Politics & Policy
Trips like Mayor Eddie Moran’s are by no means prohibited by any law or mandate, but they cut against the new social norms brought about by the coronavirus.
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In historic move, Biden to pick Native American Rep. Haaland as Interior Secretary
Rep. Deb Haaland would be the country's first Native American Cabinet secretary. She opposed many Trump environmental rollbacks on public lands.
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Union reps described understaffing, cardboard dividers and pressure to avoid complaints.
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Congressional leaders near deal on roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill
The sudden rush towards agreement comes after months of public, partisan bickering and virtually no private negotiation on an aid package.
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The U.S. government is significantly older than the American population. Why? And does this affect governing and policy?
Air Date: December 16, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Honking protesters in Wilmington demand Biden deliver on immigration, justice reform
Protesters gathered in downtown Wilmington Tuesday afternoon to urge President-elect Biden to take action on immigration and criminal justice reform.
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Biden expected to name former rival Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary
Buttigieg would be the first openly LGBTQ person nominated to a permanent Cabinet post.
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Right-wing embrace of conspiracy is ‘mass radicalization,’ experts warn
This increases the risk of right-wing violence, veteran security officials and terrorism researchers warn.
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Problems with signatures, envelopes top reasons NJ ballots rejected
Activists are planning a push to improve laws regarding the "cure" process for ballot challenges.
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Poll: Despite record turnout, 80 million Americans didn’t vote. Here’s why
More Americans voted in 2020 than in any other presidential election in 120 years. About 67% of eligible voters cast ballots this year, but that still means a third did not.
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Voters could request a mail ballot just seven days before the Nov. 3 election, making it difficult for county offices to send them out and receive them back by the deadline.
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Fareed Zakaria’s “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World”
The CNN host discusses how COVID-19 is rapidly changing the world and why the time is right to enact lasting reforms in politics, health care, the environment and the economy.
Air Date: December 15, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00As coronavirus hits home, Pa. GOP shifts messaging but still rejects mandates
Still, at least two Republican lawmakers said Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 diagnosis was proof masks and other mitigation efforts don’t work.
5 years ago
NJ Senators advance bill creating recreational cannabis market
The measure promises to commit 70% of sales tax proceeds and all money raised from a new excise tax to communities disproportionately affected by arrests on marijuana charges.
5 years ago
‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden aims to unify divided nation
“If anyone didn’t know it before, we know it now. What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this: Democracy,” Biden said.
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