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Politics & Policy

Pa. Governor Tom Wolf visits the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia, which he calls ground zero of the opioid crisis. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Addiction
Public Health

Gov. Wolf calls drug issue in Philly ‘sad and depressing’ after tour of Kensington

Governor Tom Wolf said more needs to be done after touring Kensington and seeing firsthand the impact opioid use can take on a neighborhood.

5 years ago

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability

Right-wing extremists and the January 6th investigation

Supporters of the Jan. 6th rioters are rallying at the Capitol this weekend. We'll talk about investigation into the insurrection and about right-wing domestic extremism.

Air Date: September 16, 2021 10:00 am

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The U.S. Capitol Dome is seen through security fencing in May. Similar barriers will be in place on Saturday, when a demonstration is planned in support of people charged for the Jan. 6 pro-Trump attack on the Capitol. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Crime
Government
Public Safety

The Capitol faces its biggest security test since Jan. 6 on Saturday

With a far-right rally planned for Washington, D.C., on Saturday, the Capitol will face its first large-scale security test since the Jan. 6 attack on the seat of American dem

5 years ago

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway and City Hall in Philadelphia
Government
Philadelphia
Politics
Plan Philly

What 4 of Philly Council’s fiercest housing advocates plan to fight for this fall

As Philly City Council prepares to restart, here’s a rundown of the policies some of Council’s most vocal housing advocates are bringing to the (virtual) chambers.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor
Business
Government
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Gov. Wolf’s coronavirus business waiver program was flawed, secretive, Pa. auditor says

“This audit revealed a flawed process that provided inconsistent answers to business owners and caused confusion,” said DeFoor, a Republican elected to office last year.

5 years ago

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

Pa. GOP lawmakers to subpoena personal information on every voter in controversial 2020 election review

They are requesting the name, address, and partial social security number of every voter registered as of last November.

5 years ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters after beating back the recall attempt that aimed to remove him from office, at the John L. Burton California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Elections
Government
Government Accountability

California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall

Newsom cast it as a win for science, women’s rights and other liberal issues, and it ensures the nation’s most populous state will remain in Democratic control.

5 years ago

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) takes notes during a U.S. Senate Rules Committee Georgia Field Hearing
NPR
Elections
Government

Senate Democrats offer a new voting bill, but a GOP filibuster likely blocks the way

Democrats have a deal on revised voting rights legislation, but a major roadblock remains in the evenly divided chamber with Republicans ready to halt the bill's progress.

5 years ago

A pile of pamphlets for Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program
Addiction
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Wolf administration ordered to reveal details of cannabis use as drug addiction treatment

The Office of Open Records ruled in favor of Spotlight PA and ordered the health department to disclose how many patients are certified for cannabis use.

5 years ago

Delaware state seal
Delaware
Elections
Government

Open government group applauds Delaware redistricting hearings

Delaware’s redistricting process will launch later this month with online hearings that were called for by Common Cause of Delaware in August.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Wolf creates new redistricting oversight panel ahead of fraught map-drawing process

The panel will review how redistricting works in other states and develop standards for determining integrity and fairness.

5 years ago

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Government Accountability
Social Justice

Delaware ethics committee clears lawmaker who emailed racist, sexist slur

A House ethics committee has dismissed a complaint against a Delaware State Rep. Gerald Brady who used a racist, sexist term against Asian women in an email.

5 years ago

DA Larry Krasner is pictured
Crime
Philadelphia
Politics
Public Safety

Another round of grants and a warning from Philadelphia’s DA

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office is combating violence while also warning of harsh penalties for people who settle disputes with guns.

5 years ago

An aerial view of flooded streets are seen in Helmetta
NPR
Environment
Housing
Public Safety

The federal government sells flood-prone homes to often unsuspecting buyers, NPR finds

HUD disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

5 years ago

The main gate of the privately-run Leavenworth Detention Center in a 2016 file photo. At the time, the prison's operator was known as the Corrections Corporation of America but has since been renamed CoreCivic. Legal advocates are hoping the facility shuts down when its federal contract ends at the end of the 2021.
NPR
Government
Immigration
National

Biden ended contracts with private prisons. So one may turn to house immigrants

A for-profit detention center in Kansas that's been plagued with violence may be trying to do an end-run against a presidential executive order.

5 years ago

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