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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks at a podium
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Mayor Cherelle Parker nominates 9 for Philly school board, a mix of new and returning faces

Parker said the nominees have an enthusiasm and zeal for student achievement, adding that she chose them because they put children first.

2 years ago

Eric Settle and Chris Foster
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

The Forward Party wants to be on Pa.’s 2024 general election ballot. It must overcome several hurdles

The Forward Party wants to run candidates for attorney general and treasurer in 2024, but it first must get thousands of signatures and survive probable court challenges.

2 years ago

Malcolm Kenyatta; Tim DeFoor; Mark Pinsley
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2024: Guía completa de los candidatos a las primarias para auditor general

Tim DeFoor, el actual titular, es el único candidato en la papeleta de las primarias republicanas.

2 years ago

Ryan Bizzarro; Stacy Garrity; Erin McClelland
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2024: Tu guía de los candidatos a tesorero en las primarias

La Tesorera Stacy Garrity es la única republicana que aparecerá en la papeleta de las primarias del 23 de abril.

2 years ago

2020 photo of the first voter at the Liacouras Center satellite election office requesting a ballot. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
Government
Philadelphia

Philly opens its first ‘one-stop shop’ voter office of the 2024 election season

“We can't take [voting] for granted,” said City Councilmember at-large Nina Ahmad. “We have to fight for it.”

2 years ago

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Lawmakers argue consumers should have the ability to fix and modify their own purchased products without restrictions from the manufacturer.
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Books
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Sustainability
Technology

Right to Repair, Jo Piazza on ‘The Sicilian Inheritance’

Lawmakers in many states - including Pennsylvania and New Jersey - want you to be able to repair your cracked cell phone screen, broken laptop or other tech.

Air Date: April 2, 2024 12:00 pm

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Buildings are seen along Market Street in Center City
Government
Taxes

Why Philly lawmakers are pushing to repeal this obscure Pa. tax rule

Under the Pennsylvania uniformity clause, the city of Philadelphia can’t levy higher tax rates on skyscrapers than rowhouses, but some lawmakers want to change that.

2 years ago

Listen 1:03
People drive on the Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge in West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Infrastructure
National
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Key takeaways about the condition of U.S. bridges and their role in the economy

About 42,400 U.S. bridges are in poor condition, carrying about 167 million vehicles each day, according to the federal government.

2 years ago

A sign says ''To vote,'' followed by an arrow
Elections
New Jersey

States like New Jersey are moving to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards

Democratic-led states have been taking matters into their own hands while national legislation to expand voting rights remains stalled in a divided Congress.

2 years ago

Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Joanna McClinton addresses the crowd at the opening of the Biden campaign’s new Eastern Pennsylvania headquarters in Center City. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Biden campaign opens Eastern Pennsylvania headquarters in Center City

Biden’s 2024 national campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodriguez, said the campaign has opened 14 field offices in the state, including ones in Delco and the Lehigh Valley.

2 years ago

Listen 1:11
Sikhs hold a rally in Sacramento, California ahead of a March 31 referendum for independence.
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International

Sikhs in California vote on independence from India

Sikhs in California will vote in a referendum to push for their own independent state in India.

2 years ago

La Oficina del Fiscal General cerca del edificio del Capitolio en Harrisburg, Pensilvania.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2024: Guía completa de los candidatos a fiscal general en las primarias

Cinco demócratas y dos republicanos aspiran a la nominación de su partido y aparecerán en la papeleta de las primarias el 23 de abril.

2 years ago

A woman deposits her ballot in an election drop box in Jersey City, N.J.
Elections
New Jersey

Federal judge orders New Jersey to redesign primary ballot

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim had argued that New Jersey’s one-of-a-kind primary ballot would violate his constitutional rights.

2 years ago

Man enters polling place.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Elections 101: What to know about poll watchers, and what they can and can’t do in Pennsylvania

Poll watchers in Pennsylvania are appointed by candidates and political parties to observe the voting process. Since 2020, their work has become increasingly politicized.

2 years ago

US Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as US President Joe Biden signs an executive order after delivering remarks on advancing the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2023. Biden issued an executive order October 30, 2023, on regulating artificial intelligence, aiming for the United States to
NPR
Government
National
Public Safety
Technology

The White House issued new rules on how government can use AI. Here’s what they do

The memo outlines how government agencies can implement artificial intelligence and requires that agencies have a chief AI officer.

2 years ago

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