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Politics & Policy

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
A close-up of a form that reads,
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

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Potentially thousands of mail ballots lost in Pa. county, official says

Butler County has the worst return rate for mail ballots in the state, and the U.S. Postal Service has been asked to investigate.

5 years ago

A woman drops off her ballot for the 2020 General Election outside the Chester County Government Services Center, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. election officials ‘strongly urge’ counties to tally mail ballots as soon as possible

Pennsylvania law prohibits counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, but a few counties say they might not count them until the next day.

5 years ago

A man is handed a sticker from a volunteer after dropping off his ballot for the 2020 General Election in the United States outside the Chester County Government Services Center, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Erie County restricts activities of openly armed residents near the polls if they aren’t voting

Elections officials said they took the steps to combat voter intimidation, but at least one legal expert said a challenge was almost guaranteed.

5 years ago

A residential street in Plymouth, Pa. Luzerne County. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Luzerne County will evaluate discarded military ballots

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, whose office oversees voting in Pennsylvania, described the discarded ballots as a “bad error” but not intentional fraud.

5 years ago

Photo credit: Andy Thrasher / Flickr
Radio Times
Elections
Media

Nonvoters, reluctant voters, and voters who hate politics

We discuss the 80% of Americans who do not consider themselves to be politically engaged and their voting behavior, then examine those who opt out of voting.

Air Date: October 28, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:31
A secure mail ballot drop box outside Eastern State Penitentiary
Elections
Pennsylvania

With deadline past for mail ballot requests, Pa. counties wait on 1.2 million votes

While 61% of mail-in ballots have already been returned, Pennsylvania election officials say 1.2 million still have not arrived back at county boards of election.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Rik Mehta
Elections
New Jersey

Trump dominates N.J. Senate debate between Booker, Mehta

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and his Republican challenger argued over President Trump in their only debate of the campaign.

5 years ago

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