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''It’s a much smoother path for candidates that don’t have those barriers in the way and those barriers are placed there too often to prevent BIPOC individuals to get into office,'' said Yamelisa Taveras, a recent candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate seen here at her office in Allentown. (Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)
Elections
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Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Spotlight PA

Candidates of color say they need more party support, financial backing to be successful in Pa.

The party machines still reigned supreme in districts designed to give candidates of color the opportunity to win, results from Pennsylvania's May 2022 primary showed.

4 years ago

Pedestrians walk on Waterloo Bridge to cross over the River Thames
NPR
Business
Employment

A big 32-hour workweek test is underway. Supporters think it could help productivity

A pilot in the U.K. is testing a theory about work. Can people in various industries remain as productive if they just work 32 hours a week with the same pay as 40 hours?

4 years ago

A flag representing transgender pride is shown flying at Philadelphia City Hall
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
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Pa. Senate passes bill against trans girls playing girls’ sports

More than a dozen other states have enacted legislation that bans transgender athletes from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz, a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. (Marc Levy and Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Trust fund kid, carpetbagger, radical: Campaigns draw battle lines in Pa. Senate race

The lines of attack are on display, including in a big media buy Fetterman has placed on Fox News and local stations in Pittsburgh, Scranton and Johnstown.

4 years ago

(From left) Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, and Rep. Andy Kim. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP, Mel Evans/AP Photo, and Erin Scott/Pool via AP)
Elections
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New Jersey

Incumbents win in N.J. Congressional primary races

Incumbents seeking to return to Congress were able to cruise to the general election in November.

4 years ago

A closeup of a marijuana plant
Delaware
Government
Law

Marijuana remains illegal in Delaware as House fails to override Gov. Carney’s veto

Four Democrats and two Republicans changed their vote on legalization. That left the override attempt five votes short of the needed three-fifths majority.

4 years ago

Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, talks about the mass shooting in Uvalde, as he joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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National
Public Safety

McConaughey calls for gun legislation in White House speech

The Uvalde, Texas, native, offered a full-throated exhortation for a gridlocked Congress to pass gun reforms that can save lives while not infringing on Second Amendment right

4 years ago

A cyclist rides past the Pennsylvania Capitol
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. Republicans face decision on constitutional changes package

The comparatively large number of proposals pending in the General Assembly address topics that range from voting rights to abortion and real estate taxes.

4 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee
Elections
National
Public Safety

U.S. sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms

Domestic violent extremists present the most pressing and potentially violent threat, the Department of Homeland Security said.

4 years ago

File photo: Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump stand outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A federal judge is questioning Donald Trump's efforts to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Judge Tanya Chutkan was skeptical Thursday, Nov. 4, of attorneys for the former president who asked her to block the handover of documents to a House committee
Government Accountability
National

Jan. 6 insurrection hearings: How to watch and what to know

The series of hearings that will take place over the next several weeks begin with a prime-time session Thursday night. Here's what you need to know ahead of the hearing.

4 years ago

File photo: Polling place in Deptford, N.J. on primary election day, June 7, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Elections
New Jersey

Slow start for voting in New Jersey primary

With only a few contested races, and mail-in balloting available, few turned out to do traditional voting in the South Jersey area.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media while wearing a face mask
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf tests positive for coronavirus

Wolf tested positive for the virus in December 2020 as well. He was asymptomatic at the time, according to his office.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, surrounded by fall foliage
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. Senate Republicans revive election bill over 2020 complaints

The bill passed, 30-19, with every Republican and one Democrat backing it.

4 years ago

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol announced Monday that its second public hearing will take place on the morning of June 13.
(Bill Clark/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability

Second House Jan. 6 hearing scheduled for the morning of June 13

This hearing will take place just days after the first one scheduled for Thursday, which will be in prime time at 8 p.m. EDT.

4 years ago

A WWII soldier re-enactor picks something up on the beach in Normandy.
International
Military
Politics

U.S. general: Ukraine will keep getting ‘significant’ support

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the United States and allied countries will keep providing “significant” support to Ukraine.

4 years ago

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