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Politics & Policy

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at the opening of a mass vaccination site at Rowan College
New Jersey
Politics
Public Health

N.J. residents give Murphy high marks on job performance, reopening decisions: polls

A collaborative dance and visual art installation at the Cherry Street Pier put the classical dance company in front of audiences again.

5 years ago

A group of dirt bike riders on North Broad Street
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads
Billy Penn

New legislation would let police confiscate more dirt bikes from Philly streets

Riding has long been part of city culture, but the vehicles aren’t street legal.

5 years ago

The Atlantic City, N.J. beachfront
New Jersey

Can pot money rebuild Atlantic City? New Jersey suggests it

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy convened a working group last July to come up with ways to help Atlantic City recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., center, flanked by GOP Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., left, and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., right, speaks to reporters 
following their leadership elections for the 117th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times

Rift in the GOP and the future Republican Party

We talk about internal fighting in the GOP, the effort to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from leadership, Donald Trump's continuing influence and the future of the party.

Air Date: May 6, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
The Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment

Wolf takes next step to start carbon emissions caps in 2022

The rule must still go through two state regulatory boards with veto power, although both are tilted toward Wolf appointees and allies.

5 years ago

A woman looks at signs at a store closed due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Employment
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Public Health

After unprecedented strain, N.J. unemployment system making improvements, commissioner says

The state’s response to the economic crisis has at times been frustrating to residents, who’ve struggled to get help processing their claims.

5 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman stands at a podium
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

One ritzy fundraiser shows how tough selling lobbying reform in Pa. will be

A campaign event for Jake Corman, the top Republican in the state Senate, is being organized by a company that has cornered the market on a political practice he wants to end.

5 years ago

A 2019 property violation notice on display in a Fishtown home's window
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Should Philly expand board that hears appeals on property violations and firearm permits? (ballot question)

If passed, the body could get three new members and theoretically be able to make faster decisions.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave after stepping off Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Washington. The Biden's traveled Monday to coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week.
Immigration
National

Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash

Refugee resettlement agencies have waited for Biden to quadruple the number of refugees allowed into the United States this year since Feb. 12.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Supreme Court (Christopher Millette / PennLive)
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. Supreme Court picks former Pitt chancellor to chair powerful redistricting commission

The Pa. Supreme Court announced that it had appointed Mark Nordenberg to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.

5 years ago

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

Philly Councilmembers call for a ‘bold investment’ to fight gun violence

During the first of several budget hearings, members of City Council called on the administration to devote more money to combating gun violence.

5 years ago

Orange barriers enclose chairs and tables that will be used for dining along Sixth Street between Liberty and Penn avenues
Employment
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Pa. tipped wage workers rally behind Wolf’s proposed minimum wage hike

In Pa., the tipped minimum wage is $2.83 cents an hour, an amount set in 1998. Gov. Wolf wants to end that separate, lower tipped wage and raise the overall minimum wage.

5 years ago

Refrigerators on sale in 2018 in Pennsylvania. The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to phase out the use of cooling chemicals that are powerful greenhouse gases. (Keith Srakocic/AP)
NPR
Energy
Environment
Sustainability

EPA moves to cut a powerful greenhouse gas

It's the first concrete regulatory step the Biden administration has taken to tackle planet-warming emissions since the President announced ambitious goals ten days ago.

5 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner; Challenger BAS SLABBERS / WHYY; EMMA LEE / WHYY
Criminal Justice
Elections
Policing
Billy Penn

Philly DA race: With no party endorsement, Vega and Krasner wrestle for support

The challenger has more union backing, while the incumbent has more pols in his corner.

5 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a March 1 news conference
NPR
Immigration
National

Separated families to reunite in the U.S., as immigrant advocates push for more

Four migrant families that were separated at the border by the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the U.S. this week, per the secretary of Homeland Security.

5 years ago

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