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Elections
Pennsylvania

GOP field in Pennsylvania Senate race still wide open as hard-right state lawmaker says he won’t run

State Sen. Doug Mastriano made the announcement Thursday night as top party officials try to recruit a strong candidate in the moderate battleground state in 2024.

2 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Tom Gralish / Philadelphia Inquirer)
Government
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

How Harrisburg Works: New caucuses, special election season, and the death of a bill

State House lawmakers have formed a new Jewish caucus. One of the first acts of business: rejecting Doug Mastriano.

2 years ago

Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, his wife Casey and their children on stage after speaking to supporters at an election night party after winning his race for reelection in Tampa, Fla., Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Elections
National

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump

Questions loom about his readiness for the national stage. But DeSantis is seen as Trump’s strongest Republican rival.

2 years ago

Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy at the White House
NPR
Economy
Law
National

So would a U.S. default really be that bad? Yes, and here’s why

Here are some of the things that could happen.

2 years ago

CHerelle Parker posing for a photo with her former rivals.
Elections
Government
Philadelphia

After losing Philly mayoral primary, former Democratic candidates rally behind Cherelle Parker

In the aftermath of the primary, Parker and her former contenders stress that the election is far from over.

2 years ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Delaware
Employment
Government

Delaware committee approves state pay raises, adds funds for marijuana industry

The committee added more than $2.2 million and 34 new positions to Carney’s recommended budget to begin implementing a state-licensed and regulated marijuana industry.

2 years ago

Stacy Garrity speaking at a podium
Government Accountability
Housing
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. is sitting on billions in unclaimed property. This bill would get some of it back to its owners

State Treasurer Stacy Garrity has proposed legislation that would allow Pa. to automatically return some unclaimed money to people with no action required on their part.

2 years ago

Cole Lyle (left), a Marine Corps veteran and executive director of the veterans advocacy group Mission Roll Call, says a U.S. default would have devastating consequences for former military members who stand to see their benefits suspended.
(Courtesy of Cole Lyle)
NPR
Economy
Government Accountability
National

These are some of the people who’ll be impacted if the U.S. defaults on its debts

2 years ago

A person reading the book 'Philadelphia, Corrupt and Consenting'
Government Accountability
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How Philly was shaped by a lengthy rogues’ gallery of corruption

Did you know the failed 1926 sesquicentennial celebration is basically why we have a wage tax?

2 years ago

Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy at the White House
NPR
Economy
Government
Government Accountability

Biden and McCarthy say debt limit meeting was productive but it ends without a deal

Biden noted that while there are areas of disagreement, the pair, their lead negotiators and their staffs "will continue to discuss the path forward."

2 years ago

Pennsylvania state Capitol building
Government
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania

Democrats advance gun-control bills in Pennsylvania House

The party describes the proposals as relatively moderate measures to cut down on gun trafficking, suicide deaths, accidental shootings and day-to-day violence

2 years ago

Democratic nominee for mayor Cherelle Parker speaks in Philadelphia
Elections
Philadelphia

Cherelle Parker’s campaign back on track after dental emergency sidelined the winner of Philly mayoral primary

Parker said she’s rested and ready to continue her run for mayor, which many believe she will likely win.

2 years ago

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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. gives remarks at his presidential campaign announcement event at his alma mater, Charleston Southern University, on Monday, May 22, 2023, in North Charleston, S.C. Scott formalized his bid last week with federal campaign paperwork. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
NPR
Elections
Government
National

Republican Sen. Tim Scott is officially running for president

Scott made his run official with this statement from a stage at Charleston Southern University, his alma mater.

2 years ago

How Local Government Works series illustration
(Dan Nott/Spotlight PA)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

How Local Government Works: Are government officials’ personal social media posts public records?

A recent decision by the Pa. Commonwealth Court established a new three-factor test to judge when social posts on public officials' personal accounts are public records.

2 years ago

Four-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Tom Carper announced he was not seeking re-election in 2024 during a speech at the redeveloped Wilmington Riverfront that his gubernatorial administration helped create in the 1990s. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Elections

Four-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won’t seek re-election in 2024

The 76-year-old Democrat has won a record 14 straight statewide races since 1976. Besides the Senate seat, he’s been governor, U.S. representative, and treasurer.

2 years ago

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