Politics & Policy
City Controller’s audit finds Philly’s behavioral health contractor overspent, lacked accountability
The audit of Community Behavioral Health was the first look in 20 years at spending for the HealthChoices Behavioral Healthcare Program.
4 years ago
Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday
The moratorium was put in place put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
4 years ago
After years of debate, New Jersey agrees to new solar incentives
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Joseph Fiordaliso said the new program will help advance the Murphy administration’s goal of 100% clean energy by mid-century.
4 years ago
The Justice Department puts states on notice about election audits and voting changes
The Justice Department is putting states on notice about their obligations under federal law as GOP-led efforts to conduct reviews of the 2020 election intensify.
4 years ago
Infrastructure deal: Senate ready to move ahead on $1T bill
“This deal signals to the world that our democracy can function,” Biden said in a statement. “We will once again transform America and propel us into the future.”
4 years ago
Philly Republican makes bid for U.S. Senate on anti-Trump agenda
Synder’s thinking is simple: If five or more GOP candidates compete for the Trump voters, and one goes for the other 40%, “that’s a winnable race.”
4 years ago
Philly moving forward with grants program to fund community groups in anti-violence fight
Philadelphia is planning to add $20 million to anti-violence efforts, targeting small groups who have not received funding in the past.
4 years ago
New Jersey officials now ‘strongly recommend’ wearing masks indoors
Atlantic, Burlington, and Ocean counties have experienced substantial spread of COVID-19 in the last week, and would fall under the CDC’s new masking guidance.
4 years ago
Will this round of Pa. redistricting be another all-out war? It’s all in the details
Being willing to split towns and counties might actually be more fair, mapping experts argue — even though it goes against old school conventional wisdom.
4 years ago
‘This is how I’m going to die’: Police officers testify on Jan. 6 insurrection
The four officers gave emotional, occasionally angry, accounts of the attack, in which they were beaten and verbally abused as the mob of Trump’ supporters overwhelmed them.
4 years ago
What we learned from the House hearing on the Jan. 6th insurrection
We discuss yesterdays powerful testimony by Capitol and D.C. police officers about their harrowing experience defending the Capitol from the insurrectionists on January 6th.
Air Date: July 28, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Yearslong effort to fund Delaware clean water program finally pays off
Years after it was first proposed, state lawmakers have finally approved legislation to fund better protections for Delaware’s water infrastructure.
4 years ago
With COVID-19 surge, U.S. to keep travel restrictions for now
The rise and prevalence of COVID-19 variants, especially the delta mutation, has caused the Biden administration to tread slowly about increasing transatlantic travel.
4 years ago
Delaware state rep. won’t run for re-election after using anti-Asian slur in email
Del. State Rep. Gerald Brady says he’ll finish the rest of his two-year term, but won’t run for re-election next year after using a racial slur in reference to Asian women.
4 years ago
Pressure is building on Biden to do more for asylum-seekers and migrants
President Biden will give remarks Monday to the nation's largest Latino civil rights group. He's under pressure to make good on his promises to fix the immigration system.
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