Politics & Policy
In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault
Biden was among those commemorating the anniversary of the brutal attack by authorities on peaceful civil rights demonstrators as they marched along the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
3 years ago
Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
The treaty will create a new body to manage ocean life conservation and establish marine protected areas in ocean regions outside national boundary waters.
3 years ago
Biden and House Democrats chart a 2024 course based on their legislative track record
Democrats are strategizing on how to win back the House next year and are undertaking a publicity blitz to remind voters of their records.
3 years ago
Shapiro will pitch first budget as governor on Tuesday
Gov. Shapiro will unveil his first budget as he aims to remake the state's public school funding system and to put Pa. on competitive footing to attract major companies.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania lawmaker won’t quit amid sex misconduct claim
A Pennsylvania state representative accused of sexual harassment says he's not resigning but plans to enter inpatient treatment of some kind.
3 years ago
Philly City Council considers moving budget hearings to in-person
Last fall, council meetings moved back to in-person, but committee meetings have still been held online since the start of the pandemic.
3 years ago
Shapiro aims tax break at police officers, teachers, nurses
Gov. Josh Shapiro wants lawmakers to pass a three-year incentive of up to $2,500 a year for newly certified teachers, police officers and nurses in Pennsylvania.
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The $6.1 billion spending plan also includes funding for recruitment of city workers to battle a staffing crisis.
3 years ago
House Ethics panel launches probe into GOP’s George Santos
The bipartisan leaders of the committee announced the panel had voted unanimously to establish an investigative subcommittee to look into the allegations.
3 years ago
Upper Darby Council President Brian Burke announces campaign to run for mayor as a Republican
Brian Burke, who was elected as a Democrat in 2019, recently switched parties amid an ongoing feud with the current administration.
3 years ago
Mayor Kenney’s final Philly budget gets mixed reaction from City Council
The spending plan includes millions for programs ranging from violence prevention to pre-K to libraries, but the City Council is ready to tinker.
3 years ago
Pa. lawmakers hear challenges to electric grid reliability; experts call for clear policy
State lawmakers are questioning electricity reliability after a winter storm around Christmas left more than 100,000 people without power.
3 years ago
Mercer County executive race heats up ahead of convention as incumbent Hughes backs out of forums
Incumbent Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes has backed out of two candidate forums ahead of his party’s endorsement convention this weekend.
3 years ago
Listen 1:20U.S. and Russia’s top diplomats meet for the first time since the Ukraine war began
The brief talks marked the first face-to-face meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
3 years ago
Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates address gun violence at WHYY News and Billy Penn forum
The forum focused on Philadelphia’s rising gun violence crisis, and asked candidates how they plan to tackle the issue, if elected.
3 years ago
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