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Elections
National

Murkowski advances in Alaska Senate race, Palin in House

A process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections.

4 years ago

Rep. Liz Cheney speaks, her nameplate visible in front of her, with an American flag visible in the background.
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Liz Cheney is considering a presidential run to stop Trump after losing her House seat

Liz Cheney's sustained criticism of Trump made her one of his top political targets. She's now laying out her plans to make sure he never wins back the White House.

4 years ago

Traffic heads north on Roosevelt Boulevard near East Front Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
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Philly officials advocate for extension of Automated Speed Enforcement along Roosevelt Blvd.

Data shows the program has dramatically reduced fatal crashes and speeding violations along the busy road.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden hands the pen he used to sign the Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Environment
Government
Health Care

Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation

President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Elections
Government
Philadelphia

Philly council members are starting to resign to run for mayor. Here’s what that means for your local representation

The city could have to fill as many as six seats as council members step down to run for mayor.

4 years ago

Crudité at The Love in Rittenhouse, which had it on the menu when it opened in 2017
Crudité at The Love in Rittenhouse, which had it on the menu when it opened in 2017. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Elections
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

Where to get excellent crudité in Philly (tequila optional)

Almost all of them are cheaper than whatever Oz tried to buy at “Wegners.”

4 years ago

Members of the House of Representatives gather in the chamber to celebrate after the vote to approve the Inflation Reduction Act at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats' flagship climate and health care bill. The House used a party-line 220-207 vote to pass the legislation. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Environment
Government
Health Care

What’s in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law

President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and the legislation he's signing Tuesday delivers a version of that once sweeping idea.

4 years ago

A technician handles evidence in a sexual assault case, looking down at materials on a table.
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Government
Policing

‘Justice served’: Delaware sets new policies to test rape exam kits, speed up investigations

Delaware cleared a backlog of 1,235 kits in 2020, leading to the arrest of nine suspects. A new policy sets timelines to have kits tested.

4 years ago

Councilmember Allan Domb is the first of many expected to resign ahead of Philadelphia's mayoral race. (Jared Piper / City Council)
Elections
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Allan Domb is the first Philly councilmember to resign ahead of the 2023 mayoral race. What should you know about him?

The real estate mogul-turned-public servant announced his resignation Monday.

4 years ago

Close-up of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as he speaks.
Government
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

Murphy lifts routine coronavirus testing requirements for school and child care staff, state contractors

Murphy lifts routine coronavirus testing requirements for school and childcare staff, state contractors. The mandate goes into effect immediately.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with Garnell Whitfield Jr.
Government
Gun Violence
National
Pennsylvania

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is law. What comes next?

The Bipartisan Safety Act was hailed on a national basis for the potential of changing state laws. But could it shape red flag laws in Pennsylvania?

4 years ago

File photo: Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen on Feb. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Government
National
Personal Finance
Taxes

Expanded IRS free-file system one step closer in Dems’ bill

The flagship climate change and health care bill will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat, center, poses for a photo with supporters after speaking at a rally in Erie, Pa., on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Fetterman ‘grateful’ as he returns to Pa. Senate race

Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is acknowledging he is lucky to be alive as he officially returns to the campaign trail.

4 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a press conference in Wynnefield, Pa. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Government
Housing
Pennsylvania

New grant adds $375 million in state funds to target repair of crumbling homes in Pa.

The money comes from federal COVID recovery and will be dedicated to preserving and restoring crumbling homes that threaten to displace families in need.

4 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., finishes the vote to approve the Inflation Reduction Act in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats' flagship climate and health care bill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Economy
Environment
Government

Congress OKs Dems’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph

“Today is a day of celebration, a day we take another giant step in our momentous agenda,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

4 years ago

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