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Politics & Policy

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Taxes

Two proposals to relieve property tax burden moving through N.J. Legislature

Some New Jersey lawmakers are putting forward two proposals to address the state’s high property taxes. Here’s what those bills would do.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg is shown from afar, with the road stretching towards it.
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Millions pouring into Pa. governor and U.S. Senate races, with Fetterman and Oz ahead

The most that has ever been spent on a Pa. gubernatorial race was $82 million in 2014, and the most spent on a U.S. Senate race was $164 million in 2016.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Driscoll. (Pennsylvania House)
Government
Philadelphia
Politics

Philadelphia Democrats select state lawmaker to replace convicted Councilmember Bobby Henon

Mike Driscoll has been picked by ward leaders to be the Democratic candidate in a special election, virtually ensuring he will replace Bobby Henon on City Council.

4 years ago

Bernadette Witt, left, and JoAnn Bartlett, right, process and double-check mail ballots
Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. politics: mail-in voting, maps and crowded races

We talk Pennsylvania politics this hour - the challenge to mail-in voting and redistricting maps, false Electoral College certifications and the Senate and governor races.

Air Date: February 1, 2022 10:00 am

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Cans of Mountain Dew
Philadelphia
Taxes
Billy Penn

Philly’s soda tax is under fire again. Who wants to see it end, and who still thinks it’s a win?

Mayor Kenney’s signature program has funded rec centers and pre-K. A new report raises questions about where the money goes.

4 years ago

Mail ballots for the 2020 General Election
Elections
Pennsylvania

Despite a court battle, Pennsylvania voters can still apply for mail ballots without an excuse

The Commonwealth Court ruled a key provision of the state's last major election law overhaul unconstitutional.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Democrats are proposing a historic bump in school spending. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. Democrats set budget priorities with ‘historic’ education spending proposal

The plan comes about a week before Gov. Tom Wolf unveils the final budget proposal of his two-term tenure.

4 years ago

Homes on North 50th Street in West Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

‘This is momentous’: Philly to guarantee lawyers for some renters facing eviction

Under a new right-to-counsel program, hundreds of Philadelphia renters will soon be guaranteed free legal representation if their landlord files for eviction.

4 years ago

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 22: Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine thousands of civilians are participating in such groups to receive basic combat training and in time of war would be under direct command of the Ukrainian military. While Ukrainian officials have acknowledged the country has little chance to fend off a full Russian invasion, Russian occupation troops would likely face a deep-rooted, decentralised and prolonged insurgency. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on its border to Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
NPR
Government
International
National

From Washington to Trump to Biden, new presidents meet unwanted foreign crises

4 years ago

U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., during a campaign event in Glenside, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Split among 4 candidates, Pa. Democrats fail to endorse one for U.S. Senate

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, fell short, with 159 votes; He would have needed 176 for the endorsement. AG Josh Shapiro got the nod for governor.

4 years ago

A close-up photo of Barbarann Keffer.
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Upper Darby mayor wants to use $1M of ARPA funds for gun violence prevention

A public health approach is being proposed with part of the $20 million-plus the township has received in American Rescue Plan Act funding.

4 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump arrive for a campaign rally at the Kenosha Regional Airport on November 02, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Government
Government Accountability

The Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 14 people in fake electors scheme tied to Trump

The 14 people are tied to an effort to put forth false electors as President Donald Trump sought to stay in office after losing the 2020 election.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Infrastructure
National
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads

Biden visits collapsed Pittsburgh bridge, touts infrastructure law

President Joe Biden is visiting the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh that fell just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package.

4 years ago

A closeup of City Hall
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly redistricting 101: What to know about the city’s fast-tracked political mapmaking

The process will set boundaries used for the next decade.

4 years ago

A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed Friday Jan. 28, 2002, is visible in Pittsburgh’s East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from the dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse

The collapse early Friday came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes bridge maintenance.

4 years ago

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