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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Attorney General Josh Shapiro (left) and Sen. Doug Mastriano.
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Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2022: Su guía completa de los candidatos a gobernador

Cinco candidatos a gobernador estarán en la papeleta del 8 de noviembre, junto al candidato de su partido a vicegobernador.

3 years ago

From top left clockwise: Doug Mastriano, Josh Shapiro, Mehmet Oz, John Fetterman (AP Photos)
Elections
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Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2022: A basic guide to vetting candidates for U.S. Senate, governor, and more

All eyes will be on Pennsylvania this November election as a number of contentious races on the ballot will determine the state’s political future.

3 years ago

A woman in a red dress talks to another person outside of a brick building.
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Billy Penn

María Quiñones Sánchez nunca tuvo el apoyo del Partido Demócrata. Aquí le decimos como su probable reemplazo, Quetcy Lozada, ganó ese apoyo clave

Con los líderes del distrito apoyándola en el asiento del Concejo Municipal del 7º distrito, Lozada ve las elecciones especiales de noviembre como solo el comienzo.

3 years ago

A woman in a red dress talks to another person outside of a brick building.
Elections
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Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Maria Quiñones Sánchez never had Democratic party backing. How her likely replacement, Quetcy Lozada, won that key support

With ward leaders backing her the 7th district City Council seat, Lozada sees November’s special election as just the start.

3 years ago

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New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

N.J. Gov. Murphy orders big jump in offshore wind

Governor boosts goal for green power, key to carbon-free target.

3 years ago

File photo: Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, arrives to watch Amy Coney Barrett take the Constitutional Oath on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Oct. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Government Accountability
National

Virginia Thomas agrees to interview with Jan. 6 panel

Attorney Mark Paoletta says Thomas is “eager to answer the committee’s questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election.”

3 years ago

Climate activists with the Earth Quaker Action Team protest Vanguard's fossil fuel investments at their headquarters in Malvern. Eight people who sought to meet with an executive were arrested after refusing to leave and charged with misdemeanor defiant trespass. (Courtesy of Earth Quaker Action Team)
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Pennsylvania
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8 climate activists arrested at Vanguard headquarters in Malvern

Activists say the company should be using its economic muscle to force companies to de-carbonize. But instead, they say it has increased its investments in fossil fuels.

3 years ago

A closeup of City Hall
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Philadelphia

Philadelphia City Council returns to in-person weekly meetings

Council members will be back in person for meetings, but there are still some lingering limits on how things will operate due to the pandemic.

3 years ago

NPR
Elections
Government
Government Accountability

The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election

The House on Wednesday passed a set of electoral reforms aimed at shoring up ambiguities and archaic language in the presidential certification process.

3 years ago

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Mail ballot fight persists in Pa. and other key states, sure to slow count

Former President Donald Trump and his allies seized on the drawn-out vote processing and counting in Pennsylvania during the 2020 election.

3 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton.
Government
New Jersey
Transportation

New Jersey lawmakers move to create mobile service for seniors

Offering services like help completing applications, providing food and transportation to those in need, and assisting with technology.

3 years ago

On Saturday, Sept. 10, at Mill Creek Recreation Center, neighbors and loved ones paid tribute to Tiffany Fletcher, a mother of three who was killed by a stray bullet Friday afternoon in front of the center. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Elections
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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Where do Philly’s mayoral candidates stand on gun violence prevention?

Those looking to replace Mayor Jim Kenney have all highlighted gun violence as a top issue.

3 years ago

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Catherine Engelbrecht, seen here in 2015, founded the controversial nonprofit True the Vote. A new lawsuit alleges that Engelbrecht and True the Vote defamed a small company that makes software for election workers. (Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Elections
Government Accountability

Prominent election deniers are facing growing legal trouble

Konnech, a small Michigan company that makes election logistics software, says a "smear campaign" whipped up by the controversial group True the Vote has led to death threats.

3 years ago

Gritty and the Phillie Phanatic filling out their voter registration forms on September 20, 2022. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia

Gritty and the Phillie Phanatic help celebrate National Voter Registration Day

“Democracy is not a spectator sport, as they say,” said Al Schmidt, a former City Commissioner.

3 years ago

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the start of the Transforming Education Summit at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Government
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International

UN chief: World is ‘paralyzed’ and equity is slipping away

In an alarming assessment, the head of the United Nations warned world leaders Tuesday that nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction.”

3 years ago

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