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Housing
Philadelphia

Many still facing property tax hike, despite Philly’s revised homestead program

The homestead exemption increases to $80,000, but not everyone will benefit the same. Over 130,000 property owners are still slated to pay more in property taxes.

4 years ago

Ayinde Merrill (second from the left) said he met with Gov. Phil Murphy in 2019. Also pictured Camile Wilson (left), Gov. Murphy (second to right), and Reet Starwind (right). (Courtesy Ayinde Merrill)
Government
New Jersey

Camden activists label $200 million in new state aid the ‘bare minimum’ of need

Murphy said the money would be used to create affordable housing and enhance policing efforts, among a dozen more initiatives.

4 years ago

Doug Mastriano speaks in front of an image of the American flag and PA written in the background.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

As the GOP openly backs Mastriano, Jewish Dems tell them ‘there’s no coming back from this’

Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has personal and financial ties to spreaders of antisemitic rhetoric. Democrats want voters to know it.

4 years ago

In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., speaks at a candidates forum in Tarentum, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Government
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Rep. Glenn Thompson says no to gay marriage, attends son’s same-sex wedding

Thompson's office says he and his wife are “very happy to welcome their new son-in-law into their family.”

4 years ago

The Democratic City Committee headquarters at 219 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Fired up young progressives are jumping into Philly politics. Will the city’s Democratic machine douse their flame?

Become a committeeperson, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.

4 years ago

Doug Mastriano speaks from a podium
Elections
Pennsylvania

GOP warms to Doug Mastriano, far-right gubernatorial nominee, in Pennsylvania

As the general election season intensifies, the GOP machinery is cranking up to back Mastriano’s campaign and attack his Democratic rival, Josh Shapiro.

4 years ago

A screenshot from the House Select Jan. 6 panel shows an edited Trump speech prepared for the day after the deadly attack.
NPR
Government Accountability
National

New evidence shows Trump toned down his condemnation of the deadly Capitol attack

A document for a Jan. 7, 2021, Trump speech, titled "Remarks on National Healing," shows several key phrases crossed out that would have more strongly denounced the siege.

4 years ago

Indicted Delaware auditor Kathy McGuiness (left) leaves Monday's abbreviated court session with defense lawyers Dean Elwell, Steve Wood and Chelsea Botsch.
Delaware
Government
Government Accountability

Delaware House speaker calls Senate effort to oust state auditor ‘political theater,’ says his chamber won’t play along

The Senate’s vote started a lengthy process to ask the governor to remove the auditor for committing three misdemeanors. But the House speaker shut it down.

4 years ago

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Elections
Government
Government Accountability
National

What Jan. 6 probe revealed: Takeaways from summer hearings

The House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021 has shown how the deadly Capitol attack was sparked when the incumbent president, Donald Trump, refused to cede the election.

4 years ago

President Biden is seen on screen sitting at a desk.
Government
National
Public Health

Biden improves ‘significantly,’ throat still sore from COVID

President Joe Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, says Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite a lingering sore throat.

4 years ago

Technicians inspect a piece of equipment during a tour of the Micron Technology automotive chip manufacturing plant Feb. 11, 2022, in Manassas, Va. A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States is making its way through the Senate is a top priority of the Biden administration. It would add about $79 billion to the deficit over 10 years, mostly as a result of new grants and tax breaks that would subsidize the cost that computer chip manufacturers incur when building or expanding chip plants in the U.S.
Economic Development
Economy
National

Semiconductor bill unites Sanders, the right — in opposition

A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite Sen. Bernie Sanders and the tea party.

4 years ago

A sewer cover from above.
Government
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania

Municipal leaders oppose plans to privatize sewer system as Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority weighs $1.1B Aqua bid

BCWSA has invited the public to two “open house” meetings to discuss the sale on Tuesday, July 26.

4 years ago

President Biden is seen on screen sitting at a desk.
Government
National
Public Health

Doctor: Biden likely has highly contagious COVID-19 strain

President Joe Biden likely has contracted a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States, and now has body aches and a sore throat.

4 years ago

A statue of someone holding up something is visible in front of a tall building.
Employment
Government
Pennsylvania
Taxes
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s unemployment trust fund is broke. The Wolf admin says a long-term fix will save taxpayers millions

The state’s new budget pays off $42 million in debt, but backers say a bigger policy change is needed to prepare the system for future downturns.

4 years ago

This exhibit from video released by the House Select Committee, shows President Donald Trump recording a video statement on the afternoon of Jan. 6, from the Rose Garden, displayed at a hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. (House Select Committee via AP)
Radio Times

Jan. 6 hearing: the 187 minutes

We discuss Thursday night's Jan. 6 hearing and the evidence of Trump's 'dereliction of duty' during the 187 minutes the rioters stormed the Capitol.

Air Date: July 22, 2022 10:00 am

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