Politics & Policy
South Jersey U.S. Rep. Andy Kim launches PAC to empower candidates of color
The In Our Hands PAC went public on Wednesday after forming late last year.
3 years ago
Biden leaves door open for Senate change to pass agenda
Biden at first backed a modification — but not elimination — of the filibuster. But he then suggested, at least on certain issues, he would go further.
3 years ago
Booker aide tapped for cannabis panel after NAACP pressure
Charles Barker’s nomination came after the state NAACP pointed out that the five-member board did not include any Black men.
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Child sex abuse lawsuit ‘window’ amendment clears Pa. House
Supporters say a two-year “window” to file lawsuits over older claims of abuse is needed to give victims a path to justice.
3 years ago
Wolf administration refuses to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine doses
The state Health Department is once again citing a decades-old law that it has used numerous times to prevent greater public scrutiny of its coronavirus pandemic response.
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Comcast will invest $1B over the next decade in attempt to close digital divide
Comcast will invest $1B over the next decade in an attempt to close the digital divide. Just last summer, the company was criticized for not doing more to help students.
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US Senate confirms Rachel Levine, first openly transgender federal official, to key post
Dr. Rachel Levine had been serving as Pennsylvania’s top health official since 2017, and emerged as the public face of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘Never Krasner’? Thousands of Philly Republicans switch to Democrat ahead of DA primary
The tactic is not officially sanctioned by the local GOP, but the numbers are notable.
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The history of violence against Asians and Asian Americans
Last week's mass shooting at an Asian massage parlor was another example of the anti-Asian racism which has heightened with the pandemic. But this racism is far from new.
Air Date: March 24, 2021
Listen 49:46As thousands of unemployment claims expire, Pa. residents refile, wait on federal benefits
The expiration of state benefits for many and the new federal stimulus law is creating fresh confusion and potential gaps in benefits for people desperate for help.
3 years ago
N.J. vetoes controversial proposal to move Camden Finance Department to county control
The step comes as some Camden property owners fear losing their homes to tax sales because of the department’s lack of action.
3 years ago
Schumer vows vote on background checks after latest shooting
“This Senate will be different,” said Schumer, D-N.Y. “The Senate is going to debate and address the epidemic of gun violence in this country.”
3 years ago
Wolf administration to buy half of state government’s electricity from solar
The projects spread across six counties will add 191 megawatts of solar energy in the state, nearly double how much is produced statewide now.
3 years ago
Ballot questions should be clear, but two written by the Wolf administration don’t pass the test
Two proposals that will be before voters this May have drawn the ire of Republican leaders in the state House and Senate.
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‘Bottom-up’ plan underway to catalogue N.J.’s vulnerable coastal communities
The Department of Environmental Protection is increasingly focusing on the roughly 1,800 miles of tidal marshes, estuaries and back bays of New Jersey’s coastal zone.
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