Politics & Policy
After a Spotlight PA investigation, the Dept. of Labor and Industry admitted that it had erroneously charged hundreds of thousands of people an inflated interest rate.
4 years ago
McSwain seeks Trump backing in Pennsylvania governor’s race
William McSwain's letter, dated Friday, was released Monday night by Trump even before McSwain has publicly declared his candidacy.
4 years ago
Before the viral video, Black Mount Laurel residents rewrote the law on fair housing
Mount Laurel’s Black community has roots that trace back to the Revolutionary War and a legacy that has shaped housing development across the country.
4 years ago
As Delaware ends state of emergency, health officials warn COVID is not gone
Delaware health officials urged residents not to get ‘lulled’ into believing concerns over COVID-19 are over now that the official state of emergency has been lifted.
4 years ago
Biden decries ‘assault’ on voting rights in the city where ‘we the people’ began
Speaking at the National Constitution Center, the president gave his full backing to the For the People Act, and warned of efforts to “subvert the right to vote.”
4 years ago
Effort to cap I-95 through Wilmington gains momentum
Federal and state lawmakers met with community leaders to outline plans to reunite Wilmington neighborhoods divided by I-95 decades ago.
4 years ago
Wolf celebrates new Pa. law allowing student athletes to be compensated
Student athletes in Pa. can now profit off their name, image, and likeness. It comes on the heels of an unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.
4 years ago
Pa. House Republicans commit to hearings, increased transparency in redistricting process
The last congressional map Pa. lawmakers made was declared an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. This time, GOP leaders say they will be “most transparent.”
4 years ago
Attempts to suppress Black voters have evolved, but not ceased
The case of Hervis Rogers, a Black Texas resident facing years in prison for illegally voting, is the latest in the war for American democracy.
4 years ago
Jobless Pennsylvanians, attorneys fear more problems as work-search requirement returns
Beginning July 18, people seeking unemployment must attest that they applied for two jobs and completed a “work search activity” the week prior.
4 years ago
Gwendolyn Faison, Camden’s first woman mayor, remembered as a ‘trailblazer’
Though the bulk of her tenure was ceremonial, with Camden’s finances under state control, Faison said she tried to “take lemons and make lemonade.”
4 years ago
Delaware tightens loophole in law restricting single-use plastic bags
The law that took effect in January allowed for thicker bags of 2.25 millimeters. Lawmakers didn’t think stores would use them, but many have.
4 years ago
Biden moves to restrict noncompete agreements, saying they’re bad for workers
As part of a sweeping executive order, Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit such agreements, which restrict where you can work after leaving a job.
4 years ago
More abortion restrictions have been enacted in the U.S. this year than in any other
State legislatures have passed at least 90 laws restricting the procedure in 2021 so far, finds a report released this month from the Guttmacher Institute.
4 years ago
Biden to make speech on voting rights in Philadelphia
The visit comes as fights over the 2020 presidential election and election laws roil state and U.S. capitols.
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