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William Marx, points to projected images of the old congressional districts of Pennsylvania on top, and the new re-drawn districts on the bottom, while standing in the classroom where he teaches civics in Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

‘This isn’t just a math game gone awry’: Pa. advocates want publicly-drawn maps to be a part of redistricting

By law, a five-member committee called the Legislative Reapportionment Commission spearheads the map-drawing process.

5 years ago

Snow covers the ground in Waco, Texas, on Feb. 17. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed renewable energy sources for the blackouts that have hit the state. In fact, they were caused by a systemwide failure across all energy sources.
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No, the blackouts in Texas weren’t caused by renewables. Here’s what really happened

Some prominent Republicans have blamed wind and solar power for the blackouts in the storm-stricken state. But the truth is that every source of generation fell short.

5 years ago

In this file photo, Pa. State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta urges voters to wake-up to voter suppression tactics before the 2020 election. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
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Philadelphia

Philly State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is running for U.S. Senate

Philly’s Malcolm Kenyatta is the second high-profile Democrat to announce a run for U.S. Senate. The race is expected to be crowded and expensive.

5 years ago

Sen. Ted Cruz
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National
Politics

Cruz confirms his Cancun vacation after deadly winter storm slams Texas

The Texas Democratic Party is calling for the resignation of Sen. Ted Cruz after the Republican lawmaker went on a family vacation in the middle of a deadly winter storm.

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
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Immigration

Democrats unveil sweeping immigration bill

The legislation includes setting up a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but its fate in Congress is uncertain.

5 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Incarceration
National

Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases

An AP review of court filings shows executioners who put 13 inmates to death during the Trump presidency offered sanitized, incomplete versions of the executions to judges.

5 years ago

The interior of Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Transportation

Camden’s Walter Rand Transportation Center to get major overhaul

The multi-year $250 million project includes better connecting PATCO with NJ Transit’s River Line light rail service.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania State Troopers are pictured in Philadelphia
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Policing
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania State Police will escape legislative scrutiny in 2021 budget process

The decision comes after a year dominated by policy brutality protests, and amid concerns about illegal vehicle searches and alleged racial profiling of Latinos by troopers.

5 years ago

Councilmember Cherelle Parker sits at a desk
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

Politics power move: Cherelle Parker, expected candidate for Philly mayor, elected DRPA chair

The bi-state organization runs PATCO and is in charge of tolls on four Delaware River bridges.

5 years ago

Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale. (Zoom)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania

Montco’s Joe Gale announces bid for governor, denounces Pa. Republicans as ‘lousy’

Gale, an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump, has become a controversial figure in southeastern Pennsylvania politics.

5 years ago

Shell ethane cracker in Pa.
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gas industry hasn’t delivered on its economic promise to Pa. communities, report says

The report said that economic growth in those areas in Pennsylvania, as measured by personal income, jobs created, and population, sharply lagged state and national rates.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
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Philly facing $450M budget shortfall; officials eye cuts, taxes, and privatization

After a bruising pandemic year, the city faces a steep budget shortfall. Service cuts, tax hikes, and privatization or sale of city assets are on the table.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office
Housing
Income Inequality
National

Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters wait

The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire on March 31.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Law
National

Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in deadly Capitol riot

The Washington federal court lawsuit is part of an expected wave of litigation over the riot and is believed to be the first filed by a member of Congress.

5 years ago

In this image from video, the final vote total of 57-43, to acquit former President Donald Trump of the impeachment charge, incitement of insurrection, in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
Radio Times
Law
Politics

Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial wraps-up

Today we'll look at the second set of impeachment proceedings against President Trump and its implications with Julian Zelizer and Claire Finkelstein.

Air Date: February 16, 2021 10:00 am

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