
Politics & Policy
Pinelands lovers: N.J. not saving forests from vehicle damage
Parts of numerous state forests contained within the 1.1 million-acre Pinelands district are marred by tire tracks, huge potholes, and trampled trees.
4 years ago
Pa. GOP answered Wolf’s pandemic vetoes with constitution changes. The strategy is here to stay
Wolf’s veto tally grew extensively during the pandemic and will likely expand during his final 13 months in office, as Republicans continue to largely bypass his agenda.
4 years ago
Bidens pack carrots, apples into boxes during Philabundance stop
Before heading to the warehouse floor where conveyor belts carried cardboard boxes full of donated food, Biden said the child tax credit needed to be renewed.
4 years ago
Equal access and equal voices: The eternal relevance of MLK’s ‘Give Us the Ballot’ speech
Equal voices and equal access continue to be more of a war to be waged than rights to be mutually shared, writes Rev. David Brown.
4 years ago
After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on
President Joe Biden came to office seeing two sicknesses in his country. Neither has abated a year later.
4 years ago
Pacific tsunami threat recedes, volcano ash hinders response
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on Twitter he is “deeply concerned for the people of Tonga as they recover from the aftermath of a volcanic eruption and tsunami."
4 years ago
Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows
The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and
4 years ago
GOP effort to inspect Pennsylvania voting machines advances
The inspection of voting machines in a heavily Republican county in Pennsylvania appears ready to go forward in a GOP effort inspired by former President Donald Trump.
4 years ago
Pa. GOP primary candidates warn of immigrant ‘ghost flights,’ but lack facts and context
The rhetoric among Pennsylvania’s GOP candidates for Senate and governor has been the same: short on provable facts, long on inflammatory rhetoric.
4 years ago
Listen 2:29Chester receiver says city officials gave themselves raises ‘yet again,’ intends to go court
State-appointed receiver Michael Doweary accuses officials, including the mayor, of hiking their pay in violation of Chester’s amended recovery plan.
4 years ago
Abortion rights activists say the state still needs to create equitable paths to abortion access, especially in predominately immigrant communities.
4 years ago
Ex-hedge fund CEO enters topsy-turvy Senate GOP primary race in Pa.
The Republican primary field is in upheaval with the exit of the Trump-endorsed candidate, Sean Parnell, creating a vacuum still being filled by new candidates.
4 years ago
Biden to double free COVID tests, deploy federal ‘surge’ team to N.J.
The teams will support Henry Ford Hospital, University Hospital in Newark, the University of New Mexico hospital, Coney Island Hospital, and Rhode Island Hospital.
4 years ago
The (arcane, unlikely) doomsday redistricting law looming over Pennsylvania’s map impasse
It’s a vision of election overload that would undercut Pennsylvania’s proportional, local representation in Washington, D.C.
4 years ago
The top House Republican won’t comply with Jan. 6 panel request to voluntarily testify
Among its questions, the committee is probing any conversations Kevin McCarthy had with former President Donald Trump on the day of the Capitol attack.
4 years ago