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Politics & Policy

Voters receive a sticker after voting at one of Philadelphia’s satellite election offices
Elections
Pennsylvania

Monday is the last day to register to vote in Pa.’s primary election

Pennsylvania’s primary election is on Tuesday, May 17. Voters will choose their parties’ nominees for governor and the U.S. Senate, among other races.

3 years ago

A close-up of Rep. Jim Jordan speaking at an event in February.
Elections
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes

Testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.

3 years ago

In this image provided by the Lviv city hall Angelina Jolie, Hollywood movie star and UNHCR goodwill ambassador, poses for photo with kids in Lviv, Ukraine, Saturday, Apr. 30, 2022. Ms Jolie was in Ukraine to meet the children affected by the war and visited hospitals and NGOs helping the injured and displaced
International
Kids
Military
Movies

Angelina Jolie makes surprise Ukraine visit, meets children

The area's regional governor said Jolie had come to speak Saturday with displaced Ukrainians who had found refuge in Lviv.

3 years ago

File photo: Republican presidential candidates pose before starting their debate on Sunday, Feb. 14, 1988 in Goffstown, New Hampshire. From left are Vice President George Bush, Pat Robertson, Rep. Jack Kemp, Pierre ''Pete'' du Pont and Senator Bob Dole. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Delaware
Government

Late Del. Gov. du Pont remembered for bipartisanship, humor

Friday’s memorial service at a Wilmington theater had been delayed due to COVID-19 safety concerns.

3 years ago

A police officer inspects a destroyed area following a Russian missiles attack on Thursday in Fastov, south of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
International
Military

Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls

Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold off a Russian advance aimed at capturing an eastern industrial region along with Ukraine’s last holdout in the southern city of Mairupol.

3 years ago

A Philadelphia Gas Works sign
Energy
Environment
Government
Philadelphia

A budget battle: Clean energy advocates say PGW is seeking to block transparency in budgetary proceedings

PGW has requested changes to public participation in budgetary processes calling them “overburdensome” and “inefficient.”

3 years ago

The Family Law Center in Pittsburgh is seen on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
Government
Kids
Pennsylvania
Technology

An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns

The AP identified several concerns about the technology, including questions about its reliability and its potential to harden racial disparities in the child welfare system.

3 years ago

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, during the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
International

Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch on the war in Ukraine, Trump, and her memoir

Marie Yovanovitch on Russia's war in Ukraine, her memoir "Lessons from the Edge," and the Trump-Ukraine scandal that embroiled her.

Air Date: April 29, 2022 10:00 am

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

N.J. advocates urge close look at state police culture before more troopers are added

Citing a history of racial discrimination, advocates say the Murphy administration should hear their concerns before adding more state troopers.

3 years ago

GOP Lt. Governor candidate Teddy Daniels (Daniels campaign)
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

GOP candidate in Pennsylvania primary hit with protective order

Teddy Daniels was accused of making threats, saying he would kill the family dog and grabbing his wife by the shirt.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks during the 2022 National and State Teachers of the Year event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Government
International
Military

Biden wants $33B more to help Ukraine battle Russia

The new proposal would be more than twice as large as the initial $13.6 billion package of defense and economic aid for Ukraine and Western allies.

3 years ago

Left to right: Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, Bill McSwain, and Dave White
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa.’s GOP gubernatorial frontrunners want no abortion, no mail voting, and lots of fracking

Pennsylvania’s GOP frontrunners for governor have a lot in common: They want to ban most or all abortion, get rid of mail voting, and “drill baby drill.”

3 years ago

wind farm offshore
Delaware
Energy
Government

Biden administration wants to expand wind energy off the coast of Delaware

The Biden administration announced additional offshore wind leases in federal waters off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.

3 years ago

Rape kits
Government Accountability
Policing
Public Safety
Social Justice

Pa. lawmakers urge approval of rape kit tracking system legislation

Pennsylvania lawmakers say the legislation would help reduce the state’s backlog of rape kits.

3 years ago

A rally calling for an end to gun violence brings together Gov. Tom Wolf and lawmakers, joining students, family members of victims of gun violence, and advocates at the steps of the state Capitol. April 26, 2022. (Dan Gleiter / PennLive)
Government
Gun Violence
Public Safety

CeaseFirePA, supporters ask lawmakers to take steps to reduce gun violence: ‘Enough is enough’

The group sought support for Senate Bill 217 and House Bill 980, which would require gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms.

3 years ago

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