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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Multiple arrests were made this weekend during Moms For Liberty Summit protests, including six on Sunday for blocking traffic outside of the Marriott Hotel in Center City.
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7 people arrested during protests at Moms for Liberty Summit, Philadelphia Police say

ACT UP Philadelphia said Sunday’s “civil disobedience action” was “organized by an autonomous group of activists in solidarity.”

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‘They can’t stop queer trans joy’: Philly’s LGBTQ community dances in protest of Moms for Liberty summit

Organizers gave out free books and served food and drink as they filled the streets with music, art, and celebration of LGBTQ love.

2 years ago

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Day 3 of Moms for Liberty’s National Summit: Attendees share lessons learned, trans rights advocates respond

Some attendees said transgender children should not partake in gender-affirming healthcare. “No child is born in the wrong body,” said Gays against Groomers founder.

2 years ago

Ron DeSantis speaking at a podium at the Moms For Liberty conference
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Inside the Moms for Liberty Summit: Embracing DeSantis, fearing discussions of gender and sexuality in schools

Summit attendees were adamant that Moms for Liberty isn’t about hate. “We're just here to protect our children.”

2 years ago

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Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default

The president said he will work under the Higher Education Act to begin a new program that would begin loan repayment but remove the immediate threat of default.

2 years ago

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Pennsylvania to begin new fiscal year without budget plan in place

The legislation unveiled Friday envisions a roughly $45 billion spending plan, about a 5% increase from the last approved budget.

2 years ago

People hold up signs protest Moms for Liberty.
Philadelphia
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Hundreds protest Moms for Liberty as weekend-long summit kicks off in Philadelphia

The Southern Poverty Law Center has deemed Moms for Liberty an extremist group, saying it “advances an anti-student inclusion agenda.”

2 years ago

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A person covers up a child's face as they walk forward. Next to them a police officer looks on.
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Philadelphia
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Moms for Liberty national summit begins in Philly as members arrive from across Pa.

The organization is the most widespread group advocating for book restrictions in the U.S.

2 years ago

Ron DeSantis speaking at a podium at the Moms For Liberty conference
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Philadelphia

Trump and DeSantis court Moms for Liberty in a sign of the group’s rising influence over the GOP

DeSantis, in his remarks, praised the group for “coming under attack by the left," saying it was “a sign that we are winning this fight.”

2 years ago

The beach at Atlantic City
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New Jersey

Internet gambling would be given 5 more years under latest change in New Jersey

An original bill reauthorizing online betting would have given it another 10 years, but lawmakers sliced that to just two years on Tuesday.

2 years ago

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Pennsylvania
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The last few days have become contentious, as public school advocates have organized to oppose an emerging agreement between Shapiro and Senate Republicans.

2 years ago

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New Jersey casinos want 10 more years of internet gambling, but N.J. may only approve for 2 more

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2 years ago

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Delaware senators approve $5.6B operating budget for upcoming fiscal year

The operating budget of more than $5.6 billion for the fiscal year, which begins Saturday, represents an increase of roughly 10% over this year’s budget.

2 years ago

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New Jersey

Tax break for offshore wind energy developer Orsted narrowly approved in New Jersey Legislature

The measure initially failed to gather enough support in the Senate but won one additional vote in a subsequent try — just enough to pass it.

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Incarceration
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Senate advances bill to overhaul probation system

The bill aims to limit the length of probation sentences and the circumstances under which a non-violent offender on probation can be sent to jail.

2 years ago

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