Politics & Policy
Biden campaign finds 3rd virus link; Harris suspends travel
Harris was scheduled to travel Thursday to North Carolina for events encouraging voters to cast early ballots.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania’s Second Lady / A history of contested elections
First, Gisele Baretto Fetterman discusses the racist incident she suffered that went viral. Then, we'll learn about previous examples of contested elections in the U.S.
Air Date: October 15, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:04Map: Philly to open more than 700 polling places for the November 2020 election
That’s nearly four times as many as were open for the June primary.
6 years ago
Census whiplashed by changing deadlines, accuracy concerns
By sticking to the Dec. 31 deadline, the Trump administration would end up controlling the numbers used for the apportionment, no matter who wins next month’s election.
6 years ago
Philly Streets Commissioner: City can’t afford hazard pay for sanitation workers
Philadelphia sanitation workers have joined their peers in cities across the U.S. in the call for hazard pay.
6 years ago
Accidental email told Montco voters their ballots were in the mail when they weren’t
County and state officials say an accidental email told voters ballots were on their way weeks too early.
6 years ago
Majority of City Council supports giving laid-off tourism workers first dibs on jobs
Under the banner of “Black Workers Matter,” councilmembers announced a slate of proposed changes to help hospitality workers regain jobs lost to COVID.
6 years ago
Election update: Senate races to watch
Will the GOP hold on to their majority in the US senate? A few months ago it looked like they would while today those results are less certain.
6 years ago
Listen 17:00Election update: voter suppression
First up on Wednesday’s Radio Times, Marty will speak with Mother Jones reporter ...
6 years ago
Listen 32:00The circular journey of one uncounted 2020 Pennsylvania mail ballot
Apparently it was dropped into the postal sorter backwards?
6 years ago
Election update: voter suppression, and Senate races to watch
Marty talks with Mother Jone's Ari Berman about the ways access to voting is being suppressed, then we hear about the pivotal Senate races.
Air Date: October 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Carney’s GOP challenger says Delaware COVID-19 shutdown based on fear
Republican Julianne Murray said Delaware needs to step back from coronavirus fear in her challenge to incumbent Gov. John Carney.
6 years ago
Listen 2:16Ballot applications from outside groups confuse some voters as deadline looms
While some of those groups have checked with the state to ensure accuracy of their mail-in applications, others have not, and it is not required that they do so.
6 years ago
To jumpstart relief program, Wolf gives landlords more flexibility to collect unpaid rent
Landlords will no longer be required to forgive all payments owed in return for accepting state aid, which is capped at $750, much lower than average rent in many areas.
6 years ago
Bob Brady’s convicted political guru is out of prison — and lurking on the election sidelines
Ken Smukler’s appearance on a recent Zoom call with Philly political bosses turned heads.
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