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Politics & Policy

Scott Wagner and Jeff Bartos campaign at a diner in 2018
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Jeff Bartos, politically-connected developer and former lt. gov. candidate, running for U.S. Senate

Bartos entered the political spotlight as a lieutenant governor candidate, and more recently co-founded a company that gives grants to small businesses.

5 years ago

House Speaker Nancy addresses reporters from a podium
NPR
Law
National

House poised to pass Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Tuesday

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are opposed.

5 years ago

A gambler makes a sports bet at Bally's casino
New Jersey
Sports

A push to teach gamblers which sport betting sites are legal

Conscious Gaming began state-specific campaigns in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where research shows many customers are confused about what is a legal gambling site.

5 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer
Income Inequality
Law
National

Highlights of the $1.9T COVID bill nearing final passage

The $1.9 trillion bill approved Saturday carries direct payments of up to $1,400 for most Americans, extended emergency unemployment benefits and spending for vaccines.

5 years ago

(Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
Economy
Government
Public Health

Senate passes $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package

The Senate approved President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan Saturday, securing additional aid for American families, workers and businesses.

5 years ago

Camden mayor, Frank Moran, offers remarks at a community rally held in Camden to create a safer environment for children on Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Miguel Martinez / WHYY)
New Jersey
Politics

Report: Camden Mayor Frank Moran to resign

Moran, a Democrat, was elected in 2017 and would be leaving his post months before the end of his first term.

5 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at the press conference on March 3, 2021. (Governor Tom Wolf/Flickr)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Gov. Tom Wolf: ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ in virus fight

Gov. Tom Wolf said that it has been a tough and trying year, but there is hope and a light at the end of the tunnel with the growing availability of vaccines.

5 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021, as the Senate steers toward a voting marathon on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that's expected to end with the chamber's approval of the measure. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Economy
National

Minimum wage hike falls short as Senate debates virus bill

Under the compromise, those payments — payable on top of regular state benefits — would be reduced to $300, but run an extra month through September.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Sen. Sharif Street speaks at the Olney Transportation Center
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly state lawmaker Sharif Street considering running for U.S. Senate

Sharif Street, 46, was elected to his second term in the state Senate last year. He will start an exploratory committee next month to start the formal process.

5 years ago

Heather Randazzo, a grow employee at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary, trims leaves off marijuana plants in the company's grow house, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey
Policing
Social Justice

Recreational marijuana is legal in N.J. What happens now?

Many aspects, from the legal market to the implications for policing to the expungement of past convictions, remain hazy. Here’s what we know.

5 years ago

Listen 4:15
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to break the tie on a procedural vote as the Senate works on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Economy
National

Senate begins considering Democrats’ $1.9T virus relief bill

Democrats have made 11th-hour changes in the measure aimed at ensuring they can pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber.

5 years ago

National Guard keep watch on the Capitol
National
Politics
Public Safety

Police request 60-day extension of National Guard at US Capitol

The request underscores the continuing concerns about security and the potential for violence at the Capitol, two months after rioters stormed the building.

5 years ago

Rep. Karen Bass speaks during an event on police reform
NPR
Policing
Politics

House approves police reform bill named after George Floyd

The bill, which would ban chokeholds and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, will now advance to the Senate.

5 years ago

An L.E.D. truck displaying messages expressing concern over the continuing mass deportations of Black immigrants drives past the White House
Radio Times
Immigration
Politics

Biden’s immigration policies take shape

Marty and a panel of guests will discuss the changes that President Biden has made to the immigration system since taking office and how they compare to his campaign promises.

Air Date: March 4, 2021

Listen 49:28
Rep. John Sarbanes addresses the media
NPR
Elections
National

House approves major election reform and voting rights bill

The "For the People Act" would dramatically overhaul the U.S. voting system and seek to limit the amount of dark money in politics.

5 years ago

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