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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks on his phone as he waits for US President Donald Trump to depart the White House on October 30, 2020 in Washington, D.C.
NPR
Government
National

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas former Trump officials, including Mark Meadows, Steve Bannon

The subpoenas compel four former officials to produce sought-after documents, relevant to the Jan. 6 attack, by Oct. 7 and then sit for a deposition the following week.

5 years ago

Gov. Wolf, Lawmakers Discuss Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Opportunity for PA Communities.
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Wolf urges community groups to apply for anti-violence grants

The state of Pennsylvania has $30 million to spend on anti-violence programs, and this time around community groups are targeted for the money.

5 years ago

Sensors and lights are seen at the west bound toll gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads
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Pa. Turnpike’s $104M in unpaid tolls draws senators’ scrutiny

An internal report indicated that motorists who do not use E-ZPass have a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the “toll-by-plate” license plate camera system.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks a a press conference
Aging
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers know a dementia care crisis is coming. Will they agree on a response?

The Wolf administration is focused on general improvements to nursing homes, including increasing the amount of direct care residents get each day.

5 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, May 6, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

What you need to know about the 2022 Pa. governor’s race

Cook Political Report, which is tracking gubernatorial races around the country, has the race rated as one of the country’s few true toss-ups.

5 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Environment
Government
Infrastructure
Sustainability
Eyes on the Street

Biden’s infrastructure plan would help Philly fulfill clean water promise

Southeastern Pa. has a clean water crisis brewing. Biden’s infrastructure bill could help.

5 years ago

Evacuees stand inside Philadelphia International Airport
Radio Times
International

Afghans living under the Taliban and resettling in the U.S.

We look discuss the growing restrictions the Taliban is imposing in Afghanistan and discuss resettling Afghan evacuees in America.

Air Date: September 22, 2021 10:00 am

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State Rep. Kevin Boyle stands behind a podium
Government
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. state Democratic lawmaker quietly stripped of committee leadership, Capitol access

State Rep. Kevin Boyle of Philadelphia has been sidelined over what he called “incorrect information” about him. Democratic leaders have not disclosed the reason for the move.

5 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined from left by House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth, D-Ky., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks to reporters about the
Government
National
Politics

House OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with GOP

The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its borrowing limit and provide federal disaster and refugee aid.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt wears a mask while sitting at a table
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Politics
Transportation

Philly Republican folk hero Al Schmidt is shaking up politics as usual at the PPA

The Philadelphia Parking Authority could vote as soon as next month to limit workers from taking on jobs like Ward Leader and Committee member posts.

5 years ago

Officers at the Cumberland County Prison walk the halls
Keystone Crossroads
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

Pa. commission votes to scale back ‘prison gerrymandering’ reform made last month

A commission added a carveout to count those serving sentences that will end after April 1, 2030 — the date of the next census — in prison districts.

5 years ago

A U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande
NPR
Immigration
National

U.S. border agents chased migrants on horseback. A photographer explains what he saw

"I thought the Haitians were quite scared, and I think there was probably some panic which resulted in them trying to run around the horses," photographer Paul Ratje says.

5 years ago

A close-up of Lou Barletta
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Barletta signs anti-tax pledge in GOP campaign for governor

Lou Barletta, the former congressman seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania, has signed a pledge that commits him to oppose tax increases.

5 years ago

U.S. border patrol officers are seen on horses, with Haitian migrants pictured crossing the Rio Grande below
Immigration
National

U.S. launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas

It's a massive show of force that signals the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades.

5 years ago

A Hatian refugee is transferred with their newly-born child.
Immigration
National
Politics

U.S. closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home

The United States is trying to stem the flow of migrants into Texas by blocking the Mexican border at an isolated town where thousands of Haitian refugees set up a camp.

5 years ago

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