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Politics & Policy

A 'Help Wanted' sign is posted beside coronavirus safety guidelines in front of a restaurant
NPR
Employment
Income Inequality
National

A lifeline for the unemployed is about to end in half of U.S. Here’s what’s at stake

GOP governors are moving to end a $300-a-week pandemic lifeline for the unemployed in an effort to push people back to work, with four states set to end them this week.

5 years ago

The 2021 Flower Show kicked off for Pennsylvania Horticultural Society members Friday June 4, and opens to the public Saturday. For the first time, the show is being held outdoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic at FDR Park in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Philadelphia
Politics

Regional Roundup – 06/07/21

New Jersey's primary election, the impact of venture capitalism on local newspapers and journalism, and the first outdoor Philadelphia Flower Show.

Air Date: June 7, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Philadelphia Mayor Kenney speaks at a June press conference.
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

‘You have to ask yourself: When does the mayor resign?’: Philly critiques a struggling Kenney administration

In interviews, community leaders and regular citizens said their trust in Kenney’s leadership has eroded. Some blamed his style of delegating authority.

5 years ago

Listen 5:01
People, some holding signs, participate in a protest demanding Pa. pay out their unemployment benefits
Keystone Crossroads
Employment
Pennsylvania

What you need to know about Pennsylvania’s new unemployment system

Pa. will unveil its new unemployment compensation portal Tuesday, replacing a 40-year-old system stretched thin during last year’s record unemployment.

5 years ago

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Department of Energy Chief of Staff Tarak Shah help raise the Progress Pride Flag outside the DOE in Washington
NPR
Government
LGBTQ

The Pentagon is keeping its ban on the pride flag and other flags at installations

The DOD restricted what flags could and couldn't be flown on military installations last July. The Pentagon considered making a special case for Pride Month.

5 years ago

From left, EU's Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe, World Bank President David Malpass, Italy's Finance Minister Daniele Franco, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann, Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso pose for a family photo as finance ministers from across the G7 nations meet at Lancaster House in London, Saturday, June 5, 2021 ahead of the G7 leaders' summit. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
Economy
International
Taxes

G-7 nations sign key pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes

The world’s richest countries signed a landmark agreement Saturday.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Taxes
Transportation

Philly progressives, urbanists blast $130 million cut to city parking tax

Statements and a petition opposed a bill that would slash the tax rate to 17%, noting there was no guarantee lot workers would benefit, as promised.

5 years ago

Claire DeMatteis is leaving her post as Delaware corrections commissioner. Monroe B. Hudson Jr. has been nominated to succeed her. (State of Delaware)
Delaware
Economic Development
Incarceration

Delaware’s first female prisons chief leaving to oversee spending of $2 billion in COVID-19 stimulus money

Claire DeMatteis is moving to a new job after guiding the Department of Correction through a tumultuous four-plus years, since a prison riot left a guard dead.

5 years ago

Interim Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen, at right, who is running in the June 8 primary, shares a podium with US Rep. Donald Norcross, brother of South Jersey political power broker George Norcross, at a June 2 event to announce a $35 million grant to rebuild Ablett Village, a dilapidated Camden housing project. (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
Elections
New Jersey

Gov. Murphy officially endorses interim Camden Mayor Carstarphen in Tuesday’s primary

Carstarphen is favored by South Jersey Democratic power brokers, such as insurance executive George Norcross.

5 years ago

(Thibault Camus/AP Photo)
Media
Politics
Public Safety

Facebook suspends Trump accounts for 2 years

Facebook also plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that automatically exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site.

5 years ago

During a meeting with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Wednesday, President Biden opened the door to laying aside his original proposal to help pay for infrastructure investments by raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Economic Development
Government
Infrastructure

Biden and Sen. Capito try again to bridge their infrastructure divide

The White House said Thursday that Biden still supports raising the tax rate, but is willing to find another measure to do it.

5 years ago

Signs for Republican candidates for governor dot a roadside in Toms River, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
New Jersey

Many N.J. Republicans still on the fence as a crowded primary for governor draws near

In the Republican stronghold of Ocean County, many GOP voters said they are still weighing their options with Tuesday’s primary just days away.

5 years ago

Listen 3:34
Gerald Welty sits the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol  as he waits to hear debate on voter legislation in Austin, Texas, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Elections
Government Accountability

Trump’s grip on GOP sparks fears about democratic process

Trump loyalists who falsely insist he won the 2020 election are running for top election offices in several swing states.

5 years ago

Yvetta Hill-Robinson, of the Friends of Overbrook Park Library, joined other library backers Wednesday demanding that City Council restore and increase Free Library of Philadelphia funding. (Abdul R. Sulayman / The Philadelphia Tribune)
Government
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Free Library supporters demand $15M budget boost

Supporters of the Free Library of Philadelphia are demanding the Kenney administration and City Council restore and boost funding for the 54-branch system.

5 years ago

Police tape marks off a crime scene near Olney Transportation Center
Employment
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

How to replace aggression with job opportunities: City Council looks at ways to curb the violence

As Philadelphia struggles with continuing violence, councilmembers heard how employment and entrepreneurship could be key to preventing it.

5 years ago

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