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Politics & Policy

The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
NPR
Elections
National
Technology

The FCC says AI voices in robocalls are illegal

The federal agency's ruling follows concerns over how the cutting-edge technology is being used to scam people and mislead voters.

2 years ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2024-25 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Government
Housing
Pennsylvania

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.

2 years ago

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Bob Brady
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

More 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?

2 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., discusses next steps for the foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel on the day after the bipartisan Senate border security bill collapsed, at the Capitol in on Wednesday.
NPR
Government
Immigration
International
Military

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.

2 years ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Environment
Government
Pennsylvania
Inside Climate News

In his first year as governor, Josh Shapiro forged alliances with the natural gas industry, angering environmentalists who once supported him

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.

2 years ago

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign rally on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Spartanburg, S.C.  (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
NPR
Elections
Government
National

‘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.

2 years ago

anti-abortion protest
Elections
Health Care
Public Health

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.

2 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Winter Meeting in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.
NPR
Government Accountability
Immigration

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

2 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pa.
NPR
Elections
National

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.

2 years ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Government
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Transportation

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.

2 years ago

Listen 1:25
Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Business
Employment
Government
Pennsylvania

Gov. 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.

2 years ago

Listen 1:15
Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Pennsylvania
Politics
Billy Penn

Gov. Shapiro renews Pennsylvania marijuana push

“It’s time to catch up,” he told lawmakers in Tuesday’s budget address.

2 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, at Diwan Annex, in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
International
Military

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.

2 years ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., plans to bring up a stand-alone bill with aid to Israel after rejecting a bipartisan senate border deal. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
NPR
Government

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.

2 years ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2024-25 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Government
Pennsylvania

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.

2 years ago

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