Politics & Policy
Pennsylvania lawmakers push to eliminate litter and single-use plastic
A group of Democratic state representatives has announced a package of 13 bills that tackle environmental and health problems posed by waste, litter, and single-use plastic.
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Sanders unveils his new ‘Medicare for All’ plan
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont unveiled a new version of his "Medicare for All" plan on Wednesday, shaking up the 2020 presidential race.
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Cover-up commandant William Barr: ‘I’ve said what I’m gonna say’
If the full report totally exonerates Trump, as Trump claims, why is his regime so intent on suppressing it?
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Immigration influx: past and present
First, President Trump is shaking up his immigration enforcement staff. Then, the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and it's role in the immigration influx.
Air Date: April 10, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Pennsylvania considering a constitutional amendment to overhaul its redistricting process
The state Senate has taken a first step toward overhauling Pennsylvania’s redistricting process — passing a bipartisan proposal out of committee.
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Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand
A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments.
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Fact check: Trump wrongly states Obama administration had child separation policy
Trump's false claim that child separations were carried out by the Obama administration has been frequently refuted.
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If it’s online, it’s not permanent. Internet archives can disappear
Facebook said it "mistakenly deleted" posts by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but also changed how it archives corporate announcements and blog posts that makes them harder to find.
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Unions, soda industry: See who’s spending the most on Philly’s local races
It appears Philly will have yet another election in which independent, outside groups spend more to influence votes than the top candidates themselves.
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Lawmakers, Wolf rally for extreme risk gun bill
Gun control bills are always a tough sell in Harrisburg, and this one is no different.
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Barr: Mueller report out within 1 week; IG report on Russia inquiry this summer
The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel's report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Once again, lawmakers will try to reform Pa.’s sexual abuse laws
A pair of bills that would overhaul the laws governing child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania have cleared their first hurdle in the state House.
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New Pa. gun restrictions in domestic abuse cases begin Wednesday
One sheriff in northwestern Pennsylvania is wondering how many more guns his office will seize.
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Barr faces Congress as he readies Mueller report for release
Attorney General William Barr is facing members of Congress on Tuesday for the first time since taking office.
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2019 PA Leadership Conference attendees said they see a clear path to repeat a Trump win in Pennsylvania in 2020.
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