Politics & Policy
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Pennsylvania AG Shapiro abruptly halts pipeline probe announcement
AG Shapiro has abruptly canceled a news conference at which he was apparently poised to announce criminal charges against the developer of the troubled Mariner East pipeline.
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Judging ‘sincerely held’ religious belief is tricky for employers mandating vaccines
Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Scientists, and the Catholic Church have all issued statements saying that their religion does not prohibit receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The federal money for Delaware will allow REACH Riverside to have 350 of the 600 planned homes finished within two years.
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Map: Philly opens mail ballot drop boxes for the November election
How to apply, return, replace, and track your paper vote.
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Treasury to shift rental assistance to places with demand
Larger cities including Philadelphia have already exhausted their first tranche of money and are concerned about running through the second tranche in the coming months.
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Jury selection begins in Johnny Doc, Bobby Henon corruption trial
Johnny Dougherty, known as “Doc” is accused of keeping City Council member Bobby Henon on the union payroll to push his agenda at City Hall.
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‘Everybody is frustrated,’ except for Biden, about agenda delays
President Biden will meet with the Senate next week to discuss debt-ceiling delays before going on the road to advocate for his Build Back Better agenda and the bipartisan inf
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