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Politics & Policy

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Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Trump threatened to withhold aid from Pa. as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations surge. Here’s what you need to know.

The comment "erodes trust" in the federal government’s obligation to help protect people regardless of politics, a national disaster expert said.

5 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Immigration
Pennsylvania

They want to vote, but legally can’t. The Pa. voices that won’t be heard

Due to age, immigration status, or lack of a permanent address, millions of Pennsylvanians whose lives will be shaped by the 2020 election cannot vote in it.

5 years ago

Common jams with the Snacktime Band outside the Liacouras Center, a surprise addition to the Cirque d'Vote entertainment for voters waiting in line there. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Elections
Eyes on the Street

Dear Millennial and Gen Z voters, your ballot matters

The Millennial and Gen Z voter bloc is poised to overtake Baby Boomers in power at the polls.

5 years ago

Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey (left) and Amy Kennedy
Elections
New Jersey

A party-flipper and a Kennedy: The buzzy race for N.J.’s 2nd Congressional District

Two years ago, Van Drew managed to win the seat as a conservative Democrat. Now he tries to defend it from Amy Kennedy as a Republican.

5 years ago

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In this Oct. 13, 2020, photo, an envelope of a Pennsylvania official mail-in ballot for the 2020 general election in Marple Township, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Some Pa. counties to delay counting mail ballots

The nation could be kept waiting for a final tally from the commonwealth, a key swing state, in order to know who the next president will be.

5 years ago

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

NJ legal marijuana advocates beat rivals in fundraising

The campaign already ranks in the top 10 costliest ballot questions in state history, according to the state's Election Law Enforcement Commission.

5 years ago

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Food & Drink
Pennsylvania

Pa. bar owners to Wolf administration: ‘Let us do our jobs’

A group of York County restaurant owners said they've collectively lost eight months of their usual revenue due to restrictions intended to limit the spread of COVID-19.

5 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden looks on at left as then-Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell speaks during a news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009.  (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Economy
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Rendell, on the stump for Biden, says he’ll consider moving to New Zealand if Trump wins

The former Pennsylvania governor, who ushered in the state’s shale gas boom, says he wants to set the record straight for the Democratic candidate.

5 years ago

An early election ballot completion area is being prepared at a collection location
Elections
Pennsylvania

Latest F&M poll shows more than half of Pa. voters will cast ballots in-person on Election Day

F&M’s poll shows 98 percent of Pennsylvanians have their mind made up about which presidential candidate they’re voting for, and most have decided how they plan to do it.

5 years ago

Walter Wallace Sr. said his son was suffering from a mental health crisis when he was shot and killed by police. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
The Why
Policing
Public Safety

911 program could have helped spare Walter Wallace’s life

Philly police recently announced a new 911 system to handle mental health cases. Its non-implementation may have cost Walter Wallace Jr. his life.

Air Date: October 29, 2020

Listen 17:31
A police officer moves through tear gas deployed to disperse a crowd as Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia protests continue in Philly
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philly City Council passes ban on use of tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters

The legislation advanced just days after police officers fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr., a Black West Philadelphia man whose death has sparked days of protest.

5 years ago

Poll workers took COVID safety precautions during the June primary. Many more voters are expected for the general. (Zach Hughes/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Billy Penn

One glove per voter: How Philly will keep polling places COVID-safe on Election Day

Health department volunteers will be on hand to help.

5 years ago

A voter returns their mail ballot
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Will Pa. be at the center of another Bush v. Gore? These 8 lawyers and scholars weigh in

If the election comes down to Pennsylvania, the days following Nov. 3 will likely be similar to Florida in 2000.

5 years ago

Congress spending you cash and wasting your money.
Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Elections
Media
Mental Health
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Dark money in the 2020 election; the Walter Wallace shooting

We discuss mental health and policing around the shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia. Then, the dark money influencing the 2020 election.

Air Date: October 29, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
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National

Lawsuit says census takers were pressured to falsify data

Some households were marked as completed after only one attempt to reach residents living there, according to the revised lawsuit filed by the National Urban League.

5 years ago

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