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Politics & Policy

USPS carrier Henrietta Dixon
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Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Philly’s eviction diversion program takes step to outlast the pandemic that inspired it

Philadelphia City Council is one step closer to enacting legislation that would make permanent the city’s emergency eviction diversion program.

4 years ago

Wilmington, Delaware skyline
Delaware
Government

Wilmington considers moratorium on water shut-offs for unpaid bills

Wilmington City Council members sparred over a plan to halt water shut-offs for residents who are overdue on their bills.

4 years ago

Houses are seen on a Berks County street
Housing
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Renters in parts of Pa. shut out of rent relief as counties elsewhere sit on millions in unused aid

The inefficiency was caused by state lawmakers who chose to distribute most of the money by population rather than the actual number of renters in each county.

4 years ago

Dr. Mehmet Oz announced his candidacy as a Republican for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat. (File photo of  Dr. Oz attending the premiere of the final season of HBO's
Radio Times
Elections

Pa. Senate and governor’s races

The field of candidates in Pennsylvania's Senate and gubernatorial races keeps expanding. We talk with three political reporters about the candidates and what's at stake.

Air Date: December 8, 2021 10:00 am

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The U.S. Capitol on December 06, 2021 in Washington, DC
NPR
Government
Military
National

The House OKs a bipartisan defense policy bill that includes servicemember pay boost

The National Defense Authorization Act would also overhaul the military justice system.

4 years ago

In this Aug. 3, 2021, photo, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, left rear, smile when they both arrived at the same time to speak to reporters about progress on infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington. Senators are convening for a rare weekend session on the bipartisan infrastructure bill as they edge toward a vote. Saturday's action in the Senate could wrap up swiftly with passage of the $1 trillion package or drag out for days by opponents trying to slow President Joe Biden’s big priority.
NPR
Economy
Government
National

After Senate leaders broker a deal, the House takes a first step to avoid default

Congress is setting up a complicated process that could avoid a potential federal default.

4 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden talks about the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies
Government
National
Public Health

Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors

U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.

4 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown during his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden via videoconference in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. The video call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two leaders are expected to discuss tensions over Ukraine
International
Military

Biden, Putin square off as tension grows on Ukraine border

In the highly anticipated call on Tuesday, the U.S. president put Moscow on notice that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would lead to sanctions.

4 years ago

In this April 29, 2021, file photo, students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School in Jersey City, N.J. Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus. As more children return to school buildings this spring, widely varying approaches have emerged on how and whether to test students and staff members for the virus.
Kids
New Jersey
Taxes

What N.J. ‘s newly signed child care tax credit law means for families

New Jersey families making up to $150,000 will be eligible for child care tax credits when they file their 2021 taxes next year.

4 years ago

Activists rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles, California on November 3, 2021, calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to concerns over China's human rights record. - Activists lobbied Olympic broadcasters, including NBC, BBC, CBC and Sky to
NPR
International
Politics
Sports

Uyghur organizations applaud the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics

U.S. athletes are still expected to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, despite the diplomatic boycott from the Biden administration.

4 years ago

Traffic on 34th Street through Mantua
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Playing loud music could soon cost you a ticket in Philly

Philadelphia City Council held a hearing on a proposed regulation that would make it a violation if your car is too loud.

4 years ago

The offices of Center Stage Entertainment
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Sports

Big controversy over Delran’s ‘biggest party’ for Carli Lloyd, as contracts come under scrutiny

The outcry over a situation ethics experts say can be all too common in N.J. has also prompted Delran’s council president to vow reforms will be made.

4 years ago

Sen. Cris Dush speaks during a hearing while holding a gavel
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
WITF

Pa. Senate election ‘audit’ contract doesn’t say if the public will see the results

Pa. Senate Republicans are paying over a quarter-million dollars in taxpayer money to Envoy Sage LLC to investigate the 2020 election despite zero evidence of widespread fraud

4 years ago

Víctor Martínez se sienta en una mesa con un micrófono.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Spotlight PA

Los Latinos de Pensilvania trabajan para convertir los enormes avances de la población en un músculo político, pero aún se enfrentan con barreras

Hay más de 3 millones de personas de color viviendo en Pensilvania y estas comunidades han impulsado el crecimiento de la población del estado.

4 years ago

Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, in Oxon Hill, Md.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Radio Times
Gun Violence

‘Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA’

NPR investigative correspondent Tim Mak on his new book "Misfire" about how the NRA became increasingly tied to the far-right and why the organization is now in jeopardy.

Air Date: December 7, 2021 10:00 am

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