
Politics & Policy
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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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