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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
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House approves trans athlete ban for girls and women’s teams

The legislation is unlikely to advance further because the Democratic-led Senate will not support it and the White House said President Joe Biden would veto it.

3 years ago

A portion of the 2023 primary ballot showing council at large candidates.
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Ballots are ready for the May 16 primary election in Philadelphia

The specific layout — available in three languages this year — can have a big effect on results.

3 years ago

Jimmy DeLeon, Allan Domb, Helen Gym, and Rebecca Rhynhart sit in a row at a table.
PlanPhilly
Elections
Housing
Philadelphia

Philly mayoral candidates talk affordable housing and development

The forum in Center City focused on how to preserve and grow the city’s limited supply of affordable housing.

3 years ago

Disney DeSantis
Law
LGBTQ
Politics

‘Don’t Say Gay’ expansion requested by DeSantis approved

The Florida Board of Education has approved a ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades.

3 years ago

Mail ballots of different colors
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Chester County changes color of mail and absentee ballot envelopes to clarify process

Mail and absentee voting material will now be color-coded. Instead of all-white envelopes, Chester County voters can expect a splash of color.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Fire Department putting out a fire on N. 59th St. in West Philly
Government
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly’s fire department is busy, and looking to hire

The department is at about 84% of its budgeted force and is pushing people through the academy but still is coming up short.

3 years ago

PA Voter Sticker in Camp Hill
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics
Spotlight PA

Pa. primary election 2023: A basic guide to vetting candidates for school board, judge, and more

Local candidates with a lot of direct power over Pennsylvanians’ daily lives will appear on the May 16 primary ballot. Here are some tips to learn more about them.

3 years ago

mail ballots getting processed.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. primary election 2023: Everything you need to know about requesting, filling out, and returning your mail ballot

All Pa. voters will have a chance to vote by mail. But thanks to the state's patchwork of mail voting regulations, their experiences may differ slightly from county to county.

3 years ago

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington
Government Accountability
Law
National
New Jersey

DEA chief, former N.J. attorney general, faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts

Among the contract spending under scrutiny is $4.7 million to hire people Anne Milgram knew from her days as New Jersey’s attorney general and as an NYU law professor.

3 years ago

an electric vehicle
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
Transportation

New Jersey halts electric vehicle rebates, demand too high

The Charge Up New Jersey program has disbursed an estimated $35 million for the fiscal year ending this July, according to the state’s Board of Public Utilities.

3 years ago

Power plant
Environment
New Jersey

New Jersey adopts long-awaited ‘environmental justice’ rules

Supporters said the new rules ensure people in vulnerable communities have more of a say in whether permits for pollution-generating facilities can be granted or renewed.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington
Government
Kids
National

Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care

White House Domestic Policy Council director Susan Rice says the order shows Biden isn’t waiting on Congress to act.

3 years ago

People walk past shuttered shops in Khartoum, Sudan
International
Military

Sudan truce goes into effect as fighting rages in capital

The truce, reported by several Arab media outlets, began Tuesday at 6 p.m. local time. But fighting continued in parts of the capital, Khartoum.

3 years ago

Governor Josh Shapiro
Addiction
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Public Health

States restrict ‘tranq,’ animal sedative linked to overdoses

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that he's adding xylazine to Pennsylvania’s controlled substances list.

3 years ago

White House Toddler
Government
Kids
National

Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence

A curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the White House.

3 years ago

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