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Tulips are pictured outside Philadelphia City Hall.
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

9 Philly government agencies with jobs that aren’t obvious from their names — and what they can do for you

Ever wonder about the difference between the Tax Review Board and the Board of Revision of Taxes?

4 years ago

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Higher Education
Income Inequality

Nearly a million Pennsylvanians could have their student loans wiped away under Biden’s plan

Around 1.8 million people in the Keystone State carry federal student debt, collectively owing about $65 billion.

4 years ago

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NPR
National
Public Health

The government will no longer be sending free COVID-19 tests to Americans

The Biden administration is pausing its distribution of free COVID-19 tests this week, but you can still order new ones before the end date.

4 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Shapiro breaks with Dems on COVID policies in Pa. gov race

As he runs to succeed Wolf as governor, Shapiro says he is against some of the same COVID measures that his fellow Democrat used to help manage the pandemic.

4 years ago

Stacks of notebooks are shown in a store.
K-12
New Jersey
Personal Finance
Taxes

New Jersey’s 10-day sales tax holiday is now in effect

School supplies like backpacks, notebooks, index cards, and pencils are tax-free.

4 years ago

President Biden speaks at a podium wearing sunglasses.
Elections
National
Philadelphia

President Joe Biden to give primetime speech from Independence Hall Thursday

The speech comes roughly two months ahead of the November election and is one of three presidential visits across Pennsylvania this week.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden walks across a green lawn.
National
Philadelphia
Politics

President Biden to deliver prime-time speech in Philadelphia on ‘battle’ for democracy

The speech will be delivered Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the White House said.

4 years ago

Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of The White House on Aug. 25 to celebrate President Biden cancelling student debt. The plan has sparked heated debate, including about its economic fairness. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m)
NPR
Economy
Government
Higher Education
Personal Finance

Is it fair to forgive student loans? Examining 3 of the arguments of a heated debate

Biden's plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt will help millions, but it's also raising concerns about inflation, fairness and tuition costs.

4 years ago

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop of an armored vehicle on a road in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Energy
International
Military

Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks

These reports Sunday intensified fears that the fighting could damage the Zaporizhzhia plant and cause a massive radiation leak.

4 years ago

The FBI searched former President Donald Trump's residence in Florida on Aug. 8. The U.S. intelligence community will assess whether the documents taken pose a threat to national security, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told NPR. (Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images)
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Government Accountability
National

Materials taken from Mar-a-Lago will be assessed for possible national security risks

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence told NPR it will work with the Justice Department to review the documents removed from former President Trump's Florida hom

4 years ago

File photo: Doug Mastriano, speaks at an event on July 1, 2022, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)
Elections
Military
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. gov. candidate Doug Mastriano wore Confederate uniform for faculty photo

Reuters said Friday that Mastriano was in the uniform in a 2013-14 portrait for the Department of Military Strategy, Plans and Operations, where he worked until he retired.

4 years ago

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Environment
International
Preservation

Nations fail to reach deal on UN treaty to protect sea life

A fifth round of talks ended in impasse early Saturday when negotiations at United Nations headquarters in New York were suspended after two weeks.

4 years ago

New Jersey Sen. Ron Rice taking care of his late mom, Mary Sue, who passed away earlier this year. (Courtesy of Sen. Ron Rice)
Government
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Sen. Ron Rice, longest serving Black N.J. lawmaker, amplified women’s voices, colleagues say

Rice, who chaired the N.J. Legislative Black Caucus for 18 years, will retire at the end of August. He wanted a woman to succeed him as chair.

4 years ago

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, speaks in Chambersburg, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Doug Mastriano’s insular campaign is full of dedicated supporters — and serious doubts

Doug Mastriano has more mainstream support than ever. But GOP insiders and supporters worry he’s not winning over actual swing voters.

4 years ago

People walk around destroyed Russian military vehicles installed in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Radio Times
International
Military
Politics

Six months of war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine rages on, but the country's people are showing resiliency and fighting back in a way unpredicted by some. We discuss the past 6 months of Russia's invasion.

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