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Politics & Policy

State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) speaks during a House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee on April 27, 2020. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Public Health
PA Post

Pa. House Republican: It’s an ‘open question’ whether Wolf could veto resolution to end coronavirus emergency

Republicans in the Pa. House are moving forward with legislation to end the disaster emergency declaration Gov. Tom Wolf issued on March 6 in response to the spread of covid

6 years ago

In this May, 1985 file photo, scores of rowhouses burn in a fire in the west Philadelphia neighborhood. Police dropped a bomb on the militant group MOVE's home on May 13, 1985 in an attempt to arrest members, leading to the burning of scores of homes in the neighborhood. (AP Photo, File)
The Why
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Could forgiveness follow apology 35 years after the MOVE bombing?

Some leaders are pushing for Philly to formally apologize for the MOVE bombing 35 years ago. It that were to happen, what would an apology — and forgiveness — look like?

Air Date: May 21, 2020

Listen 26:46
The Susquehanna River in Harrisburg as seen on Aug. 19, 2019. The river is the largest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. (Ian Sterling for WITF)
Environment
Government Accountability
StateImpact Pennsylvania

As states plan to sue EPA over Chesapeake Bay cleanup, agency promises modest funds to help efforts

The Environmental Protection Agency said it is sending $6 million to bay states to help them reduce nitrogen runoff from farms.

6 years ago

People eat in a deserted food court inside a mall west of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday. U.S. states have been easing restrictions on businesses ahead of Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer vacation and outdoor season. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
Public Health

All 50 U.S. states have now started to reopen, easing COVID-19 shutdown

All 50 states have at least partially eased tight restrictions on businesses, with a mix of policies letting restaurants or stores welcome customers.

6 years ago

People stand in line at a Detroit polling place during Michigan's March 10 presidential primary. Because of the pandemic, the state's top election official is sending absentee ballot applications to every registered voter for August and November elections. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability

Trump repeats unfounded claims about mail-in voting, threatens funding to 2 states

In a tweet Wednesday, Trump falsely claimed the state was sending ballots, not ballot applications, and said that because of that, its federal funding was at risk.

6 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Irqah Palace, in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Thursday, February 20, 2020. Pompeo met with King Salman in the capital, Riyadh, on Thursday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)
Radio Times
International
Politics

The Saudi arms deal and the firing of State Department I.G.

President Trump and Sec. of State Pompeo fired the department's I.G., with reports suggesting it was motivated by an investigation into a massive Saudi arms deal.

Air Date: May 20, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:31
A pedestrian walks by the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, June 28, 2019.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Lobbyists become essential as Pa. debates who gets to reopen

Pennsylvania businesses seeking to reopen are finding success hiring lobbyists, but who can afford that access?

6 years ago

In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump is greeted by Matt Schlapp, Chairman of the American Conservative Union, as the president arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference,  at National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
National
Public Health

Trump allies lining up doctors to prescribe rapid reopening

Republican political operatives are recruiting “pro-Trump” doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible.

6 years ago

(Dan Moyle/Flickr)
Business
Real Estate
Spotlight PA

Pa. officials allow scaled-back real estate operations to resume statewide

Gov. Tom Wolf on the same day vetoed a bill to restart the real estate industry, angering Republicans in the legislature.

6 years ago

The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf vetoes bill that would halt new regulations during pandemic

Environmental groups opposed the bill, while the Pennsylvania GOP says lawmakers and agencies need time to focus on COVID-19.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on the food supply chain amid the coronavirus pandemic, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
National
Public Health

My ‘decision to make’: Trump defends criticized use of drug

Trump dismissed reports of side effects of the drug, saying, “All I can tell you is, so far I seem to be OK.”

6 years ago

In this April 14, 2020 photo, mail-in ballots are ready to be mailed. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Mail voting, new machines feature in Pennsylvania primary

More than 1 million Pennsylvania voters have requested mail-in ballots, including 700,000 Democrats and 310,000 Republicans.

6 years ago

A protester attends a demonstration over Michigan's coronavirus restrictions on Thursday at the state Capitol in Lansing. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
NPR
National
Public Health

‘Us vs. them’ in a pandemic: Researchers warn divisions could get dangerous

The U.S. was deeply divided before the coronavirus. Now, researchers worry that the pandemic is worsening what they call a dangerously polarized climate.

6 years ago

Donald Trump delivers the keynote address during the 2016 Republican National Convention. Despite the coronavirus, Republicans say they are moving ahead with plans for their 2020 convention. (David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Public Health

GOP officials say they’re expecting 50,000 in Charlotte for Republican convention

Republicans say they're moving ahead with plans to gather tens of thousands at their convention in North Carolina this summer – even as Democrats weigh their options.

6 years ago

President Trump stands during Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., last October. (Tasos Katopodis/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
National
Sports

President Trump pushes to open paused sports leagues

As time has gone on, the sports world has grown increasingly antsy for live competition.

6 years ago

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