Politics & Policy
City Council advances Philly’s $6.2 billion budget deal
The spending plan uses the city's surplus to fund tax cuts and increased spending. There’s also room for the next mayor to make changes in 2024.
3 years ago
GOP set to encourage early voting, mail balloting after years of opposite messaging to its voters
After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania House OKs $100 million for adult mental health services
$34 million would go toward workforce development and retention in the behavioral health field, including training, paid internships, loan repayment, and tuition assistance.
3 years ago
Book bans are on the rise. Biden is naming a point person to address that
Book bans in schools can violate federal civil rights laws if they create a hostile environment for students. The Education Department will have a new point person to talk to
3 years ago
Why Republicans are clashing with the FBI over a confidential Biden document
The years-long feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor.
3 years ago
Moms for Liberty among conservative groups named ‘extremist’ by civil rights watchdog
As the influence of Moms for Liberty grows in some school districts and conservative political circles, the SPLC compares the group's agenda to segregationist efforts of an ea
3 years ago
Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion
Pence is the first vice president in modern history to challenge his former running mate.
3 years ago
Matt Meyer launches 2024 bid for Delaware governor
So far, Meyer is the only person to have officially declared a campaign to run for the governor’s office.
3 years ago
In Fargo, North Dakota, Gov. Doug Burgum jumps into crowded Republican race for president
The former software entrepreneur adds his name to a long list of contenders hoping to dent former President Donald Trump’s early lead.
3 years ago
Pa. House passes bill to require electronically filed campaign finance reports
The bill passed Tuesday, 102-101, on party lines, with Democrats voting for it.
3 years ago
The far right’s growing influence and 4 other takeaways from NPR’s ERIC investigation
Why are Republicans abandoning one of the best tools the government has to catch voter fraud? That question is the focus of a new NPR investigation.
3 years ago
Mike Pence announces 2024 run for president
After distancing himself from former President Donald Trump, the former vice president announced his bid for the White House in a campaign video.
3 years ago
Former Bucks County Solicitor Joe Khan announces run for 2024 Pennsylvania attorney general
Khan says he wants to tackle corporate and political corruption as the state’s top prosecutor.
3 years ago
Listen 1:12Christie goes after Trump in presidential campaign launch, calling him a ‘self-serving mirror hog’
Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has formally launched his presidential campaign.
3 years ago
Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame
Both sides in the war are rushing to evacuate residents and blaming each other for the destruction.
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