
Politics & Policy
Delaware Legislature ends session, and for once, it’s not in the wee hours
Last year Delaware lawmakers bickered until 8 a.m. before passing the final budget bill. This year they promised an earlier finish, and did it.
6 years ago
Under siege and largely secret: Businesses that serve immigration detention
As more businesses face public scrutiny for making money off of the Trump administration's detention of migrants, many activists say the firms involved try to remain secret.
6 years ago
State auditor general Eugene DePasquale confirms that he’ll run for U.S. House
DePasquale made the announcement on social media Sunday. The Associated Press reported last week DePasquale had told Democratic Party figures that he planned to run.
6 years ago
Murphy signs N.J. budget, averting shutdown, but prolonging fight with Democrats
Murphy line-item vetoed some legislative spending that will likely raise the hackles of the lawmakers who resisted his push for a “millionaire’s tax.”
6 years ago
UN chief warns Paris climate goals still not enough
In remarks at a summit in Abu Dhabi, he painted a grim picture of how rapidly climate change is advancing, saying it is outpacing efforts to address it.
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Trump meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and says nuclear negotiations will resume
President Trump briefly stepped over into North Korea, a first for a sitting U.S. president.
6 years ago
N.J. looks at allowing spending campaign dollars on child care
A bill in New Jersey would allow political candidates and elected officials to use campaign money to pay for child care.
6 years ago
How the fight over the census citizenship question could rage on
Hours after the Supreme Court ruled to keep a citizenship question off 2020 census forms for now, President Trump threatened to delay next year's national head count.
6 years ago
Trump holds off on more China tariffs; 2 sides agree to restart trade talks
The U.S. and China have agreed to restart trade talks, and the Trump administration will hold off for now adding new and costly tariffs on some $300 billion in Chinese imports
6 years ago
Gas impact fee revenue rises to 7-year high, boosted by stripper wells
More than half of 2018 total will be paid to counties and municipalities to offset effects of gas drilling
6 years ago
Kamala Harris blew the doors off
If grassroots Dems still doubt that a post-Hillary female nominee could slug it out with Trump, they need only watch last night's boffo performance by U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris.
6 years ago
Democratic presidential debate: night 2
We'll talk about what the candidates said, and how they said it, how the second debate compares to the first, and what this means for the twenty plus campaigns going forward.
Air Date: June 28, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:16Inches from finish line, Pa. House budget talks falter over education
Two components of the measure that would have, among other things, authorized $6.7 billion in basic education funding.
6 years ago
N.J. black and Latino leaders renew push for marijuana decriminalization
Black and Latino leaders in New Jersey say Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders are not doing enough to advance social justice in the state.
6 years ago
Delaware senator criticized for suggesting Muslims want to ‘subvert our constitution’
State Sen. Dave Lawson is sponsoring a bill that would ban “foreign law” in Delaware courts. A Muslim group contends the bill is rooted in Islamophobia.
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