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Tori Cooper is the first Black transgender woman appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. (Tori Cooper)
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LGBTQ
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1st Black trans woman on presidential HIV/AIDS panel seeks to focus on equality

Tori Cooper recently became the first Black transgender woman to serve on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.

5 years ago

AFL-CIO officers (from left) Tefere Gebre, Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond stand in front of the federation's headquarters
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WITF

AFL-CIO elects first woman, African American man to top leadership positions

New AFL-CIO officers have been named to replace Richard Trumka.

5 years ago

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Immigration
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NJ Spotlight

Murphy signs law that bans contracts with ICE for detention of immigrants

The law disallows renewal of existing contracts or any new contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigration detainees.

5 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol
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WITF

F&M poll shows a majority of conservative Pennsylvanians view 1/6 attack negatively

State and congressional Republicans have all but avoided talking about the attack, and Franklin and Marshall College poll results offer some insight on that.

5 years ago

City Controller funding
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
Billy Penn

A new tool from the controller’s office lets you break down Philly’s anti-violence spending for yourself

The web app helps sort through the bureaucracy.

5 years ago

The Philly skyline along the Schuylkill River.
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

New census numbers herald potential political power for Philadelphia’s growing Latino, Asian populations

The last decade brought Philadelphia its biggest population jump since 1950. The number of Black and white residents declined, while Latino and Asian numbers spiked.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2021, file photo, Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington
Government
National
Politics

Three senators test positive for COVID in breakthrough cases

Sens. Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, and John Hickenlooper of Colorado all said they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.

5 years ago

Floyd Ray Roseberry is apprehended after being in a pickup truck parked on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building
Government
National
Public Safety

Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol

A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff.

5 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in prescription bottles
Business
New Jersey

N.J. approves first set of rules for recreational weed sales. Here’s what you need to know

Nearly a year after residents voted to legalize it, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission planted the seeds for recreational marijuana use.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, center, speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. Sen. Mastriano’s plan to issue election subpoenas ‘stopped’

Mastriano, who has helped spread Trump's baseless claims that the election was stolen from him in Pennsylvania, also said he has “been stopped for the time being.”

5 years ago

Pennsylvania's oddly-shaped 7th Congressional district is often cited as an extreme example of gerrymandering.(via govtrack.us)
Radio Times
Elections

Ending gerrymandering: the redistricting fight in Pa.

Pennsylvnaia is notorious for its gerrymandered districts. Will the redistricting process this year lead to fairer congressional and legislative maps?

Air Date: August 19, 2021 10:00 am

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Glass containers display varieties of marijuana for sale on shelves
Business
New Jersey

N.J. commission to release rules for recreational weed businesses

Several months after voters overwhelmingly approved recreational marijuana, potential businesses will learn the rules they have to follow to operate.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (left) and Jack Ciattarelli
Elections
New Jersey

Poll shows double-digit lead for Murphy over Ciattarelli in N.J. gov race

Out of 810 registered voters reached last week, just over half of them (52%) support the incumbent Democrat over Ciattarelli.

5 years ago

Justin Rose poses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club
Pennsylvania
Sports

Pennsylvania may use taxpayer dollars for major golf events

The USGA last week announced that it will bring nine more Opens for men and women to Oakmont and Merion over the next three decades.

5 years ago

Internally displaced school teacher wearing a burqa from Takhar province, who identified herself by her first name, Nilofar, inside her tent in a public park in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 13, 2021. Many women in Afghanistan remain at home because they are too terrified to venture into a new world ruled by the Taliban..  (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
Radio Times
Gender
International
Military

Exiting Afghanistan: the women and allies left behind

What does the Taliban takeover mean for women and girls in Afghanistan? And, why didn't the U.S. evacuate Afghan interpreters who now face deadly retribution by the Taliban.

Air Date: August 18, 2021 10:00 am

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