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Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District is often considered the poster child of gerrymandering. The district cuts through five counties and a number of municipalities including Chester, Upper Darby and Glenolden. (Map Source/Keystone Crossroads)

On ‘Radio Times’: How better-drawn districts could strengthen democracy in Pa.

Pennsylvania is one of the most gerrymandered states in the U.S. This has many people advocating for redistricting reform in the state in ...

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Hundreds turn out for Casey town hall at University of Pennsylvania

If the intent was to find out what was on voters minds, Bob Casey heard plenty. In his first town- hall in Pennsylvania in over fi ...

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The Gerrymandering problem

Guests: Carol Kuniholm, Jowei Chen Donald Duck kicking Goofy. That’s how many have described the ridiculous s ...

Air Date: March 13, 2017

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House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks during a news conference on the American Health Care Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)

On ‘Radio Times’: GOP health plan leaves cities like Philly ‘particularly vulnerable’, experts say

The GOP unveiled their new healthcare plan on Monday, and President Trump has given the proposal his blessing. The plan, called the ...

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South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

On ‘Radio Times’: Why China’s rebuke of N. Korea puts pressure on Trump

North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un, have been engaging in military provocations to test America’s new President, and assess its pl ...

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Henry Sias, a Democratic candidate for Common Pleas judge in Philadelphia, gets a passer-by to sign his nominating petition. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

Nominating petitions: ‘Last bastion of democracy’ or simply a slog?

If you happen to see someone running for political office, you might consider giving them a hug — or buying them a stiff drink. ...

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Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., talks on a phone in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Sen. Chris Coons on ‘Radio Times’: Democratic Party lost focus on working Americans

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., joined Marty Moss-Coane on Radio Times on Monday morning to discuss his views on the Trump presidency thus far, ...

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Ameenah Muhammad Diggins (Left) poses with her 10-year-old daughter, Amaya, at their home in Burlington County. Amaya has started a company that creates hijabs for little girls. (Ameenah Muhammad Diggins)

Being black and Muslim in the age of Trump

Muhammad Ali Jr., the Philadelphia-born son of the late legendary fighter, was detained in a Florida airport and allegedly questioned abo ...

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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch arrives for a meeting with Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

In past land cases, Gorsuch has limited environmentalists

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has shown a willingness to limit the participation of environmental groups in lawsuits involving publi ...

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Trump supporters rally in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania [photos updated]

As part of a coordinated national day to mobilize supporters of President Trump, groups rallied at locations in Delaware, New Jersey and ...

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The Republican Party could win a seat representing an overwhelmingingly Democratic district in Philadelphia after a series of missteps by Democrats. (AP file photo)

Judge: Democrats can’t substitute candidate in Pa. House race

A Commonwealth Court Judge has denied the Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s motion to substitute a new candidate for a special electi ...

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Widespread vandalism at the Mt. Carmel Jewish Cemetery in North East Philadelphia where hundreds of headstones were toppled and broken over night Sunday. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)

U.S. lawmakers weigh in on wave of anti-Semitism

With hundreds of headstones toppled or broken at Jewish cemeteries in two states and waves of bomb scares called into Jewish centers, wha ...

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Pennsylvania Attorney General, Josh Shapiro, talks to the crowd at the Rally Against Hate. He himself is Jewish and sends his children to private Jewish school. Hundreds of people from all faiths and ages gathered together at the rally to Stand Against Hate on Independence Mall in Philadelphia Pa on March 2nd 2017. The rally was held in response to the growing amount of attacks on Jewish institutions across the United States. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)

On ‘Radio Times’: Pa. AG Shapiro discusses his interaction with President Trump

When President Trump met with a group of Attorneys General on Tuesday, Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro asked the President about the recent ...

3 years ago

People at a rally in downtown Miami in 2012 hold signs demanding justice for Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, file)

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5 years since Trayvon Martin, and black lives still don’t matter

Cruising through 7th grade, I truly believed I was invincible. On Feb. 26, my life changed forever when another ...

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A young girl helps hold a U.S. flag as a group marches toward the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest last month in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Unauthorized immigrants contribute nearly $12 billion in state and local taxes, report finds

The Trump administration’s intent to clamp down on unauthorized immigrants living in the United States could have broad economic im ...

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