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Josh Shapiro speaks to a crowd during his campaign launch
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

AG’s office approves RGGI rule, after Shapiro criticized the plan

The Attorney General’s office has signed off on a rule that would let the state join a regional program to cut emissions from power plants.

4 years ago

President Biden told reporters on Monday that the U.S. pays the highest prescription drug prices in the developed world and that he wants Congress to pass his Building Back Better bill. That measure would cap the cost of some medications. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR

Biden calls on Congress to pass his Build Back Better bill to lower drug costs

The House-passed measure would cap insulin prices at $35 per month.

4 years ago

In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo a Pittsburgh Police officer walks past the Tree of Life Synagogue and a memorial of flowers and stars in Pittsburgh in remembrance of those killed and injured when a shooter opened fire during services Saturday at the synagogue. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo, File)
Government
Gun Violence
National
Pennsylvania

$6.6M awarded to Tree of Life synagogue, site of massacre

The state of Pennsylvania has awarded $6.6 million for redevelopment of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, where a gunman killed 11 people in 2018.

4 years ago

Eric Trump speaks to a conference
NPR
National
Public Health

Inside the growing alliance between anti-vaccine activists and pro-Trump Republicans

As the U.S. heads into midterm elections, the political right and the anti-vaccine movement are drawing ever-closer together — potentially at the cost of thousands of lives.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Keystone Crossroads
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Will Pa. lawmakers live up to their redistricting transparency promises? Doubt is creeping in

The House GOP caucus promised the “most transparent” congressional redistricting process ever. Advocates for redistricting reform worry it’s empty talk with less than two mont

4 years ago

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Trenton state Capitol building. (WHYY file photo)
New Jersey
Politics
Race & Ethnicity

Advocates urge action on bill to establish Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum in N.J. schools

The N.J. state Senate passed a bill to establish Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum in schools. Some advocates worry it may linger in the Assembly.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Commerce Director Michael Rashid joined other city leaders to announce plans and resources available in advance of the verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Politics

Philadelphia commerce director resigns following reports of antisemitic comments, verbal abuse

Former staffers alleged Rashid had made antisemitic remarks and verbally abused women staffers. Mayor Kenney accepted his resignation on Sunday.

4 years ago

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, file photo, Stacey Abrams speaks to Biden supporters as they wait for former President Barack Obama to arrive and speak at a campaign rally for Biden at Turner Field in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
National
Politics

2nd Stacey Abrams governor bid sees new tests, intrigues

Stacey Abrams' 2022 Democratic campaign for Georgia governor is likely to be different than her narrow 2018 loss.

4 years ago

FILE - Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, right, speaks after being presented with the McGovern-Dole Leadership Award by Vice President Joe Biden, to honor his leadership in the fight against hunger, during the 12th Annual George McGovern Leadership Award Ceremony hosted by World Food Program USA, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98. His wife, Elizabeth Dole, posted the announcement Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, on Twitter.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
National

Senate leader, presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98

Elizabeth Dole has tweeted that her husband, Republican political icon Bob Dole, has died at age 98.

4 years ago

Chris Cuomo attends the 12th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at American Museum of Natural History on December 9, 2018 in New York City
NPR
Media
National
Politics

CNN fires Chris Cuomo for role in fighting brother’s sexual harassment scandal

Cuomo's termination follows revelations that shed light on the journalist's role in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with reporters at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, as he prepares to leave for Camp David
International

Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the Kremlin said, as tensions between the Un ...

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Economy
Government
Income Inequality

Municipal bank could be a first for Philadelphia and the country

The first municipal public bank in the country could be coming to Philadelphia now that legislation is moving forward in City Council.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke
Government
Philadelphia

Philadelphia City Council considers changing ethics rules

Legislation has been introduced to clarify conflicts of interest in Philadelphia City Council, though officials say the conviction of a member has nothing to do with it.

4 years ago

U.S. Capitol is seeing behind the Christmas Tree in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016
NPR
Economy
Government
National

Congress avoids a government shutdown — but a long to-do list looms

Congress has less than three weeks to resolve differences that have plagued both parties for the entire year.

4 years ago

File photo: Pennsylvania state Rep. Margo Davidson during a press conference in Media, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Lawmaker pleads guilty in double-dipping reimbursements case

The state attorney general’s office said Margo Davidson pleaded guilty Thursday in Dauphin County Court to five counts, including theft by deception.

4 years ago

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