Politics & Policy
Senate bargainers announce outline of gun violence agreement
Senate bargainers have announced a bipartisan framework responding to last month’s mass shootings in New York and Texas.
4 years ago
Republican primaries show that Trump voters don’t always follow his endorsements
Republican voters — even those who maintain Donald Trump was a great president — are not marching in lockstep with him. Many are instead bucking his preferred GOP candidates.
4 years ago
Council to advise Burlington Co. on how to spend J&J settlement
Burlington Co. is set to receive $13.6 million from N.J.’s share of the Johnson & Johnson opioid settlement. An advisory council will tell them how to spend it.
4 years ago
‘Enough is enough’: Thousands demand new gun safety laws
Speaker after speaker in Washington called on senators, who are seen as a major impediment to legislation, to act or face being voted out of office.
4 years ago
Ukraine: Russia said to be using more deadly weapons in war
A regional governor accused Russia of using incendiary weapons in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk province.
4 years ago
Legislative effort to rehire retired Philly police officers is on ice
Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration could take action on its own, but it’s unclear if or when that might happen.
4 years ago
New baby formula plant gets another $8 million from Pa.
The new funding comes amid a nationwide shortage of infant formula.
4 years ago
Open or closed? City Dems are battling over who gets to decide endorsements.
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U.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights.
4 years ago
Jan. 6 hearing: what we learned and what it means
What did we learn from last night's Jan. 6 select committee hearing about the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the attack on the Capitol and who is culpable?
Air Date: June 10, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: ‘Carnage’ at the Capitol and a case against Trump
Panel members worked to lay out a devastating case as they tried to tell the story of how it happened, and how to prevent it from ever happening again, for history.
4 years ago
N.J. committee approves new school safety, teen mental health measures
The Assembly Education Comm. cleared bipartisan legislation that would require each school district to develop a “behavioral threat assessment team.”
4 years ago
Gun violence activists, city officials brainstorm a way forward on gun violence prevention
In the spirit of collaboration, gun violence activists met with city leaders and law enforcement Thursday to share ideas for confronting the crisis.
4 years ago
Listen 3:40Shapiro speaks out against boycott of Martin’s ‘damn good’ potato rolls
The Democrat running for Pa. governor noted the bakery provides hundreds of jobs, and its owners have the right to give his opponent money.
4 years ago
Amid complaints, Pa. lawmakers move to restrict fireworks
“It sounds like a war zone the week of July 4th,” said the sponsor, state Rep. Frank Farry, R-Bucks.
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