Politics & Policy
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey hopes expectations for a heavily redacted Mueller report are ‘too pessimistic’
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said he doesn’t have high hopes for what will be made available either to the public or to Congress but is keeping his fingers crossed he is wrong.
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Pa.’s Legislative Black Caucus wants to improve police, community relations
State Rep. Jordan Harris, a Philadelphia Democrat, says measures promoted by the Black Caucus aim to make sure bias — racial or otherwise — doesn’t bleed into police work.
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Trump vetoes move to end U.S. involvement in Yemen war
The veto — the second in Trump's presidency — was expected. Congress lacks the votes to override him.
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Citizen climate petition to cap greenhouse gases takes next step in Pa.
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted Tuesday to advance a citizen climate petition aimed at dramatically cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Eastern hellbender voted Pennsylvania’s official amphibian
The House voted 191-6 Tuesday to grant the honor to the Eastern hellbender, which can grow to be more than 2 feet (a half meter) long and is battling declining numbers.
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Pa. House hopes to approve final sex abuse reforms by week’s end
The Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sex abuse gave a number of recommendations, all aimed at stemming abuse and keeping institutions from covering it up.
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Young voters present Philadelphia Green New Deal for council race
A group of young people wants to put climate change and social justice at the center of the debate for May’s City Council elections.
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Bernie Sanders releases 10 years of long-awaited tax returns
His 2018 return reveals that he and his wife, Jane, earned more than $550,000, including $133,000 in income from his Senate salary and $391,000 in sales of his book.
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Most Philly Council candidates oppose the 10-year tax abatement
Philadelphia’s tax break for new construction has become a rallying cry among the 46 City Council candidates that will be on the primary ballot in May.
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Robert Mueller’s Russia report is coming Thursday. Here’s what you need to know
One topic it might explore is what Trump and his top lieutenants in 2016 knew and when.
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Leftward Democratic drift could get Trump re-elected
What Democrats badly need is substantive moderate push back, on policies that are conceivably achievable: closing tax loopholes or real tax breaks for the middle class.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar says more death threats coming since Trump pushed video
"This is endangering lives," she said, accusing Trump of fomenting right-wing extremism. "It has to stop."
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NRA has history of advising gun-rights groups outside U.S.
The recent revelation that NRA representatives had met with Australian politicians to discuss talking points after a mass shooting generated outrage from politicians.
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Why Philly’s mayoral candidates are hardly campaigning
Do Philly voters even know there's a mayoral primary going on? Why is the campaign so quiet, even as outside groups pour money into the race?
Air Date: April 15, 2019
Listen 13:41Lawyer alleges Ecuador spread lies about WikiLeaks founder
The Latin American country has claimed Assange actions deteriorated before his arrest and included putting excrement on walls and leaving soiled laundry in the bathroom.
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