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File photo: Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, right,,a Republican running for Governor of Pennsylvania, arrives at a campaign stop Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Portersville, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Elections
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Pennsylvania

Mastriano, leading in GOP governor polls, taunts ‘establishment’ at closed event

Doug Mastriano bans reporters at Warminster rally on the weekend before the Pennsylvania primary.

4 years ago

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Elections
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Map: Here are Philly’s 700+ polling places for the May 2022 primary election

About four dozen locations have changed since last time.

4 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell led a delegation of Senate Republicans to Ukraine's capital of Kyiv this weekend.(Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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McConnell heads to Kyiv and becomes the latest U.S. official to meet with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the visit a signal of bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress.

4 years ago

Close-up of Doug Mastriano smiling.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Trump backs Mastriano in Pennsylvania GOP governor primary

There are growing fears from party leaders that Mastriano, a state senator and retired U.S. Army colonel, is too extreme to win the general election in November

4 years ago

File photo: Former national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane gestures while testifying before the House-Senate panel investigating the Iran-Contra affair on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 13, 1987. (AP Photo/Lana Harris, File)
Government
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Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84

McFarlane died Thursday from complications of a previous lung condition at a hospital in Michigan.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Council chambers. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
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Government
Philadelphia

Technical and supply chain issued delay Philadelphia City Council’s return to live meetings

The issues range from crawl space wiring to problems with a newly purchased wireless microphone system for councilmembers.

4 years ago

Kathy Barnette, a Republican candidate for a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat, speaks during a forum in Newtown, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Barnette, surging in polls, tries to avoid mainstream attention and rebuff GOP attacks

Kathy Barnette is newly competitive in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. With days to go, she’s avoiding mainstream press and fighting GOP insiders.

4 years ago

File photo: Delaware Div. of Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Government
Public Health

Long-time Delaware public health leader to step down

Dr. Karyl Rattay has led the Div. of Public Health since 2009, and has been a fixture as the state battled COVID-19. She’ll leave her job at the end of June.

4 years ago

Glass containers display varieties of marijuana for sale on shelves
Delaware
Government
Law

Delaware’s marijuana showdown: Lawmakers give recreational use final approval, Gov. Carney still opposed

The Delaware Senate has given final approval to a bill legalizing recreational marijuana, but Governor John Carney remains unchanged in his opposition.

4 years ago

A person drops off a mail-in ballot at an election ballot return box in Willow Grove, Pa., Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa.’s top election official talks mail ballots, drop boxes ahead of primaries

Acting secretary of state Leigh Chapman urged voters to get their ballots in soon, and addressed concerns about access to drop boxes.

4 years ago

Left to right: Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, Bill McSwain, and Dave White
Elections
Pennsylvania

Where are Pennsylvania’s candidates for governor getting their money?

In the GOP primary, Bill McSwain leans on rich donors, Dave White self-funds, Lou Barletta cruises, and Doug Mastriano leads with a shoestring budget.

4 years ago

President Biden speaks to a crowd
National
Public Health

Biden marks ‘tragic milestone’ of 1 million U.S. lives lost to COVID

The president called on Congress to provide more funding for testing, vaccines and treatments, something lawmakers have been unwilling to deliver so far.

4 years ago

A burger from Mike's BBQ on a Martin's potato roll
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Martin’s potato roll empire is backing Doug Mastriano, and Philly sandwich slingers are concerned

Customers have asked about it.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol is shown in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Where are the Pa. Senate candidates getting their money?

In the Democratic primary, Fetterman leans on small donors, Lamb on PACs. And Barnette threatens to outstrip big-spending Republicans in polls.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline behind Eakins Oval. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Government
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Philly should prioritize green infrastructure with its federal dollars

With millions arriving to the city under the infrastructure program approved by Congress, the focus should be on green projects.

4 years ago

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