
Politics & Policy
A dog urine detector? How Pa. lawmakers spent millions in campaign cash
A country club membership, California wines, a dog urine detector — all paid for with campaign cash. Why are Pennsylvania candidates allowed to spend donors' money this way?
Air Date: November 4, 2019
Listen 14:17Fact check: Is the Trump impeachment process different from Nixon and Clinton?
For the third time in almost 46 years, the House of Representatives has voted to begin a formal impeachment inquiry into the actions of the sitting president.
6 years ago
Pelosi comes to Philly as Democrats try to fix 2016 errors
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party fundraiser Friday night, three years after Donald Trump's victory in the state stunned Democrats.
6 years ago
Affordable Care Act health insurance open enrollment begins for 2020
Rates have increased an average of 5%, but people who don't qualify for subsidies still face potentially high premiums.
6 years ago
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke ends presidential bid
O'Rourke struggled to translate the energy from his 2018 Senate bid into a successful White House campaign.
6 years ago
Law to give taxpayer money to Delaware sports facility would benefit sponsor’s brother
State Sen. John Paradee’s bill would direct tax money to a youth sports complex, possibly benefiting his brother’s planned hotel/shopping project.
6 years ago
Listen 2:06Voting machines 2019: What to expect when you go to the polls Tuesday
Philadelphia, Chester and Montgomery Counties will have new voting machines on Election Day, while some other counties will be using older technology.
6 years ago
High-stakes judicial seats decided with little information, dearth of voter engagement
Voters will decide local races for Municipal Court and Court of Common Pleas, as well as help fill two statewide spots on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
Blocked citizenship question not likely to lower census response, test finds
After courts blocked the question from appearing on 2020 census forms, the Census Bureau released early findings from a national experiment testing public reaction.
6 years ago
Pa. House spends $1.1 million to win court battle to preserve opening prayer tradition
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives went to federal court to maintain an opening prayer that invokes a higher power and it came at a high cost to taxpayers.
6 years ago
N.J.’s Van Drew one of two Democratic ‘no’ votes on impeachment resolution
“Without bipartisan support I believe this inquiry will further divide the country tearing it apart at the seams and will ultimately fail in the Senate,” Van Drew said.
6 years ago
Shore congressman introduces bill to protect disaster survivors from government ‘clawbacks’
A Shore congressman has introduced legislation that would prevent the federal government from recouping allocated federal disaster funds awarded to citizens.
6 years ago
Watch: Democrats push impeachment rules package through House
The rules outline how the last several weeks of closed-door depositions of witnesses by three House committees would transition into public hearings.
6 years ago
House members launch a plan they say will make Pa.’s pensions more transparent
The bills are in their early days, but they’ve already gotten early rebukes from staff for one of two pension systems.
6 years ago
No more ‘Scabby’? A Philly case means Trump’s NLRB could outlaw the ubiquitous union rat
Are inflatable rodents “legitimate communication” or “unlawful coercion”?
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