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Spotlight PA

How Harrisburg Works: The rules for Pa. lawmaker per diems, speaker v. leader, and other Q and As

Spotlight PA’s Stephen Caruso wants to help you understand how the sausage really gets made, how your tax dollars are spent, and how Harrisburg works (or doesn’t).

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Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaks at City Hall in April 2021. (Emma Lee / WHYY)
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Krasner says Harrisburg impeachment could violate Philadelphians’ constitutional rights

The Philly DA is under fire from state legislators, who blame his policies for the city’s gun violence crisis — and they’re likely to work through the summer.

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Amid campaign, Mastriano’s disputed dissertation made public

A Canadian university has quietly made public Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano's 2013 doctoral thesis about a legendary World War I hero.

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International

Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96 after 70 years on the throne

A link to the almost-vanished generation that fought WWII, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known, and her name defines an age: the modern Elizabethan Era.

3 years ago

Queen Elizabeth greets leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss
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Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision as her doctors worry about her health

The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and royal family members are reportedly traveling there to be by her bedside.

3 years ago

Council President Darrell Clarke is seen inside the chamber
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

With four vacancies, is a special election coming to City Council? That’s up to Darrell Clarke

The district seats are considered higher priority, since those residents are now lacking representation.

3 years ago

Derek Green delivers a speech
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Derek Green wants to be mayor: Get to know the two-term councilmember, who says ‘Philadelphians deserve better’

The Northwest Philly legislator, who resigned his seat this week, has a law degree and experience in the financial industry.

3 years ago

A closeup of City Hall
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Philadelphia

As mayoral bids mount, a dwindling Philly Council will soon meet in person

The move comes after three members resigned their seats this week to launch campaigns for mayor.

3 years ago

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Delaware
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Delaware’s first ‘election protection’ program launches ahead of state’s primary vote

Volunteer poll monitors will work outside Delaware’s polls for next week’s primary and the November general election.

3 years ago

Pa. Lt. Gov. and senatorial candidate John Fetterman speaks to a crowd gathered at a United Steel Workers of America Labor Day event with President Joe Biden in West Mifflin, Pa., just outside Pittsburgh, Monday Sept. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)
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Pennsylvania

Fetterman agrees to 1 debate against Oz in Pa. Senate race

The campaign said Wednesday that Fetterman would participate in a televised debate in mid- to late October.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia poll workers are about to get a raise

City officials hope the pay bump, which is set to be approved next week, will help bring new people into the Election Day fold.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Council announced a $7.6 million investment in legal assistance for residents dealing with tangled titles on Sept. 7, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly is spending millions to help low-income residents resolve tangled titles

The money is part of the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative, and will go to four legal aid groups with a history of helping people claim legal ownership of their homes.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Cherelle Parker. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia

Cherelle Parker resigns and joins what is expected to be a crowded race for Philly mayor

Parker becomes the fourth candidate to resign in recent weeks and the third to launch a bid to replace Mayor Jim Kenney.

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Former President Barack Obama kisses his wife former first lady Michelle Obama after they unveiled their official White House portraits during a ceremony for the unveiling in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Here they are: Obamas’ White House portraits unveiled

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden invited Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama back to the White House to unveil their official portraits.

3 years ago

File photo: Former Councilmember Cherelle Parker at a street renaming ceremony in December 2021. (Jared Piper / PHL City Council Flickr)
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Cherelle Parker resigns: What to know about the Northwest Philly scion planning a run for mayor

The former state rep is stepping down as district councilmember.

3 years ago

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