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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks with reporters on the debt limit as he walks, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington
Economy
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Facing GOP backlash, McCarthy labors to shore up votes for debt deal in time to prevent US default

The Republican speaker urged GOP skeptics Tuesday to look at “the victories” in the package he negotiated with President Joe Biden.

3 years ago

Mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker participates in the Restoring Safety Forum at WHYY.
Elections
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Democratic mayoral nominee Cherelle Parker wants to strengthen police, lean on stops and searches to tackle gun violence

Cherelle Parker has been more supportive of law enforcement than other Democratic candidates, including considering controversial practices such as stop and frisk.

3 years ago

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters about debt limit negotiations, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden and McCarthy came to an “agreement in principle” on the debt limit Saturday, May 27 that would avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default, but still has to pass both houses of Congress.
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Takeaways on debt ceiling: McCarthy’s balancing act, Biden’s choice and the challenges ahead

The agreement is a two-year budget deal that would essentially hold spending flat for 2024, while boosting it for defense and veterans, and capping increases at 1% for 2025.

3 years ago

A close-up of the green dome of the Pa. State Capitol.
Government
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Pennsylvania
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Delaware County lawmakers reintroduce hospital reform legislation

Influenced by the impact of Crozer Health’s struggles, one of the bills includes a prohibition on for-profit hospitals.

3 years ago

Lights illuminate the Capitol after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., announced that he and President Joe Biden had reached an
Economy
Government
National

Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default

The compromise announced late Saturday risks angering both Democratic and Republican lawmakers as they begin to unpack the concessions.

3 years ago

Doug Mastriano speaking into a microphone
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.

3 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.

3 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.

3 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.

3 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.

3 years ago

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

3 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.

3 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
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These are some of the people who’ll be impacted if the U.S. defaults on its debts

3 years ago

A person reading the book 'Philadelphia, Corrupt and Consenting'
Government Accountability
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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?

3 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."

3 years ago

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