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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates David McCormick (left) and Mehmet Oz during campaign appearances in May 2022 in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/File)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Oz, McCormick prepare for recount in Pa. GOP Senate race

A recount would mean that the outcome of the race might not be known until June 8, the deadline for counties to report their results to the state.

3 years ago

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Economy
International
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G7 countries to provide $19.8 billion in aid to Ukraine

The G7 leading economies agreed Friday to provide $19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to ensure its finances do not hinder its ability to defend itself from Russia.

3 years ago

LED lighting in Los Angeles. (General Electric)
PlanPhilly
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Infrastructure
Philadelphia
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City Council weighing citywide contract converting Philly street lights to LEDs

The modernization project will also mean malfunctioning lights will be fixed based on real-time reports, and not based on resident complaints.

3 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in prescription bottles
Delaware
Government

Bill to create marijuana market in Delaware falls short again in House

The regulatory piece of the legalization effort would tax all sales of marijuana at 15%. It failed in large part because one supporter missed the vote.

3 years ago

Transfer pipes carry liquified natural gas to and from a holding tank. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Energy
Environment
International

Worried by Ukraine war impacts, environmentalists petition feds to dump LNG by rail

Environmentalists support a White House proposal to reverse a Trump-era rule, but worry plans to help the war effort in Ukraine with greater LNG could derail the efforts.

3 years ago

City Hall in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Economy
Government
Government Accountability

Pa. grants Chester receiver permission to file for bankruptcy on behalf of city

No decision on pulling the lever is imminent — however, the state granting the receiver the green light to file for bankruptcy makes Chester’s fiscal emergency far more dire.

3 years ago

A close-up of a New Jersey State Police Officer's uniform
New Jersey
Policing

New Jersey lawmakers introduce legislation to create law enforcement licensure program

Lawmakers in New Jersey announced legislation that would make the state one of more than 40 with a licensure or decertification program for police.

3 years ago

Headshots of all of the leading Pa. U.S. senate candidates for both parties' primaries.
Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

PA Post-Primary Election Roundtable

A look at Tuesday's primary election in Pennsylvania: what do we know so far? Any surprises? What do the results mean as the 2022 general election looms?

Air Date: May 18, 2022 10:00 am

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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans; challenger Alexandra Hunt.
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Hunt falls to Evans in congressional race after a campaign that centered sex work — and grabbed attention

Evans will retain his seat in Congress, while Hunt supporters are already betting on future wins.

3 years ago

Tarik Khan talks to a voter outside the Falls of Schuylkill Library
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s state legislative races were kind of wild this year, but the primary ended up bringing few surprises

Despite endorsement controversy and infighting, most Democratic incumbents managed to resecure the nomination.

3 years ago

Construction in Passyunk Square
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly ballot questions all pass, removing gendered language from City Charter and giving City Council say over zoning board

More than a third of Philadelphians opposed the language change.

3 years ago

David McCormick (left) and Mehmet Oz, Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. (Matt Rourke and Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

U.S. Senate primary for the GOP still undecided; expected outcomes elsewhere

In pivotal Pa. primary, big wins for John Fetterman in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate and Doug Mastriano in the GOP gubernatorial race.

3 years ago

Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks to supporters at a primary night election gathering in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Oz campaign supporters put victory hopes on hold as vote count tightens

As the votes were counted in the Pa. GOP Senate primary, Mehmet Oz supporters watched the race tighten into a virtual tie — with a recount upcoming.

3 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol in winter
Elections
Pennsylvania

2022 Pa. state House and state Senate primary election results

Pennsylvanians have cast their votes and the results are coming in. Here are the results of the contested races for seats at the Capitol in Harrisburg.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Austin Davis speaks from a podium
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Davis wins Democratic primary for lieutenant governor

Voters on Tuesday selected state Rep. Austin Davis to be the Democrats' candidate for lieutenant governor in the fall election.

3 years ago

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