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Politics & Policy

Cherelle Parker cheering as she introduces Pedro Rosario at a podium.
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philly’s first Latino deputy police commissioner, Pedro Rosario, tasked with overseeing Kensington

Rosario is the first deputy commissioner to be dedicated to a singular neighborhood in the city’s history.

2 years ago

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Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall campaign event at Mitchell Hill BBQ Grill and Brew, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Elections
Government
National

Chris Christie says he’s dropping out of the Republican presidential race before the Iowa caucuses

He made the announcement Wednesday night at a town hall in New Hampshire just hours before the fifth debate of the 2024 election cycle kicked off without him.

2 years ago

Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, accompanied by his attorney Abbe Lowell, talks to reporters as they leave a House Oversight Committee hearing as Republicans are taking the first step toward holding him in contempt of Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Government Accountability
National

Hunter Biden makes surprise visit to Capitol Hill as GOP takes a first step to hold him in contempt

Republicans subpoenaed Hunter Biden to testify behind closed doors in December, but he refused to comply, insisting he will only testify in public.

2 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address
Government
New Jersey

N.J. Gov. Murphy focuses on affordability and AI in his State of the State address

The governor wants to target medical debt to help families, and to position the Garden State as a leader in generative AI.

2 years ago

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks before President Joe Biden at the Finishing Trades Institute on March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia
Government
Pennsylvania
Technology
WITF

Pennsylvania to begin using artificial intelligence in operations

The move runs counter to other efforts — including at the federal level — to restrict the use of AI in government work.

2 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken answers questions during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
International
Military

Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state

The U.S. and Israel are united in the war against Hamas but sharply divided over Gaza’s future.

2 years ago

Night falls on the dome of the Capitol in Washington.
NPR
Economy
Government
National

House conservatives reject bipartisan spending agreement over demands for further cuts

Without support from the most conservative members of his party, Johnson will have to rely heavily on Democratic support to avert a government shutdown.

2 years ago

Soldiers patrol the perimeter of Inca prison during a state of emergency in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in the wake of the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader from prison. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency, a measure that lets authorities suspend people’s rights and mobilize the military in places like the prisons. The government also imposed a curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
International
Military
Public Safety

Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks

The men with faces covered entered the set of the TC Television network in the port city of Guayaquil and shouted that they had “bombs.”

2 years ago

U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint press conference with Israel's defence minister, in Tel Aviv on December 18, 2023. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
Military
National

Austin was hospitalized for complications following treatment for prostate cancer

The statement from Walter Reed is the first indication of why Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year's Day. It still doesn't answer why no one was informed.

2 years ago

Capitol building
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

A group of Pa. lawmakers didn’t take pay during the budget impasse. A bill would force all to abstain

A bill would make it mandatory for Pennsylvania lawmakers to forego pay during a budget impasse. At least one member says it could force votes for the wrong reason.

2 years ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Business
Government
Philadelphia
Sustainability

After Kenney pocket veto, future of single-use bag fee in Philly uncertain

A 15-cent bag fee passed City Council, then died on Mayor Kenney’s desk. Proponents aren’t giving up, but the new mayor’s stance isn’t clear.

2 years ago

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New Jersey's Democrat-led Assembly comes into session on the final day of the current term, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Trenton, N.J. Among the dozens of bills lawmakers are set to consider on Monday is a bill that will raise their pay from $49,000 to $82,000 a year, along with increases for the governor and other senior state officials. If enacted, the raises won't go into effect until 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini)
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Politics

New Jersey lawmakers pass pay raises for themselves, the governor and other officials

If signed by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, the bill won’t go into effect until 2026, after Murphy leaves office and lawmakers face voters in the regular 2025 general election.

2 years ago

The Pa. Capitol building
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

School funding, permitting at top of Pa. legislature’s 2024 agenda

Looming over the legislature is a court ruling that declared the state’s education funding system to be unconstitutionally inequitable and ordered lawmakers to correct it.

2 years ago

File photo: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023.
Government Accountability
Military
National

Defense secretary remains hospitalized as details emerge about delays in notification, even to Biden

The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization reflects a stunning lack of transparency about his illness, how serious it was and when he may be released.

2 years ago

Congressional leaders struck an agreement to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown. The deal still needs to get through Congress, where it is likely to face opposition from conservatives. (Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Government
National

Congressional leaders reach a deal to fund the government, avert a shutdown

The deal — which has yet to pass Congress — adheres to the spending levels agreed to by President Biden and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in a deal last summer.

2 years ago

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