
Politics & Policy
Chris ‘sit down and shut up’ Christie creates think tank centered on civility
Chris Christie is starting a think tank centered on something unexpected: Civility in politics.
6 years ago
Doctor who sued N.J. to stop ‘aid-in-dying’ law believes it violates his oath
An attorney for the doctor who sued to stop New Jersey’s new aid-in-dying law said his client believes the law violates his oath as a practicing physician.
6 years ago
Some Democrats refuse to welcome anti-Trump Republicans. That’s wrong.
If I've learned anything while covering national politics for the last 30 years, it's the axiom that a campaign or a party needs all the votes it can possibly get.
6 years ago
How does one man have so much power without being president?
McConnell's status stems from his office as the Senate majority leader — elected by his party colleagues to lead their conference in the chamber.
6 years ago
Pa. workers forced to choose between watching Trump, no pay or using paid time off
Missing a day of work could amount to $700 in pay, benefits and a per diem payment that out-of-town workers receive, a union leader told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
6 years ago
Puerto Rico governor to stay, fight corruption
She said her priorities are to fight corruption, secure federal hurricane recovery funds and help pull Puerto Rico out of its 13-year recession.
6 years ago
Study: Pa. counties spend double when they pick touch-screen voting machines
Costs per voter work out to $12.51 for hand-marked ballot systems versus $23.35 for ballot-marking devices, or BMDs, according to the analysis.
6 years ago
Wolf unveils gun violence effort, days after Philly shooting
Wolf is setting up a new Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the state commission on crime and delinquency.
6 years ago
Amid residents’ fears from November toxic gas release, Del. plant hopes to resume production
Croda Inc. released more 2,600 pounds of highly flammable ethylene oxide in November. Officials want to resume production in two months but state says more must be done.
6 years ago
Listen 0:45PUC ordered Sunoco to produce its calculations on Mariner East blast zones
The regulator demanded information on how the local population would be affected by any pipeline failure.
6 years ago
Even if Democrats dump Trump, they’ll need to ditch Mitch
A sizable share of Democrats fully recognize that capturing the Senate, and dethroning Mitch McConnell, is nearly as critical as ousting Donald Trump.
6 years ago
Poll: Broad support for Wolf’s plan to tax Pa. gas drillers to pay for infrastructure upgrades
A new poll from Franklin and Marshall College finds widespread support among Pennsylvania voters for Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to pay for infrastructure upgrades.
6 years ago
Pa. Governor wants answers on 4 kids separated from families
Pennsylvania's governor says at least four children from his state were recently separated from their parents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
6 years ago
New rules can deny green cards for immigrants on food stamps
Trump administration rules that could deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance are going into effect.
6 years ago
The new normal: Trump accuses a predecessor of murder
Granted, conspiracy theorists on the left claim, also without evidence, that it was Trump who got Epstein whacked.
6 years ago