Politics & Policy
Here’s what early voting data may tell us about the final days of N.J.’s 2021 election
Registered Democratic voters have outpaced registered Republicans in mail-in ballot count and early in-person ballot returns.
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Judge orders Trenton emergency radio system to remain on
A superior court judge in Mercer County has ordered the emergency radio system for Trenton to stay on, despite the city owing the vendor more than $200,000.
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Can the Democrats make a deal on the social spending plan?
President Biden urged Democrats to strike a deal on the social spending plan. Will they be able to come up with a compromise?
Air Date: October 28, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Despite transparency vows, much of Pa.’s redistricting still takes place behind closed doors
The task of reshaping Pennsylvania's political maps falls to a small group of legislative insiders, a system that critics worry facilitates backroom deals.
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Pa. Senate moves to block key part of Wolf’s climate plan
The action comes the same day the Democratic Attorney General, who is running for governor, tried to distance himself from the program.
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Biden unveils smaller spending framework, asks Democrats for votes
The revised package has lost some of the Democrats’ top priorities as the president’s ambitions make way for the political realities of the narrowly divided Congress.
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Biden urges bill over ‘finish line’ as Dems eye new surtax
Tempers flared after a billionaires’ tax and a paid family leave program fell out of the Democrats’ sweeping bill, because Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia objected.
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Philly police commissioner says morale is low
A pile-up of stressors over the last few years have caused reductions in officer retention and recruitment in Philadelphia and across the country.
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Shapiro breaks with Wolf over strategy on climate change
Wolf has worked for two years to finalize regulations to make Pa. the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy by imposing a price on emissions.
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America ‘on fire’: Facebook watched as Trump ignited hate
Documents show Facebook’s automated controls predicted with almost 90% certainty that Trump’s comments after George Floyd's murder broke rules against inciting violence.
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Senate Democrats unveil a plan for a new tax on billionaires
Democrats say the tax on billionaire assets would help pay for President Biden's social spending bill.
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Murphy, Ciattarelli make their final pitches to N.J. voters as thousands already cast ballots
It’s the final week before the Garden State decides whether to re-elect Gov. Phil Murphy or pick a new governor in former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli.
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As critics slam him on gun violence, Philly DA Larry Krasner looks past election to next term
Krasner sees his decisive primary victory as a mandate for his progressive policies. Those on the front line of gun violence offer nuance to the claims of his critics.
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Listen 4:514 takeaways from the Senate child safety hearing with YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chaired the hearing, said being distinct from Facebook isn't enough to cut it for the three tech giants.
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The Biden administration taps a top Republican official to lead election security
Kim Wyman vigorously pushed back against President Trump's unfounded claims of voter fraud and is widely seen as a mail-in ballot and security expert.
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