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Politics & Policy

Demonstrators organized by advocacy group Pennsylvania Voice rally on the steps of the state Capitol on Oct. 28, 2021. (Gabriela Martínez / WITF)
Government
Pennsylvania
WITF

‘They can do it too’: redistricting groups hope to set examples for lawmakers with publicly-sourced maps

Two groups say political boundaries they produced included input from people who all want their voices heard.

4 years ago

Incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., right, speaks while Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli listens during a gubernatorial debate at Rowan University's Pfleeger Concert Hall Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Glassboro, N.J.
Elections
New Jersey

Murphy, Ciattarelli touring N.J. as campaign comes to a close

If he wins, Murphy will be the first person from the same party of the president to win in the off-off-year election in more than three decades.

4 years ago

Artists paint a mural on a a wall next to the Clydeside Expressway that reads
NPR
Energy
Environment
International

The COP26 summit to fight climate change is about to start. Here’s what to expect

Biden will address the COP26 climate change conference. He will speak about the United States strategy to reach its climate goals, but he doesn't have any commitments.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen talk to reporters about pausing the trade war over steel and aluminum tariffs during the G20 leaders summit, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in Rome. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Environment
International
National

G-20 make mild pledges on climate neutrality, coal financing

Leaders of the world’s biggest economies made a vague commitment Sunday to seek carbon neutrality “by or around mid-century” as they wrapped up a two-day summit in Rome.

4 years ago

Attendees listen to former U.S. President Barack Obama during an early vote rally for New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on October 23, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. People are heading to the polls in New Jersey for early voting as Governor Murphy faces Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Environment
New Jersey

Here’s why the other 48 states care who’s governor of Virginia and New Jersey

If Murphy were to hold on, he would be defying more than the one-year presidential pendulum. He would be N.J.'s first Democratic governor reelected in more than 40 years.

4 years ago

Lawyer Michael Puppio discusses issues with mail-in ballots in Delaware County following a hearing on October 30, 2021. (6abc)
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics
6abc

Delaware County mail-in ballot issues caused by third-party vendor, lawyer says

On Saturday, lawyer Michael Puppio who is representing two candidates running for Delaware County Council said a third-party vendor is responsible for the issues.

4 years ago

Mail ballots
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics
Billy Penn

Beware the ‘naked ballot’: Follow these steps to make sure your mail vote counts

If you don’t know about the rule, it’s easy to mess this up.

4 years ago

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and Council President Kathy McBride
Government
New Jersey
Politics

‘Do your damn job’: Trentonians tired of infighting between mayor and city council

The fight over what to do with the city’s emergency radio system is just the latest rift between Trenton’s mayor and city council, and residents are sick of it.

4 years ago

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, speaks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
Government
National
Politics

Big, messy, complicated: Biden’s plan churns in Congress

Fallout was brutal Friday after Biden’s announcement of a $1.75 trillion framework still failed to produce ironclad support from two key holdout senators.

4 years ago

Members of the Pennsylvania Black Caucus, environmental advocates, and Gov. Tom Wolf stand for a photo at The Discovery Center in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. (Ericka Conant/WHYY)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Sustainability

Gov. Wolf, Black Caucus announce efforts to combat environmental racism

An executive order aims to address environmental justice and help solve geographic inequities.

4 years ago

Willie Brown, president of TWU Local 234
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Politics
Transportation

SEPTA union president Willie Brown — the ‘most hated man in Philadelphia’ — has a new job

A labor agreement that averted a possible strike by SEPTA’s largest union will likely be the last helmed by TWU Local 234 President Willie Brown.

4 years ago

FILE - In this July 24, 2021, file photo, former President Donald Trump speaking to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Radio Times

The future of the Republican Party

Former President Trump continues to dominate the GOP. Where do disaffected Republicans go who are unhappy the direction of the party?

Air Date: October 29, 2021 10:00 am

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People walk into the Cure Insurance Arena
Elections
New Jersey

Here’s what early voting data may tell us about the final days of N.J.’s 2021 election

Registered Democratic voters have outpaced registered Republicans in mail-in ballot count and early in-person ballot returns.

4 years ago

Trenton City Hall
New Jersey
Public Safety

Judge orders Trenton emergency radio system to remain on

A superior court judge in Mercer County has ordered the emergency radio system for Trenton to stay on, despite the city owing the vendor more than $200,000.

4 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, speaks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Radio Times

Can the Democrats make a deal on the social spending plan?

President Biden urged Democrats to strike a deal on the social spending plan. Will they be able to come up with a compromise?

Air Date: October 28, 2021 10:00 am

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