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New Jersey

Gov. Murphy signs ‘temporary workers’ bill of rights’

The bill requires companies to pay temporary workers minimum wage after deductions for food and meals, improving conditions for thousands of immigrants.

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President Joe Biden meets with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Biden hasn’t announced a reelection campaign, but some of the themes of his likely bid should be on display when he addresses a national Democratic Party meeting.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Biden visits Philadelphia to announce funds for water upgrades, lead pipe removal

Biden visited a water treatment plant to announce $160 million to upgrade Philadelphia water facilities and replace 20 miles of lead water mains.

3 years ago

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International
National

Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western U.S.

The U.S. says it is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days.

3 years ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
NPR
Government

House Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

Omar, who herself has faced anti-Muslim bigotry since taking office, told reporters last week that the move to remove her from the committee was "purely partisan."

3 years ago

A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which SNAP beneficiaries use to pay for food, is displayed at a grocery store in 2019 in Oakland, Calif. SNAP emergency allotments are ending after this month and have already ended in some parts of the country.
NPR
Food & Drink
Government
Income Inequality
National

SNAP recipients will lose their pandemic boost and may face other reductions by March

A huge increase in Social Security benefits may mean some households see further SNAP reductions.

3 years ago

Angialeen Mullen runs tap water to demonstrate the horrible smell coming from the faucet Tuesday, Oct. 08, 2019, in Ellendale, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Environment
Government

Delaware hires its first environmental justice coordinator

DNREC wants to reach people of color and low-income communities that face disproportionate exposure to polluted water and air.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi, a Berks County Democrat, listens to public comment during a field hearing in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Government
Pennsylvania

Unexpected Pennsylvania House speaker hopes to retain job

The rank-and-file Democrat who was unexpectedly elected speaker of the Pennsylvania House as a compromise candidate earlier this month is saying he hopes to keep the job.

3 years ago

The Biden's beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (Google maps)
Delaware
Government Accountability

Biden lawyer: FBI finds no classified docs at beach house

The FBI was conducting a planned search Wednesday of President Joe Biden's Rehoboth Beach, Delaware home as part of its investigation.

3 years ago

An cartoon displaying a marijuana leaf
Government
Health Care
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

How anxiety came to dominate the big business of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania

An unprecedented Spotlight PA analysis of 1 million medical marijuana certifications reveals how a change by policymakers made it possible for virtually anyone to get a card.

3 years ago

Chester City Hall is visible at the end of a road lined with buildings.
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. judge grants Chester city receiver permission to strip elected city officials of administrative powers

The court ruled “a culture of denial, blame-shifting, arrogance, and nepotism” in Chester made this decision “not only permissible, but necessary.”

3 years ago

Jamila Winder, Montgomery County commissioner
Government
Pennsylvania

Montco names new commish to replace Val Arkoosh who joined Shapiro administration

Jamila Winder will replace Arkoosh, who resigned earlier this month to become Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Human Services.

3 years ago

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Santos won’t serve on 2 committees for now, lawmakers say

Santos was assigned to the House Committee on Small Business and to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House
Government
Health Care
National
Public Health

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

It comes as lawmakers have already ended elements of the emergencies that kept millions of Americans insured during the pandemic.

3 years ago

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at the Federal Reserve Board Building, in Washington
Economy
Government
National

Fed, set to impose smaller hike, may hint of fewer increases

Chair Jerome Powell is still likely to stress, though, that the Fed’s campaign to conquer high inflation is far from over.

3 years ago

Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer. (6abc)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
6abc

‘I am prepared to face the consequences’: Mayor of Upper Darby issues statement after traffic stop

According to court records, Keffer appeared to be drunk, got in a crash and ultimately refused a blood test.

3 years ago

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