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Politics & Policy

The Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission sits at a panel
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania redistricting panel enters final stretch to complete House, Senate maps

The chair of the committee in charge of drawing the legislative maps said it will be “challenging” to finish them in under 30 days.

4 years ago

A closeup of Bobby Henon
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon resigns, two months after bribery conviction

A jury found that Henon used his seat on City Council to do the bidding of powerful labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty.

4 years ago

In this image from Senate Television, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)
Elections
Government
National

Voting bill blocked by GOP filibuster, Dems try rules change

Biden has been unable to persuade two holdout Democratic senators, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, to change Senate rules to pass this bill.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke
PlanPhilly
Government
Philadelphia

‘Not even close to out of the woods’: Philly Council faces big challenges as they return to work

Philadelphia City Council is starting up its weekly meetings with tough budget negotiations ahead and COVID-19 keeping them virtual.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Economy
Government

Biden says nation weary from COVID, but U.S. in a better place

At a Wednesday news conference marking his first year in office, He said he would likely have to settle for “big chunks” of his signature economic package to break an impasse.

4 years ago

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta stands with members of SEIU outside City Hall in Philadelphia on Jan. 19, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia

Pa. U.S. Senate candidate Kenyatta gets key union endorsement

Democratic State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta accepted the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union Wednesday outside Philadelphia City Hall.

4 years ago

A federal website is displayed on a computer that features a page where people can order free, at-home COVID-19 tests
National
Public Health

U.S. begins offering free COVID test kits, but many more are needed

Experts say the plan to distribute 1 billion tests is a good first step, but it must become a regular part of the pandemic response.

4 years ago

Andrew Silverman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
NPR
Government Accountability
National

A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., doesn't trade stocks, but thinks lawmakers should be able to pick individual stocks.

4 years ago

Immigration activists rally near the White House
NPR
Government Accountability
Immigration

A year after mobilizing for Biden, young supporters feel let down on immigration

Young people helped mobilize voters for President Biden. Many now feel Biden hasn't pushed hard enough to deliver on the immigration goals he set.

4 years ago

(photo credit Deborah Cartwright)
Radio Times

‘How Civil Wars Start’ and are we headed for one

Is America headed for a civil war? Barbara Walter says many of the ingredients-weak institutions, once dominant group resentment, violent extremism - are all present.

Air Date: January 19, 2022 10:00 am

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An aerial view of the New Jersey State Assembly in Trenton
Government
New Jersey

N.J. leaders agree affordability is a top priority, but limited consensus on how to get there

While there’s some consensus among Democrats and Republicans on what can be done to lower taxes in N.J., leaders have yet to offer a clear plan to do so.

4 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters alongside, from left, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., during a press conference regarding the Democratic party's shift to focus on voting rights at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022
Elections
Government
Politics

Big voting bill faces defeat as 2 Dems won’t stop filibuster

President Joe Biden’s own party is poised to let the bill fail as two holdout senators are unwilling to change the Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster.

4 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to some of Donald Trump's closest advisers, including Rudy Giuliani Sidney Powell stands behind
Government Accountability
National

Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

The committee is continuing to widen its scope into Trump's orbit, this time demanding information and testimony from Guiliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Boris Epshteyn.

4 years ago

Closeup of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

With court deadline looming, Pa. lawmakers ready one last congressional map attempt

“There’s a lot that could still go wrong,” said one top GOP lawmaker, adding that the odds of the legislature passing a map are, “50 – 50, maybe.”

4 years ago

day care children walking on street
Keystone Crossroads
Income Inequality
Kids
Pennsylvania
Taxes

Philly pushes to connect thousands of families to expanded child benefits, stressing need to file taxes

City officials are trying to reach at least 10,000 city families who officials believe have missed out on all payments.

4 years ago

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