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On primary Election Day 2023, independents will not be able to vote for candidates outside special elections. (Amanda Berg/Spotlight PA)
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Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Supporters hope Pa.’s new legislature will embrace open primaries, but at least one big hurdle remains

Pennsylvania excludes over a million voters from participating in its partisan primaries, something advocates hope could change this year.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia
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Philly touts trash collection numbers in City Council budget hearings

On-time trash collection is better than its in been in more than a decade, according to Philly Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams.

3 years ago

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted by officers from the Lefortovsky court to a bus, in Moscow,
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Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans

Blinken urged his Russian counterpart to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan.

3 years ago

Factory towers are visible on the horizon.
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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lags behind other states in luring microchip, EV factories

Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas have all made billion-dollar pledges for a microchip or EV plant.

3 years ago

A view of a stream and woods.
Employment
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Pennsylvania
WITF

Pennsylvania looks to improve its outdoor recreation workforce opportunities

Outdoor recreation workers are making about 57% of the wages of an average Pennsylvania worker.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones gestures as he speaks.
Government
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly Council renews call for state to give city lawmakers the ability to implement stricter gun laws

Councilmember Curtis Jones, who introduced the measure, said he would settle for even temporary regulations to restrict guns in the city.

3 years ago

Fetterman walks in the Capitol.
Government
Mental Health
Pennsylvania
Politics

Fetterman leaves Walter Reed with depression ‘in remission’

Pa. Sen. John Fetterman has left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression.

3 years ago

A view of the State Capitol and
Elections
New Jersey
Politics

Contentious Election Transparency Act heads to New Jersey Gov. Murphy’s desk

The legislation requires so-called “dark money groups” to disclose campaign donations exceeding $7,500.

3 years ago

Trang Le of Orlando, right, and Maria Korynsel of North Palm Beach show their support for former President Donald Trump after the news broke that Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, Thursday, March 30, 2023, near Trump's Mar-a-Lago.
Elections
National

Trump indictment throws 2024 race into uncharted territory

The indictment raises profound questions for the GOP's future, particularly as Trump faces the possibility of additional charges soon in Atlanta and Washington.

3 years ago

President Biden on Thursday called on banking regulators to take more steps to reduce the risk of mid-sized bank failures. Carolyn Kaster/AP
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Business
Economy

Biden asks banking regulators to toughen some rules after recent bank failures

The White House blames the Trump administration for weakening regulatory requirements for mid-sized and regional banks.

3 years ago

An entranceway to Walt Disney World pictured on Feb. 08 in Orlando, Florida. Disney quietly blocked a move by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to strip the company of its control over a special taxing district.
NPR

Disney blocked DeSantis’ oversight board. What happens next?

The board members picked by DeSantis to oversee development around Walt Disney World announced that they didn't quite have the power they thought they had.

3 years ago

Care, Not Control youth leaders (including Bre Stoves- center) pose during a pop-up performance of music from Care, Not Control: The Album in North Philadelphia. (Courtesy of Naomieh Jovin)
PlanPhilly
Elections
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Eyes on the Street

Why Philly’s youth need to be included in the next mayor’s plan to stop violence

We're seeing increased "tough on crime" talk from certain candidates, but they don't understand the harms of increased policing, writes organizer Bre Stoves.

3 years ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. primary election 2023: A complete guide to the candidates for Commonwealth and Superior Courts

In May, Democrats and Republicans will choose their parties’ candidates for three vacant seats on Commonwealth and Superior Courts.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia
Economy
Government
Pennsylvania

Many cops, teachers, nurses won’t get full $2,500 tax break

A worker would have to make almost $82,000 to get the full $2,500 benefit, and the worker may not even work a full year the first year they are eligible.

3 years ago

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., leaves an intelligence briefing on the unknown aerial objects the U.S. military shot down this weekend at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 14, 2023
Government
Mental Health

AP source: Fetterman expected back to Senate in April

Fetterman’s return will be welcome news for Democrats who have struggled to find votes for some nominations, in particular, without Fetterman there.

3 years ago

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