
Politics & Policy
Ending gerrymandering: the redistricting fight in Pa.
Pennsylvnaia is notorious for its gerrymandered districts. Will the redistricting process this year lead to fairer congressional and legislative maps?
Air Date: August 19, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:30N.J. commission to release rules for recreational weed businesses
Several months after voters overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana, potential businesses will learn the rules they have to follow to operate.
4 years ago
Poll shows double-digit lead for Murphy over Ciattarelli in N.J. gov race
Out of 810 registered voters reached last week, just over half of them (52%) support the incumbent Democrat over Ciattarelli.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania may use taxpayer dollars for major golf events
The USGA last week announced that it will bring nine more Opens for men and women to Oakmont and Merion over the next three decades.
4 years ago
Exiting Afghanistan: the women and allies left behind
What does the Taliban takeover mean for women and girls in Afghanistan? And, why didn't the U.S. evacuate Afghan interpreters who now face deadly retribution by the Taliban.
Air Date: August 18, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:004 takeaways from new Pa. census data and what it means for redistricting
The 5-member panel that draws new state House and Senate maps will have to consider how to evenly distribute Pennsylvania's shifting population.
4 years ago
America’s longest war ends: mistakes and lessons learned
After two decades, Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban. What was America’s longest war all about and why is our exit from Afghanistan so chaotic?
Air Date: August 17, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Biden says he stands ‘squarely behind’ Afghanistan decision
Biden said he will not repeat mistakes of the past and did not regret his decision to proceed with the withdrawal.
4 years ago
Jobs or the environment? Ahead of 2022, Pa. Dems thread needle on ‘false choice’
Debates about fracking and pipelines have created a conundrum for Democrats in the past few decades, as they court both environmentalists and organized labor.
4 years ago
Listen 5:02Afghan president flees the country as Taliban move on Kabul
Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.
4 years ago
Carney’s vaccine mandate for state workers comes amid a steady surge in recent weeks of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
4 years ago
Guards union warns Wolf of legal action over vaccine mandate
The union, representing about 10,000 guards in Pennsylvania's prisons, told Gov. Tom Wolf Thursday it plans legal action to stop his effort to force them to get vaccinated.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania Senate plans first step to enhance public access to expense information
For the first time, millions of taxpayer dollars that Pa. state senators and their staffs spend on travel, meals, per diems, and other expenses will be posted onlinline.
4 years ago
What renters in Pa. need to know about available relief, the new eviction ban
Pennsylvania has more than $1 billion in rental aid available to people who have fallen behind because of the pandemic.
4 years ago
Senate passes Dems’ $3.5 trillion budget blueprint
The chamber's party-line approval of the budget resolution advances President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities.
4 years ago