democratic-controlled House.

2 years ago

Poll workers
Elections
Philadelphia

Primary day poll workers in Philly got paid early this year

Using electronic poll book data, the city has been able to cut about a month off the time that it takes to pay Election Day workers.

2 years ago

Dave McCormick at Penn's encampment
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Protests

Pa. Senate race among many roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza

Democrats are treading cautiously over an internal divide about the campus demonstrations. Republicans, including David McCormick, are playing up their rivals’ disagreements.

2 years ago

MSNBC host and correspondent Ali Velshi joins us to talk about his new memoir, A Small Act of Courage, which is about his family history and how it was shaped by ideas of social justice and democracy.
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Immigration
Pennsylvania
Politics

Ali Velshi on ‘Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy’

MSNBC host and correspondent Ali Velshi joins us to talk about his new memoir about his family history and how it was shaped by ideas of social justice and democracy.

Air Date: May 7, 2024 12:00 pm

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Homelessness
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

A crackdown on Kensington’s open-air drug market is coming, but will it work?

Mayor Parker’s plan to revive the neighborhood follows decades of failed efforts.

2 years ago

Jerry Price and Mike Ramone
Delaware
Elections

Former New York City cop to face veteran lawmaker in Delaware GOP gubernatorial primary

State GOP chair Julianne Murray said this week she would not enter the race, as expected. Murray lost to Gov. Carney in 2020.

2 years ago

Listen 1:49
Makeshift tents in Rafah
NPR
Government
International
Military

Hamas accepts cease-fire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar

The announcement came hours after Israel ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians to evacuate parts of southern Gaza, signaling a ground assault might be imminent.

2 years ago

Benjamin Netanyahu
International
Media

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation

The move escalates the feud between the Qatari broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance.

2 years ago

sign at a polling place
NPR
Elections
Immigration

Some cities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Their turnout is quite low

Noncitizen voting has emerged as a national flashpoint this election year.

2 years ago

Republicans sit at a table during a hearing
Crime
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

U.S. House committee holds Philly field hearing on crime

Republican members of Congress came to Philadelphia Friday to bash District Attorney Larry Krasner over the city’s crime woes.

2 years ago

Malcolm Kenyatta speaking at a podium
Elections
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

2 years after Roe reversal, Penn and Temple students hope to mobilize young voters over abortion rights

The youth vote made a difference in the 2020 presidential election, and Democrats hope that issues like reproductive rights will bring them out again.

2 years ago

Josh Shapiro at the Union game
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Group that doesn’t disclose its donors paid $12K for Shapiro to attend Phillies games, other sporting events

The secrecy leaves taxpayers in the dark about who underwrites the outings and what interests they may have in state government policy.

2 years ago

Clarence B. Jones poses for a photo before was presented with the American Jewish Congress'
History
National

Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others

Philly native Clarence B. Jones and former New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg are among those who will be honored.

2 years ago

Mike Johnson speaking at a podium
NPR
Higher Education
International
Protests

House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest

The Antisemitism Awareness Act would see the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism.

2 years ago

Members of a protest encampment at UPenn hang signs around their camp on May 1, 2024.
Government Accountability
Higher Education
International
Protests

Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over Gaza

“Dissent is essential for democracy," he said at the White House. "But dissent must never lead to disorder.”

2 years ago

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