Politics & Policy
Latest Pa. GOP attempt to strip Gov. Tom Wolf of his coronavirus emergency powers fails
GOP lawmakers in the state House did not garner enough Democratic support to end the state’s coronavirus disaster declaration.
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‘Do you know anywhere I can go?’: Evictions continue even as city, CDC tries to halt wave
Many Philly tenants will fall through the cracks of a Centers for Disease Control halt on coronavirus-related evictions, housing attorneys say. Lucille Davis is one of them.
6 years ago
Leak reveals warnings inside Census that shortened schedule risks ‘serious errors’
"serious errors discovered in the data may not be fixed — due to lack of time to research and understand the root cause or to re-run and re-review one or multiple state files.
6 years ago
Biden: Trump ignores pandemic, stokes unrest, solves neither
Biden is calling the struggle to reopen U.S. schools amid the coronavirus a “national emergency” and accusing Trump of turning his back to instead stoke passions about unrest
6 years ago
Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates
Trump's team has tried to pressure the commission to move up the debates, citing increased use of early and absentee voting because of the coronavirus.
6 years ago
Community solar proposal getting bipartisan support in legislature
Energy issues in Pa. can be fiercely partisan, but a measure in the state legislature to encourage clean energy development is gaining support on both sides of the aisle.
6 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Most schools starting with mix of online and in-person
With schools across the state set to begin classes next week, the focus shifts to making sure reopening plans are in place.
6 years ago
Trump administration seeking to expand collection of biometric data from immigrants
The proposed policy, which DHS called "imminent" on Tuesday, would allow the government to demand more personal data from more people as part of the immigration process.
6 years ago
30 years after “America: What Went Wrong?”
Investigative reporters James Steel and Donald Bartlett have just updated their 1992 book "America: What Went Wrong," adding with the new subtitle, "The Crisis Deepens."
Air Date: September 2, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:43Former DHS official: White House failed to take far-right extremism seriously
Elizabeth Neumann, a former assistant secretary at DHS says the Trump administration is creating the conditions for domestic extremism to flourish in the U.S.
6 years ago
Pa. GOP advances election bill that would ban drop boxes, get mail-in ballots to voters earlier
The bill was championed by Republicans as an effort to ensure a secure election, and decried by Democrats as an attack on ballot access.
6 years ago
Census door knocking in some areas to end even earlier than expected
The Census Bureau confirms San Diego is among areas where in-person counting for the census will end as early as Sept. 18, almost two weeks before the expedited end date.
6 years ago
N.J. scraps residency requirement for occupational licenses
The move means immigration status won’t get in the way of otherwise qualified people as they seek professional licenses in New Jersey.
6 years ago
Postal Service watchdog outlines ‘concerns’ surrounding election readiness
The internal watchdog said in a report on Tuesday that it found several potential problems in the way mail was being processed.
6 years ago
The payroll tax delay is here, but so is confusion about it
The Trump administration has given employers the option to stop collecting payroll taxes. But workers may have to repay the money next year.
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