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Pennsylvania State Sen. Daylin Leach
Elections
Pennsylvania

After primary defeat, Pa. Sen. Daylin Leach may take his caucus leader to court

For the past year, the Montco senator has clashed with Jay Costa, his party leader, over sexual harassment allegations. Now, Leach might sue Costa.

6 years ago

Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
The Why
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Unprecedented Pa. primary has lessons for November

Civil unrest, a pandemic, widespread mail-in balloting, and new voting machines combined to make last week's Pa. primary a more unusual test run for November than expected.

Air Date: June 9, 2020

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Voting stickers
Elections
Pennsylvania

Some counting continues, a week after Pennsylvania’s primary

The state says turnout was roughly 2.8 million voters, or 35%, with slightly more than half of all votes coming by mail.

6 years ago

The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Rush to dole out billions in coronavirus relief dollars in Pa. could lead to waste, fraud

State agencies, already stretched thin responding to the coronavirus outbreak, will have to oversee new programs created virtually from scratch.

6 years ago

Isaac Gardner, 11, joined chief defender Keir Bradford-Grey and Philadelphia County Sheriff Rochelle Bilal in protest of the Black lives lost to police brutality. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Policing

Philly City Council to Kenney: ‘We cannot accept’ increased police budget

Fourteen of Philadelphia’s 17 City Council members have sent a letter to Mayor Jim Kenney calling for major changes to the police department.

6 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy at BLM protest
New Jersey
Policing
Social Justice

Murphy attends rally, vigil for first time over the weekend

The rallies in Hillside and Westfield come as the state is still emerging from Murphy’s March stay-home order stemming from the coronavirus outbreak.

6 years ago

Frank Rizzo statue removed
Radio Times
Architecture & Design
Elections
Sports

Regional Roundup: 06/08/2020

On this week's Regional Roundup: Pennsylvania primary election, the Frank Rizzo statue, Philly sports update.

Air Date: June 8, 2020

Listen 48:58
Will protests against the death of George Floyd galvanize Congress to overhaul the way police departments function? Democratic lawmakers plan to introduce a bill this week to curb police excesses.
NPR
National
Policing
Social Justice

In wake of protests, Democrats unveil police reform legislation

The Democratic proposal, the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, marks one of the most comprehensive efforts in modern times to overhaul the way police do their jobs.

6 years ago

Des Moines Public School employee Daniel Brown sanitizes a sink in a bathroom at Central Campus high school, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Economy
National

Government job losses are piling up, and it could get worse

Several states are projecting tax revenue will be down 20% or more for the fiscal year starting next month.

6 years ago

Amanda Cappelletti (Courtesy via campaign Facebook)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. state Sen. Daylin Leach, criticized for treatment of women, loses primary

Totals on the Pennsylvania Department of State election site indicated Amanda Cappelletti was leading Leach by about 62-38%

6 years ago

FILE PHOTO: House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, walks down a corridor at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, June 28, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Energy
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

House Speaker Turzai accepted $11K flight from businessman with fracking-related companies

Turzai accepted an $11,000 plane ride last year from a Pittsburgh-area businessman involved in two fracking-related companies.

6 years ago

City Council Darrell Clarke  introduces Council's budget proposal in front of a statue of Octavius Catto outside of City Hall. (Courtesy of Jessica Garz)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Policing
Broke in Philly

Invoking ‘change’, Council introduces ‘New Normal’ budget, advances housing bills

After days of protest over the police killing of George Floyd, City Council wants the city to redirect spending to better address racial disparities.

6 years ago

(Courtesy of Dasha Pruett)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Delco GOP primary not finalized, but Trump ally poised to win

Days after the state’s unprecedented primary election, a Trump-aligned Republican candidate in the 5th Congressional District race is cautiously optimistic she has won.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Delaware
Economy
Elections

Biden calls Trump ‘completely oblivious’ in touting jobs report

Biden says any president who doesn’t take responsibility for massive job losses deserves no credit when a fraction of those jobs return.

6 years ago

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in Trenton. (Google Maps)
New Jersey
Transportation

Coronavirus update: NJ Motor Vehicle Commission to restart limited in-person services

Road tests and the issuing of new licenses and permits will begin on the tentative date of June 29.

6 years ago

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