Politics & Policy
Election 2021: N.J. rolling out early voting, other changes. Here’s what you need to know
N.J. voters have a third option to cast their ballots this fall: a new early voting period. Here’s what you need to know about how to vote and who’s on the ballot.
5 years ago
Everything you need to know about Philly City Council redistricting
The process was notoriously fraught in 2001, and the end result was considered a gerrymander. This year, onlookers are not expecting fireworks, but have concerns.
5 years ago
Senate dodges U.S. debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing
The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania and New Jersey join multistate effort to stop gun violence
Gun trafficking does not respect state lines, so Govs. Tom Wolf and Phil Murphy have joined an effort to share gun violence data with other states.
5 years ago
Report details Trump’s all-out bid to overturn election results
“In attempting to enlist DOJ for personal, political purposes in an effort to maintain his hold on the White House, Trump grossly abused the power of the presidency.”
5 years ago
Delco Council votes to deprivatize the county’s prison
Delaware County officials kept a campaign promise with the vote to terminate GEO Group’s contract to operate Pennsylvania’s only privately run county prison.
5 years ago
Delaware using $50M in COVID-relief money to replace old ‘State Welfare Home’
The hospital has floors that cannot be used and outdated systems. It will be replaced by a new state-of-the-art facility on the property near Smyrna.
5 years ago
N.J. poll workers get a pay raise in hopes of getting more people to sign up
Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order to raise the pay of poll workers to help prevent a shortage for the upcoming election in November.
5 years ago
Candidates for lt. gov. spar in debate, welcome Biden to N.J.
Democratic Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver and Republican Diane Allen met Tuesday in their first and only debate of the New Jersey governor's race.
5 years ago
Biden: Senate filibuster change on debt a ‘real possibility’
Days before an Oct. 18 deadline to act, the Senate is tangled in a dangerous partisan standoff over a vote that’s needed to allow the federal government to continue borrowing.
5 years ago
Federal funds offer $50 million expansion of Delaware workforce training programs
Money from the American Rescue Plan will help students and adults in Delaware learn new skills to improve their employment opportunities.
5 years ago
Pa. Senate cuts short voting bill hearing after Wolf aide’s snub
The bill would address ballot tabulation deadlines, the use of ballot drop boxes, and clearing dead voters from the rolls.
5 years ago
With over 45,000 Philadelphians waiting for rent relief, the city is running out of money
Philly is distributing more funding than earlier in the pandemic, but many residents are still waiting.
5 years ago
Delaware offers toll violators amnesty in effort to recoup millions in lost revenue
Toll violators owe Delaware nearly $150 million in missed toll payments and fines from over the past six-and-a-half years.
5 years ago
A voter guide to Pennsylvania’s 2021 judicial elections
Voters will elect a slew of judges to Pennsylvania’s three statewide appellate courts — judges who will shape important policy in the state for at least a decade.
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