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Politics & Policy

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Delaware
Health Care
Public Health

Doubling down on abortion rights: Delaware protects records of patients from other states

The measure is a strategic counterpunch to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has taken away the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.

4 years ago

Sensors and lights are seen at the west bound toll gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Pennsylvania court blocks Gov. Wolf’s bridge tolling plan

A state court on Thursday permanently blocked Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to toll as many as nine major bridges on interstates in Pennsylvania.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Government
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania to begin fiscal year without a budget

Without new budget legislation signed into law by Friday, the state will lose the authority to make some payments.

4 years ago

President Biden speaks in front of an American flag
Law
National
Public Health

Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access

Biden has been reluctant to support changes to the filibuster, which allows any member of the 100-member chamber to block action on legislation unless it receives 60 votes.

4 years ago

File photo: White House counsel Pat Cipollone listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 29, 2020, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Pat Cipollone, former WH counsel

Previous witnesses have testified Cipollone was in meetings in which lawyers debated strategies to overturn former President Donald Trump’s election loss.

4 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg.
Government
Law
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
Sports

Bills limiting LGBTQ instruction, trans athletes pass Pa. Senate

The bills passed nearly along party lines Wednesday and Democrats warned that Gov. Tom Wolf will veto them.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia's Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, on Jan. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Crime
Government
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

House sets up committee to consider Philly DA Krasner’s impeachment

The divided House of Representatives voted Wednesday to establish the five-member Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order.

4 years ago

Nurse Shirley Gardiner expressed her concern about the negative impact an abortion ban in Pa. could have on maternal health at a rally for Josh Shapiro on June 29, 2022. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Elections
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Medical professionals join Shapiro in show of support for his Pa. gubernatorial campaign

A group of doctors and nurses say they’re concerned about a potential complete ban on abortion if Republican Doug Mastriano is elected governor.

4 years ago

A view of the State Capitol and
Government
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

New N.J. budget: A look behind the numbers of $50.6B spending proposal

Largest spending plan in state history funds school construction, pension obligations, tax relief — and lawmakers’ pet projects

4 years ago

President Joe Biden waits for the start of a roundtable meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid
NPR
International
Military

Biden is boosting U.S. troops in Europe because of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Biden said there will be a permanent headquarters in Poland for the U.S. 5th Army Corps. It's one of several ways NATO forces will be beefed up after Russia invaded Ukraine.

4 years ago

Cassidy Hutchinson arrives to testify before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection
Radio Times

Former White House aide’s testimony before Jan. 6 committee

We discuss former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's explosive testimony before the select committee about the former president's knowledge and actions on Jan. 6.

Air Date: June 29, 2022 10:00 am

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An image of former President Donald Trump talking to his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is displayed as Cassidy Hutchinson testifies before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Trump’s legal exposure may be growing — and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing

Hutchinson testified under oath about a volatile and angry president who was prone to throwing dishes, knew that supporters were armed and didn't want the riot to stop.

4 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Government
Gun Violence
New Jersey

N.J. lawmakers are set to vote on state budget, gun reform, and abortion protection. Here’s what you should know

The budget for fiscal year 2023 includes a historic $9 billion surplus.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Government
K-12
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads

Councilmember Gym calls on PPA to pay its fair share to Philly’s schools

The longtime critic of the PPA led the first of a series of investigatory hearings looking into what she called the "financial chaos and questionable expenses of this entity."

4 years ago

A person looks out of a SEPTA Regional Rail train
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Transportation

Philly makes pact with SEPTA to channel more federal money into Philly neighborhoods

The goal is to use federal infrastructure money to stimulate the economy in areas SEPTA serves by purchasing goods and services locally.

4 years ago

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