Politics & Policy
To comply with new PFAS regulations, Gov. Josh Shapiro seeks more funds for drinking water testing
The Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection is asking for funding from the state’s next fiscal budget for new water testing equipment.
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Listen 1:13Israel vows to target Lebanon’s Hezbollah even if temporary pause reached with Hamas in Gaza
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday that anyone who thinks that a temporary cease-fire with Gaza will also apply to Hezbollah is “mistaken.”
2 years ago
Off to Michigan, Haley is staying in the race despite Trump’s easy primary win in South Carolina
Defying calls from South Carolina Republicans to exit the race, Haley planned to travel Sunday to Michigan, which holds its primary on Tuesday.
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Philadelphia mayor orders city’s senior officials to return to offices full time
The mayor's office eventually wants all 25,000 city employees back in the office but has not laid out a timeline.
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Voting in South Carolina’s all-important Republican presidential primary ends today
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley faces a critical election today in her bid for the GOP presidential nomination in her home state of South Carolina.
2 years ago
What is community solar, and why do lawmakers want to bring it to Pennsylvania?
Community solar lets renters and people who can’t afford large upfront costs go solar. A bipartisan group of Pa. lawmakers back it.
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Listen 1:08Philadelphia to outlaw Kensington Avenue’s night life past 11 p.m., except bars
The stretch of 24-hour smoke shops, bodegas and take-out food joints along Kensington Avenue must close at night if City Council changes the law soon.
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Listen 1:03Two more candidates file papers to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
Brandi Tomasetti, a Republican from Lancaster County, and William Parker, a Democrat from Allegheny County, both filed paperwork before a court-ordered deadline.
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Ernest Garrett denied any misconduct as president of AFSCME District Council 33
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What GOP infighting in South Carolina can (and can’t) tell us about 2024
In Horry County, South Carolina, a squabble over who is the official county party sheds light on struggles the GOP faces more broadly in 2024.
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Unlike his predecessor, Gov. Josh Shapiro has the benefit of a Democratic-led state House and a state Senate where attitudes appear to be shifting.
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A deficit of experienced voting officials could mean trouble for Pa.’s 2024 election
Pennsylvania has lost nearly 300 years of election official experience since 2019. The state’s top voting official says this loss is “one of the biggest dangers” to elections.
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Harris announces $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects, says clean water is a right
The new round of funding will help pay for projects nationwide, bringing the total awarded to states for water infrastructure improvements to $22 billion.
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N.J. residents, worried about EV costs, are divided over a plan to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in 11 years.
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