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A Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a cryptocurrency ATM at the Smoker's Choice store in Salem, N.H. President Joe Biden is signing an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should create its own digital currency
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N.J. committees approve measures regulating cryptocurrency, blockchain technologies

The first steps in regulating cryptocurrency in New Jersey are underway. The goal is to provide transparency, consumer protections, and a licensing structure for both operator

5 years ago

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Pennsylvania is revising its environmental justice policy. Here’s what’s changing

Pennsylvanians have until May to comment on the state’s policy for engaging with communities that face disproportionate environmental hazards.

5 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive before President Joe Biden speaks at an event to celebrate Black History Month in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Washington
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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19

Vice President Harris has tested negative but is not participating in a White House event tonight.

5 years ago

Fox News logo is seen on a reporter's microphone in Przemysl, Poland on March 5, 2022. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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2 Fox News team members in Ukraine were killed in an attack

A veteran video journalist for Fox News, Pierre Zakrzewski, and freelance journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova died when their vehicle was hit by incoming fire.

5 years ago

FILE - Sarah Bloom Raskin, a nominee to be the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors vice chair for supervision, speaks during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 3, 2022, in Washington. Raskin has withdrawn her nomination to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, according to a person familiar with the matter. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP, File)
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Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws after fight over her climate change stance

She attracted Republican opposition after calling on bank regulators to monitor the financial risks from climate change.

5 years ago

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White House: Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks

Biden will meet with NATO and European leaders in Brussels on March 24.

5 years ago

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Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The bill still needs to pass the House and win the signature of President Joe Biden to become law.

5 years ago

Reusable bags in a grocery aisle
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Enforcement of Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban set to begin April 1

The city will issue fines to stores for single-use plastic bags starting next month. A two-week awareness campaign is underway.

5 years ago

A firefighter walks outside a destroyed apartment building after a bombing in a residential area in Kyiv
International
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Russia steps up bombardment of Kyiv, civilians flee Mariupol

A series of strikes hit a residential neighborhood in a western district of the capital and ignited a huge fire and a frantic rescue effort.

5 years ago

Gas prices are shown on a Sheetz billboard, with prices listed as $4.19 a gallon.
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Energy
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National

Yes, prices at the pump are high. Republican primary candidates in Pa. have noticed too

They’re blaming the party in power: Biden and down-ballot Democrats. It’s a political strategy that can sting, as the 1970s energy crises showed.

5 years ago

The exterior of Philadelphia City Hall
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Philadelphia

Philly finances OK for now, but the city’s budget is not ready for a rainy day

A review of Philadelphia’s spending shows the city is following its budget blueprint and making ends meet with help from federal pandemic funds.

5 years ago

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Government Accountability
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Pennsylvania
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Spotlight PA

Top Pa. drug official denies blame for botched medical marijuana guidance, but her claims don’t add up

Despite records and interviews that contradict her account, Jennifer Smith continues to contend the state’s drug oversight agency was not responsible for the confusion.

5 years ago

A group of people gather behind Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride as she speaks at a podium.
Delaware
Employment
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Paid family and medical leave poised to become law in Delaware

The original paid family and medical leave bill has been revised to push back the start of benefits until 2026. Workers could get up to $900 weekly.

5 years ago

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People protesting against the ongoing war in Ukraine gather on March 13, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images)
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A new stamp honors the Ukrainian soldiers who profanely told off a Russian warship

Ukraine introduced the design for a postage stamp that memorializes a now-famous battle cry rallying the country in its fight against the Russian invasion.

5 years ago

People listen as the New Jersey Assembly considers and votes on a half-dozen gun control bills Monday, March 26, 2018, in the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J.
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New Jersey

School funding formula likely an area of concern as N.J. budget appropriations process begins, analysts say

Gov. Murphy has proposed an N.J. state budget. Now comes the hard part. Legislative hearings begin this week.

5 years ago

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