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Politics & Policy

People line up to vote in Pennsylvania.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Independents can vote on ballot questions, and more things to know about the May 18 primary

Spotlight PA answers your questions about controversial constitutional amendments, judicial races, and more.

4 years ago

Former Delaware Gov. Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont speaks during an interview with WHYY in 2011
Delaware
Economy
Government

Pete du Pont’s financial legacy in Delaware

Here’s how former Gov. Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont cemented his legacy and uprighted Delaware’s sinking economy in the late 70s and early 80s.

4 years ago

Isabel Miranda brushes the hair of her 4-year-old son, Julian, in their rental apartment
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality

After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help

Housing advocates say that without the moratorium the only thing standing between tenants and eviction is the more than $50 billion in aid the federal government has promised.

4 years ago

Voters wait in line during Georgia's Senate runoff election
Elections
National

Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ imperils Republicans who don’t embrace it

Republicans are expected to believe the falsehoods, pretend they do or at bare minimum not let it be known that they don’t.

4 years ago

Pierre Du Pont, left, and Irenee Du Pont, right, confer with niece Lynn Williams
Delaware
Government

Former Delaware Gov. Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies at 86

Born to wealth and status, du Pont broke with family tradition in the 1960s, forgoing a comfortable career with his family’s chemical company for a life in politics.

4 years ago

In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Legislation that would create new protections for LGBTQ Americans is stalling out in the U.S. Senate. Democrats were hopeful they could pass the Equality Act this year since they control Congress and the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
LGBTQ
National

Prospects dim for passage of LGBTQ rights bill in Senate

Republicans are unyielding in their opposition to the legislation, spurred on by conservative groups who are pushing anti-transgender laws nationwide.

4 years ago

In this Sept. 8, 2008 file photo traffic on I-95 passes oil storage tanks owned by the Colonial Pipeline Company in Linden, N.J. A major pipeline that transports fuels along the East Coast says it had to stop operations because it was the victim of a cyberattack. Colonial Pipeline said in a statement late Friday that it “took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems.” (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
Technology

Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack

The company transports gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and home heating oil from refineries primarily located on the Gulf Coast through pipelines running from Texas to New Jersey.

4 years ago

A voter lines up in a polling place to cast a ballot for the 2020 general election in the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Springfield, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Voter ID is a flashpoint in Pennsylvania election law talks

“When voter ID was put on the table, it made it clear that it was not a serious discussion."

4 years ago

Professional and Occupational Affairs Commissioner Kalonji Johnson is one of several Wolf administration officials advocating for keeping the state's current emergency powers rules in place. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Pennsylvania

As primary nears, Wolf administration campaigns against emergency powers ballot questions

Voters will decide whether a governor should get three weeks — instead of three months — to act on a disaster before coming to the state legislature for an extension.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at the opening of a mass vaccination site at Rowan College
New Jersey
Politics
Public Health

N.J. residents give Murphy high marks on job performance, reopening decisions: polls

A collaborative dance and visual art installation at the Cherry Street Pier put the classical dance company in front of audiences again.

4 years ago

A group of dirt bike riders on North Broad Street
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads
Billy Penn

New legislation would let police confiscate more dirt bikes from Philly streets

Riding has long been part of city culture, but the vehicles aren’t street legal.

4 years ago

The Atlantic City, N.J. beachfront
New Jersey

Can pot money rebuild Atlantic City? New Jersey suggests it

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy convened a working group last July to come up with ways to help Atlantic City recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., center, flanked by GOP Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., left, and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., right, speaks to reporters 
following their leadership elections for the 117th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times

Rift in the GOP and the future Republican Party

We talk about internal fighting in the GOP, the effort to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from leadership, Donald Trump's continuing influence and the future of the party.

Air Date: May 6, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
The Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment

Wolf takes next step to start carbon emissions caps in 2022

The rule must still go through two state regulatory boards with veto power, although both are tilted toward Wolf appointees and allies.

4 years ago

A woman looks at signs at a store closed due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Employment
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Public Health

After unprecedented strain, N.J. unemployment system making improvements, commissioner says

The state’s response to the economic crisis has at times been frustrating to residents, who’ve struggled to get help processing their claims.

4 years ago

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