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Politics & Policy

People install a solar panel on a roof.
Energy
Environment
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Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, Ukraine invasion and urgent climate report drive new interest in renewables, efficiency

Natural gas industry says its product remains essential to reliable power generation.

4 years ago

A person dressed in scrubs pushes someone in a wheelchair down a hallway.
NPR
Health Care
Home & Family
Taxes

Washington state retools a first-in-nation payroll tax plan for long-term care costs

The WA Cares Fund would help alleviate the financial burden of long-term care by providing workers a lifetime benefit of $36,500.

4 years ago

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Friday that Cameroon would be granted Temporary Protected Status for 18 months. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
NPR
Government
Immigration
International
Military

The U.S. designates Temporary Protected Status to Cameroon for 18 months

The designation comes amid extreme violence between Cameroon's forces and separatists as well as a significant rise in attacks from Boko Haram.

4 years ago

President Biden speaks in front of an American flag
Government
International
Military

Biden to host Southeast Asian leaders for May 12-13 summit

The May 12-13 gathering is part of an effort by the administration to show the United States is committed to being a partner with the Indo-Pacific region.

4 years ago

Volodymyr Bondar, 61, mourns next to the grave of her son Oleksandr, 32, after burying him at the cemetery in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
International
Military

Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital, hits other cities

The strikes on Saturday were a reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the whole country remains under threat.

4 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden appears with first lady Jill Biden and the Easter Bunny on the Blue Room balcony at the White House April 5, 2021, in Washington. The White House Easter Egg Roll is returning on April 18, 2022, after a 2-year, COVID-induced hiatus. The Biden's will welcome some 30,000 kids and their adult chaperones for the egg roll, an egg hunt and other activities.
Community Events
Kids
National

White House Easter Egg Roll returns Monday after 2-year hiatus

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will welcome 30,000 kids and adults for the egg roll, an egg hunt and other activities.

4 years ago

File photo: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Government
Immigration
National

Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border this week.

4 years ago

State Rep. Brian Sims, D-Philadelphia (left) and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Shapiro: Dem candidate’s ad wrongly implies endorsement

Attorney General Josh Shapiro's campaign says state Rep. Brian Sims is running an ad that falsely implies Shapiro has endorsed Sims.

4 years ago

A solar array at the Nittany 1 Solar Farm
PlanPhilly
Environment
Government
Pennsylvania
Sustainability

Pa. state agencies used less energy in 2021, but lagged on electric vehicle goals

In recent years, state agencies’ energy use has gone down more than 12% and saved taxpayers millions, according to a report released Friday.

4 years ago

Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride (at podium) and Dawn Huckelbridge of Paid Leave for All (in maroon dress) were staunch advocates of the measure. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Employment
Home & Family

‘Great victory for the people’: Delaware becomes 11th state to pass paid family and medical leave

Starting in 2026, new parents can get 12 weeks of paid leave. Workers can also get six weeks to deal with a serious health issue or to care for a relative.

4 years ago

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Republicans ''are going to find newer, better debate platforms to ensure that future nominees are not forced to go through the biased [Commission on Presidential Debates] in order to make their case to the American people.'' ()
NPR
Elections
Government
National

Republicans say they’re quitting the ‘biased’ Commission on Presidential Debates

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel claims that the commission 'refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure fair debates.'

4 years ago

The Delaware Senate passed the $300 tax rebate bill unanimously on Thursday. (State of Delaware)
Delaware
Government
Taxes

$300 tax rebate coming to Delawareans next month as inflation relief

The money will be mailed to residents who filed a 2021 tax return for 2020 earnings.

4 years ago

Standing in front of the flags of New Jersey, and Ukraine, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during his budget address in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Government
Law
New Jersey

New Jersey will begin recreational marijuana sales April 21 for adults 21 and older, says Gov. Phil Murphy

Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21. That's according to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden walks to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Des Moines International Airport, in Des Moines Iowa, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, en route to Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Government
International
Military

Biden approves $800M in new military assistance for Ukraine

The new military assistance includes artillery and helicopters, to bolster its defenses against an intensified Russian offensive in the country’s East.

4 years ago

File photo: Caucus goers sign in on February 3, 2020 in Carpenter, Iowa. Iowa is the first contest in the 2020 presidential nominating process with the candidates then moving on to New Hampshire. (Steve Pope/Getty Images via NPR)
NPR
Elections
National
Politics

Democrats are considering big changes to the primary process ahead of 2024

The Democratic National Committee is weighing an overhaul of its presidential nominating process, which could give more diverse states an earlier role in the primary season.

4 years ago

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