Politics & Policy
Wolf had said changes to the state’s voter ID rules were a nonstarter. But he shifted that position this week after vetoing the Republican-passed bill.
3 years ago
Atlantic City Council votes to close the state’s first needle exchange
After nearly two-and-a-half hours of public comment, the Atlantic City Council voted to no longer allow the needle exchange at the Oasis Drop-in Center to operate.
3 years ago
All Delaware police officers now required to wear body cameras
Gov. John Carney has signed off on a statewide police camera program that Delaware lawmakers unanimously approved last month.
3 years ago
The Superior Court’s chief judge agreed with the attorney general that the ex-chief’s actions amounted to an ‘infamous crime’ that barred him from office.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania decertifies county’s voting system after ‘audit’
The action by Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid almost certainly means that Fulton County will have to buy new voting machines or lease new ones.
3 years ago
AG Shapiro back in court to ‘keep the pressure’ on DeJoy, USPS for mail delays
Shapiro spoke briefly before the press right before he was set to give oral arguments in support of his motion to block “illegal conduct” by the United States Postal Service.
3 years ago
Reducing child poverty by expanding child tax credits
The Biden administration is sending checks to 90% of American children in an effort to combat child poverty. We'll look at the potential impact of child tax credit expansion.
Air Date: July 21, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Advocate wants health screenings for Camden neighbors near two-story illegal dump site
It comes as N.J.’s new acting attorney general asks a judge to force the owners of the site to immediately clean up the pile that has grown for two decades.
3 years ago
Delaware lawmaker says ‘no excuse’ for anti-Asian slur he used in email
State Rep. Gerald Brady used an anti-Asian slur in an email about legislation designed to protect sex workers.
3 years ago
Parking tickets, towing to return to Wilmington after pandemic pause
Wilmington will resume ticketing, booting, and towing cars for parking violations and delinquent fines. The change takes effect Monday, July 26.
3 years ago
Gov. Carney officially sets Delaware on path to $15 minimum wage
After years of debate, Delaware’s minimum wage is finally on its way to $15 an hour.
3 years ago
Biden is reviving an effort to change how the census asks about race and ethnicity
The Trump admin had stalled on the proposals, which the Census Bureau says would offer more accurate data re: Latinos and those with roots in the Middle East or North Africa.
3 years ago
Pa. requested $340 million in emergency contracts in 2020 with little oversight
Pennsylvania agencies turned to the emergency procurement process that avoids public scrutiny 483 times last year. In years prior, they made on average 135 requests annually.
3 years ago
Explainer: Will Pennsylvania evictions spike despite rental help?
As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they face eviction in the next two months. Here’s the situation in Pennsylvania.
3 years ago
Voting rights activists think Biden’s actions fall short of his dire warnings
For Dems looking for the president to lead amid a wave of bills aimed to restrict voting access, his speech this week was a long time coming. But for some, it also fell short.
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