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Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Policing

Pennsylvania Senate moves to overhaul probation system

The bill aims to limit the length of probation sentences and the circumstances under which a non-violent offender on probation can be sent to jail.

4 years ago

A canvas observer photographs Lehigh County provisional ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Nov. 6, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. A review by The Associated Press in the six battleground states disputed by former President Trump has found fewer than 475 cases of potential voter fraud, a minuscule number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. election review continues despite no evidence of rigged vote

Partisan election reviews of the 2020 presidential election are underway in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

4 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa. Republicans are quickly moving a new draft congressional map. Here’s what it would do

Members of the public didn’t get the granular data needed to analyze the map in detail until after lawmakers had already voted on it. Here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

Rebecca Rhynhart speaks from a podium at a press conference, with elected officials behind her
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Controversy continues over violence fight between council member, controller, and mayor

Philadelphia’s City Controller and a member of City Council are at odds with how Mayor Jim Kenney is handing the uptick in Philadelphia murders.

4 years ago

Fox News host Sean Hannity speaks during a taping of his show
Media
Public Safety

Fox stars tried to get Trump to act on Jan. 6, texts show

Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted advice to Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, as a mob of pro-Donald Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol.

4 years ago

Voters receive a sticker after voting at one of Philadelphia’s satellite election offices
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania tries again to move up 2024 presidential primary

The state Senate unanimously approved a bill to move up Pennsylvania’s primary elections in presidential election years by five weeks to the third Tuesday in March.

4 years ago

The Delaware County Courthouse and Government Center
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Want a Delco government contract? First, you must disclose political contributions

County Council members are hoping to put an end once and for all to the ‘pay-to-play’ system they say has hampered the bidding process.

4 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference after the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021
Economy
Government
National

Senate votes to raise debt limit by $2.5T, avoiding default

The Senate has approved the measure 50-49 in a party-line vote, sending the legislation to the House.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol building at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa. Republicans are moving a new draft congressional map. It’s still mostly a mystery

The new map is expected to pass through a key House committee Wednesday morning, though both Democrats and Republicans said they didn’t have all the details.

4 years ago

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Business
Economy
Philadelphia
Public Health

Ready. Set. Philly! to shut down with business startup well underway

A group with a mission to boost the Philly economy is shutting down, saying things are on the upswing.

4 years ago

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Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Technology

Pa. lawmakers advance plan to boost broadband internet expansion

The bill, which was sent to the Senate, would set up the independent Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority.

4 years ago

A close-up of a Pennsylvania congressional map.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Leaders face vote on redrawn Pennsylvania Assembly districts

Time is getting tight in the redistricting process, with about two months left before candidates begin circulating nominating petitions to get on the primary ballot.

4 years ago

(Donald Trump displays a copy of his net worth during his announcement that he will seek the Republican nomination for president, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Radio Times
Business

David Cay Johnston on ‘The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America’

Investigative journalist David Cay Johnston details in a new book how former President Trump used the Oval House to enrich himself and his family.

Air Date: December 14, 2021 10:00 am

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Then White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Washington.
Government Accountability

Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows

Documents released by Meadows include exchanges about his efforts to help Trump overturn his defeat in the presidential election.

4 years ago

Saule Omarova testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 18 during her nomination hearing to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Days after withdrawing her nomination, Omarova blamed banks for leading the opposition against her in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Government Accountability

Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator

She says they distorted her research, which led to an environment in which attacks against her became unfair and personal.

4 years ago

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