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Politics & Policy

An LGBTQ pride flag flies in Pennsylvania.
Government
LGBTQ

New U.S. LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry

Jessica Stern, soon to become the State Department's special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, sees a mix of promising news and worrisome developments almost everywhere.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Elections
Government

Trump ally in Pennsylvania raises 2020 election audit plan

The quest is fueled by former President Donald Trump's baseless claims that fraud was behind his loss in the battleground state.

4 years ago

Bill Cosby departs after his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Law
Pennsylvania

Bucks County senator announces bill to limit deals like the one that freed Cosby

State Senators Lisa Baker and Steve Santarsiero say the process that allowed the disgraced comedian to walk out of prison should not play out again.

4 years ago

A Pa. congressional map
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA,

Redistricting reform in Pa. is dead for now, advocates say. So what’s next?

Anti-gerrymandering advocates are relying on promises from those in charge of drawing the state’s political maps to hold hearings and allow citizen input.

4 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in a prescription bottle as they are sorted at Compassionate Care Foundation's grow house
Medicine
Pennsylvania

Wolf signs off on revisions to Pennsylvania medical pot law

The bill makes it easier for producers to remove contaminants such as yeast and mold from medical marijuana, to turn it into products that are topical, not to be inhaled.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium with people behind him
Keystone Crossroads
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania

Wolf signs Pa. budget package, celebrates public school funding

Wolf touted $300 million extra for school district operations and instruction, including the unique idea of setting aside $100 million of that strictly for schools in need.

4 years ago

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pa. efforts to halt plastic bag bans recede as Philadelphia begins to enact its own law

The legislature’s preemption of municipal bans was tied to Gov. Wolf’s lifting of the COVID-19 state of emergency. The preemption expires Dec. 8, 2021.

4 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney signs several budget bills surrounded by legislative leaders in his Dover office Wednesday afternoon. (courtesy Gov. Carney's office)
Delaware
Economy

Delaware approves largest capital improvement budget in state history

The $1.35 billion bond bill will fund construction projects throughout the state, but some lawmakers say it’s too much.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium, flanked by other officials
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Wolf vetoes Pa. GOP-led election overhaul citing voter ID restrictions

Republican lawmakers are likely to use the constitutional amendment process to take the issue to the voters.

4 years ago

A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
Delaware
Government
Gun Violence
Policing

Delaware approves new rules for police use of force

Delaware cops will no longer be able to avoid prosecution for shooting a suspect by saying they believed an officer or someone else was in imminent danger of death.

4 years ago

New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference
Government
New Jersey

Grewal leaving the Murphy administration for the SEC

Gurbir Grewal, the nation’s first Sikh attorney general, has been appointed head of enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

4 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Economy
Government
New Jersey

‘Sucker signed’: Murphy approves New Jersey’s biggest spending plan ever

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the state's largest budget ever after swift passage by the Legislature with little time for public scrutiny of the bill.

4 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington
Delaware
Policing

Bill to change Delaware police Bill of Rights won’t happen this year

The Wilmington lawmaker sponsoring the measure has put it on hold, citing uncertain backing because of opposition from police groups.

4 years ago

The exterior of Legislative Hall in Dover.
Delaware
Government

Delaware operating budget approved, but lots of legislation left for state lawmakers

Delaware’s $4.77 billion operating budget was approved days before the June 30 deadline, but lawmakers have lots of work before the end of session Wednesday.

4 years ago

Rev. Robert Collier addresses the media at a press conference
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Elected officials, clergy applaud increased funding for violence prevention in Philly

City Council recently passed a budget for FY22 that includes $155 million for anti-violence efforts — believed to be the most Philly has ever spent on the issue.

4 years ago

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