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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a table
Energy
International

Russia cuts natural gas to 2 NATO nations in escalation

A day after the United States and other Western allies vowed to speed more and better military supplies to Ukraine, the Kremlin used its most essential export as leverage.

3 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Business
Pennsylvania

Billions in surplus have Pa. lawmakers thinking business tax cut

Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for a bill that would reduce the corporate net income rate from 10% to 9%, and if the state's revenues are sufficient, down to 8% by 2025.

3 years ago

Rep. Scott Perry speaks from a microphone
Elections
Pennsylvania
WITF

Texts show details of Pa. Rep. Scott Perry’s role in plan to overturn 2020 election

“From an Intel friend: DNI needs to task NSA to immediately seize and begin looking for international comms related to Dominion,” Perry wrote to Meadows.

3 years ago

Some of the women of the Philadelphia Fire Department by one of their airport vehicles
Elections
Gender
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

If voters approve, Philly will boot gendered references like ‘fireman’ from the city’s official governing documents

The move would stop assuming the mayor and school superintendent will always be a man.

3 years ago

File photo: A police car drives in Philadelphia, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

Philadelphia police ask for $24 million boost in next year’s budget, citing gun violence prevention efforts

Some City Council members and community advocates say the money should be used to expand community policing efforts.

3 years ago

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The back of a Philadelphia police van is seen on a street
Employment
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Health

Handful of unvaxxed Philly police officers without exemption to be placed on leave, possibly fired

An arbitration panel in February decided that officers had to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get a religious or medical exemption.

3 years ago

Homes are seen in Spring Garden from overhead
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Should the board that helps enforce Philly's fair housing laws be made permanent?

3 years ago

President Biden speaks in front of an American flag
Government
Incarceration
Philadelphia

Two Philly men among 75 to have sentences commuted by Biden

The president commuted sentences for 75 people for nonviolent, drug-related convictions, including two Philadelphia men: David Lee and Gregory Jones.

3 years ago

Kathy Barnette, Jeff Bartos, and Mehmet Oz are seen in side-by-side photos
Elections
Pennsylvania

Lots of jabs, but few policy differences in first full GOP Pa. Senate debate

Previous Mehmet Oz comments on key GOP talking points were under fire, plus allegations that “carpetbagging” candidates won’t remain in Pennsylvania if they lose.

3 years ago

Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., takes part in a forum for Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections
Billy Penn

A Democratic candidate for Senate claimed a Philly ward endorsement that didn’t quite happen

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb got the nod from a majority of divisions in the ward, but in this case, it’s not the same thing.

3 years ago

A Ukrainian serviceman walks on a destroyed Russian fighting vehicle in Bucha
International
Public Safety

U.S. promises more Ukraine aid, Biden announces veteran envoy

The trip by Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was the highest-level American visit to Kyiv since Russia invaded in late February.

3 years ago

A sign says
Elections
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

1 in 5 young Pa. voters can’t participate in the big Senate or governor races because of closed primaries

There’s a renewed push to change Pennsylvania’s system.

3 years ago

U.S, Rep. Donald Norcross announces his intention to introduce legislation to curb gas prices and stop price gouging by oil companies during a press conference in Camden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Government
New Jersey

Norcross’ plan to go after big oil to lower gas prices and why it might not work

Norcross wants to suspend the federal gas tax while going after big oil profits to discourage price gouging. But there’s no gouging happening, said one analyst.

3 years ago

Dave White speaks from a podium during a debate
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Amid Trump-initiated turbulence in the Pa. governor race, Dave White makes his move

With the Trump endorsement of Mehmet Oz in the GOP Senate primary and the former president’s attacks on Bill McSwain, White sees an opening to exploit.

3 years ago

People queue to vote at a polling station in Lyon, central France, Sunday, April 24, 2022. France began voting in a presidential runoff election with repercussions for Europe's future, with centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron the front-runner but fighting a tough challenge from far-right rival Marine Le Pen.
Elections
International
Politics

France’s Macron is reelected but far-right rival raises game

French President Emmanuel Macron has comfortably won reelection to a second term.

3 years ago

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