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Here! Now! In the moment! Paddling in the middle of a fast moving stream of news and information. Here & Now is a daily news magazine, bringing you the news that breaks after "Morning Edition" and before "All Things Considered."

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Budget negotiations will determine fate of shrinking rebate program for older Pennsylvanians

Lawmakers have just a few months to pass legislation that would expand the shrinking rebate program.

3 years ago

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Biden says his budget plan would extend Medicare to 2050 without adding to the deficit

President Biden is proposing to raise taxes on people who make more than $400,000 per year to make sure there's enough money for Medicare.

3 years ago

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Shapiro’s 1st Pennsylvania budget stresses schools, reserves

Shapiro's budget proposal comes as Pennsylvania keeps taking in robust tax collections, leaving it with $11 billion in reserve cash.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the 2023 International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Washington
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Biden’s budget and political messages blending for 2024

His trip to Philadelphia on Thursday is a sign that the president’s budget proposal will be a form of political messaging, not just an outline of the government’s finances.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in East Palestine, Ohio
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Norfolk Southern to pay millions for derailment, Gov. Shapiro says

Shapiro's office said he will push Norfolk Southern to cover any additional costs that accumulate.

3 years ago

 Asm. Dan Benson, who is running for Mercer County Executive (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
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Dems back Benson in Mercer County Executive primary

A supermajority of delegates at an endorsement convention for Mercer County Democrats support the longtime assemblyman over the five-term incumbent.

3 years ago

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Eyeing a run for president, Ron DeSantis wants to ‘Make America Florida’

He hasn't yet entered the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, but even so, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of the leading candidates.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks outside Independence Hall, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Biden to present federal budget plan during trip to Philadelphia this week

This will be Biden's first budget proposal since Republicans took the majority in the House.

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

What to expect from Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first budget proposal

Shapiro will lay out his full budget plan Tuesday in Harrisburg.

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania

What you need to know ahead of the 2023 Pa. primary election

Pennsylvania’s primary election will be held Tuesday, May 16. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.

3 years ago

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N.J. Senator Menendez co-launches bill to give ATF, FBI gun tracking power

The legislation seeks to repeal rules prohibiting federal agencies from releasing firearm tracing data to anyone, including the general public.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden walks across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, 2023, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of ''Bloody Sunday,'' a landmark event of the civil rights movement
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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

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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

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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

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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

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