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Politics & Policy

Chester County election workers process mail and absentee ballots
Elections
Pennsylvania
WITF

A tech issue could hinder some Pa. voters from applying for a mail ballot. Here’s what to do about it

There are workarounds to problems with technical problems regarding signature verification.

4 years ago

President Donald Trump holds up papers while he speaks from a podium
Government Accountability
History

Trump’s stash of documents shows ‘fragile’ historical record

The discovery of more than a dozen boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago has alarmed historians. It's a reminder of Trump's disregard for maintaining a clear historical record.

4 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Russia and Ukraine in the East Room of the White House on February 15, 2022 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Military

Biden says diplomacy continues but a Russian invasion of Ukraine is still possible

In a brief address, President Biden said reports of Russian troops moving from Ukraine's border would be good news, but the U.S. had not verified it.

4 years ago

Sen. Doug Mastriano is seen in a crowd
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee

The committee cited a Nov. 28, 2020, tweet by Mastriano that said he was pushing to have the Pennsylvania Legislature appoint electors.

4 years ago

(Elise Amendola/AP Photo File)
Government
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Technology

Philadelphia continues push of broadband expansion to bridge ‘digital divide’

A new Executive Order by Mayor Jim Kenney aims to close the digital divide which keeps poor families in Philadelphia from accessing the internet.

4 years ago

File photo: Dr. Robert Califf gathers his documents as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension adjourn a hearing on the nomination of Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Government
Health Care
National
Public Health

Senate confirms Biden’s FDA pick despite political divisions

Dr. Robert Califf, a cardiologist, briefly headed the FDA during the Obama administration. Most Democrats joined with a handful of Republicans to narrowly confirm him.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during his Save America rally
Law
Personal Finance

Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren’t reliable

The financial documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump's image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon," the accounting firm said.

4 years ago

The exterior of SCI Muncy.
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. to pilot bringing doula services to pregnant prisoners

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is hoping to enshrine similar programs and funding into state law permanently, and to do it before Gov. Wolf leaves office next year.

4 years ago

Students settle in at their desks
Government
K-12
New Jersey

N.J. Senate passes a bill to reevaluate the state’s school funding formula

The bill would create a task force to reevaluate the current school funding formula, as legislative leaders tout an agenda focused on making the state more affordable.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov, Phil Murphy talks about a plan to bring down the cost of prescription drugs during a press conference at Willingboro Township Senior Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health Care
Medicine
New Jersey

N.J. Gov. Murphy outlines plan to lower prescription drug prices

Murphy touted the plan he says will cut the price of prescription drugs at a stop in Willingboro Mon., the same day three of the four bills were introduced in the Legislature

4 years ago

Philadelphia Gas Works at 1601 S. Broad Street. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Government Accountability

Emails about PGW’s role in ‘energy choice’ bill pit Councilmember Gym against utility’s CEO

A City Council hearing on moving Philadelphia Gas Works away from fossil fuels was the first time Seth Shapiro spoke publicly about the controversial bill.

4 years ago

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A member of the Ukrainian State Border Guard stands watch at the border crossing between Ukraine and Belarus on Saturday. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Military

Biden speaks with Ukraine’s leader as U.S. officials warn of imminent Russian attack

The United States will "respond swiftly and decisively" to further Russian aggression against Ukraine, President Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday.

4 years ago

Police arrive to clear protestors and their vehicles from a blockade at the entrance to the  Ambassador Bridge, that was sealing off the flow of commercial traffic over the bridge into Canada from Detroit, on February 12, 2022 in Windsor, Canada. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Protests
Public Health
Transportation

Police clear out truckers, but protesters on foot keep U.S.-Canada bridge closed

Demonstrators at the Ambassador Bridge had defied warnings to end a blockade that disrupted the flow of goods and forced the auto industry on both sides to stall production.

4 years ago

Ukrainians attend a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, during a protest against the potential escalation of the tension between Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden are to hold a high-stakes telephone call on Saturday as tensions over a possibility imminent invasion of Ukraine escalated sharply and the U.S. announced plans to evacuate its embassy in the Ukrainian capital
International
Military
Politics

Biden warns Putin of ‘severe costs’ of Ukraine invasion

In the hourlong call, Biden also said the United States and its allies would respond “decisively and impose swift and severe costs” if the Kremlin attacked its neighbor.

4 years ago

File photo: Senator Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) asks a question during a Senate Majority Policy Committee at the state Capitol in 2017. (Photo: Sen. Scott Martin)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa. lawmaker who suffered badly broken leg exits governor’s race

In a statement Friday, Republican Sen. Scott Martin of Lancaster County said he'll need to spend more time rehabilitating his leg than he initially thought.

4 years ago

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