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Politics & Policy

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry in Harrisburg is shown in this file photo.
(Jelani Splawn, Spotlight PA)
Employment
Pennsylvania
WESA

A new report to legislators says concerns remain about Pennsylvania’s unemployment system

Months after a multi-million-dollar computer upgrade to Pennsylvania’s unemployment system, some parts of the new system are running smoothly, but others need work.

4 years ago

A close-up of a Pennsylvania congressional map.
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. GOP seeks more control over legislative redistricting

State House Republicans who just lost a key vote on new preliminary legislative district maps moved Monday to regain more control of the process.

4 years ago

Chester City Hall. (Google maps)
Government
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

‘Bankruptcy has to be on the table’: Receiver says police pension spiking threatens to sink Chester

The city’s fiscal emergency is worsening because of a failed pension plan. Receiver Michael Doweary is looking at all options, including bankruptcy.

4 years ago

An aerial view of the New Jersey State Assembly in Trenton
Government
New Jersey
Politics
Race & Ethnicity

Incoming N.J. Senate leadership team the most diverse in state history

When the 219th state Legislature is sworn in at noon on Tuesday, the overall body and its Democratic leadership will include more people of color.

4 years ago

Multiple campaign signs and posters, including some supporting President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, adorn the front window of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee’s Norristown office. (NBC10)
Crime
Pennsylvania
Politics

Man accused of shooting into party headquarters in Montco enters pleas

A suburban Philadelphia man accused of firing three shots into a local Democratic Party office on Inauguration Day has pleaded guilty to related federal charges.

4 years ago

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations to examine U.S.-Russia policy with testimony from Victoria Nuland, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
NPR
Government
National
Politics

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is running for reelection

4 years ago

FILE - President Joe Biden departs after speaking about the October jobs report from the State Dining Room of the White House, Nov. 5, 2021, in Washington. As President Joe Biden wraps up his first year in the White House, he has held fewer news conferences than any of  his five immediate predecessors at the same point in their presidencies, and has taken part in fewer media interviews than any of his recent predecessors. That's according to new research from Towson University professor emerita Martha Joynt Kumar. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Government
National
Politics

Biden shied away from news conferences, interviews in Year 1

President Joe Biden has held fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors at the same point in their presidencies.

4 years ago

A closeup of Sen. Mastriano
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa. State Sen. Doug Mastriano announces candidacy for Pennsylvania governor

The state senator who has pushed to overturn last year’s presidential election formally announced he will run for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

4 years ago

This general view shows a burnt-out administrative building in central Almaty on January 7, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. - Kazakhstan's president has rejected calls for talks with protesters after days of unprecedented unrest, vowing to destroy
NPR
International
Military

There’s chaos in Kazakhstan. Here’s what you need to know

A New Year's Day doubling of gas prices sent shock waves through the country, sparking deadly unrest that has engulfed the Central Asian nation. But the origins of discontent

4 years ago

Former President Barack Obama speaks during a memorial service for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the Smith Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022
Government
National
Politics

Obama, Biden honor late Senate leader Harry Reid as man ‘who got things done’

Democratic leaders recalled Reid — often laughingly — as a man whose impatience for pleasantries was part of a drive to improve the lives of ordinary Americans.

4 years ago

File photo: Vice President Mike Pence listens after reading the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
NPR
Government Accountability
National
Politics

The chair of the Jan. 6 panel says the committee will ask Mike Pence to appear

The chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack says they'll ask former Vice President Mike Pence to testify by month's end.

4 years ago

Needles are bundled in tens for Philadelphia's Prevention Point's exchange program. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Addiction
Behavioral Health
New Jersey

Bill expanding needle exchanges in N.J. moves to full Legislature

The proposal removes a requirement that harm reduction centers get permission from municipal governments to operate.

4 years ago

 Hospital room (via ShutterStock)
Delaware
Gender
Health Care

Seaford, Del., backtracks on abortion ordinance to stave off lawsuit threat

The Seaford City Council voted to stop enforcement of an ordinance requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains after an abortion or miscarriage.

4 years ago

The capital dome is seen at the New Jersey Statehouse. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Government
New Jersey

Scaled back bill to codify abortion rights passes N.J. legislative committees

The fate of the bill is questionable as it heads to a final vote on Monday, the last full day of the current legislative session.

4 years ago

People listen as President Donald Trump speaks during the rally that preceded the insurrection
Elections
Government
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

A year after Jan. 6, Pa. Democrats say there is work to do to protect voting rights

Hours after President Biden spoke on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, Democratic leaders in Pa. reflected at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

4 years ago

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