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File photo: New Jersey Senate chambers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Insurance
New Jersey
Politics
Race & Ethnicity

N.J. lawmakers tout bill to combat ‘discriminatory’ car insurance policies

Advocates push for legislation that would ban insurance companies from asking about credit score, education level, or occupation when determining a customer’s premium.

3 years ago

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NPR
Government
National
Transportation
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REAL ID enforcement is delayed again to 2025

The original deadline for the Transportation Security Administration and other federal agencies to only accept REAL ID-compliant cards was back in 2008.

3 years ago

File photo: Trenton City Hall. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Elections
New Jersey
Politics

First runoff election for Trenton City Council seats set for next week

Runoff election dates have been scheduled for five city council seats, including three at-large ones – but it wasn’t without legal drama.

3 years ago

Rep. McClinton speaks at a podium.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics
Spotlight PA

In tussle for Pennsylvania House leadership, parties clash over math and precedent

With a temporary even split in the PA House, Republicans and Democrats both argue they have a claim to control.

3 years ago

File photo: Former President Donald Trump announces a third run for president as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Trump rebuked for call to suspend Constitution over election

Former President Donald Trump is facing rebuke from both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stole

3 years ago

Flame and smoke rise from the bridge connecting the Russian mainland and the Crimean peninsula early Saturday. (AP)
Energy
International

Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs

Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country's oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it.

3 years ago

Voters wait in line to make corrections to their ballots at City Hall
Elections
Pennsylvania
Religion

Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections.

3 years ago

Mayoral candidate and former City Council member Derek Green speaks outside City Hall. (flickr/Philadelphia City Council)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

In the race for Philly mayor, Derek Green is coming out swinging

The former councilmember put out a biting statement about the latest entrant into the crowded Democratic field.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania state House of Representatives' impeachment managers Reps. Craig Williams, left, Tim Bonner, and Jared Solomon depart after delivering articles of impeachment against Philadelphia's Democratic district attorney, Larry Krasner, to the Senate chamber at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. House Republicans earlier this month approved seven articles of impeachment, which will be heard in a Senate trial. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Government
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Philly DA Krasner sues to stop lawmakers from removing him

Philadelphia, not the state House or Senate, has oversight over potential impeachment and removal of its district attorney, the lawsuit claims.

3 years ago

People listen as the New Jersey Assembly considers and votes on a half-dozen gun control bills Monday, March 26, 2018, in the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J.
Employment
Government
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. domestic workers’ bill of rights moves ahead in the Senate despite GOP pushback

The legislation would provide privacy rights to domestic workers, and require employers and domestic employees to enter into a written contract.

3 years ago

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., preside over a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack hearing in October. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability

Jan. 6 panel meets to mull potential criminal referrals for Trump, others

A subcommittee is expected to present their recommendations to the full panel on next steps to consider for Trump and other targets of the more than yearlong probe.

3 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Government
Gun Violence
Kids
Philadelphia

Pandemic curfew soon to be permanent fixture in Philly

City lawmakers say the goal is to keep young people safe inside at a time when city violence is high.

3 years ago

Activists in support of unionized rail workers protest outside the House side of the Capitol on Tuesday. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Employment
National
Transportation

Senate passes railroad legislation to prevent a strike

The Senate has approved a measure meant to avert a railroad strike in eight days — without the paid sick days rail workers have been asking for.

3 years ago

Shapiro smiles in the midst of a crowd of people.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics
Spotlight PA

The teams helping Josh Shapiro prepare to become Pa.’s governor include wealthy donors, Republicans

During Pennsylvania’s 2022 midterm election, members of Shapiro’s transition teams gave $805,000 to his campaign.

3 years ago

black bear
Animals
Environment
Government
New Jersey

N.J. Gov. Murphy doubles down on black bear hunt after judge issues temporary hold

A New Jersey appellate court judge issued an emergency stay Wednesday temporarily halting the hunt which was set to begin Monday.

3 years ago

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