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Politics & Policy

The Department of Treasury announced it would be issuing a new $20 bill featuring Harriet Tubman, but last month Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that won't happen until 2028. Now, the acting inspector general says he's launching an investigation into the cause of the delay.
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Treasury Department launches investigation into delays behind Harriet Tubman $20 bill

Schumer called on the department to launch an investigation last week

6 years ago

In December 2018, Katie Brennan, the chief of staff at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, raises her hand as she is sworn in to testify before the Select Oversight Committee at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
The Why
Gender
Government Accountability
New Jersey

N.J. official’s rape allegation could change state law

Should the Murphy administration have done more in response to Katie Brennan's allegation that a campaign staffer assaulted her? N.J. legislative committee says yes.

Air Date: June 25, 2019

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Mayor Jim Kenney says Philadelphia want wto host the 2026 FIFA World Cup (provided by Mayor's office)
Philadelphia
Sports

Philly believes it can win hosting rights for 2026 men’s World Cup

Comcast VP David L. Cohen to lead the effort to bring World Cup games to Philadelphia, making the pitch based on hosting the DNC, papal visit and NFL draft.

6 years ago

Personal online security and password encryption data transfer as an internet secure technology for private information in the dark web transfer in a 3D illustration style.
Law
Technology

What’s your data worth to Big Tech? Bill would compel answer

As Congress bears down on big tech, two senators want to force giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to tell users what data they're collecting and how much its worth.

6 years ago

E. Jean Carroll is photographed, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York. Carroll, a New York-based advice columnist, claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. Trump denies knowing Carroll. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
National Interest

E. Jean Carroll and the numbing of America

In a normal universe - as opposed to the one we inhabit - a vivid allegation of rape, leveled at a serially misogynist president, would be a news story worthy of 24/7 coverage

6 years ago

A group from the Proud Boys confronts anti-Trump protesters outside Trump's 2020 campaign kickoff rally Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. The Proud Boys group is known for white nationalist and other extremist rhetoric. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)
NPR
National

Politics shape the debate over what to call far-right extremism

The labels the researchers use to code attacks are part of a wider debate over what to call the far-right threat — and how politics plays into that debate.

6 years ago

Up-close photo of Joe Sestak smiling.
Elections

Former Pa. congressman Joe Sestak announces 2020 presidential bid

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak entered the crowded 2020 presidential race on Sunday, making him the 24th Democrat to announce their bid.

6 years ago

In this Jan. 19, 2016 file photo, gun silencers are on display at the Sig Sauer booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas. Gun silencers like the one used in a recent lethal shooting in Virginia Beach would be banned under legislation that U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey introduced Friday, June 21, 2019. (John Locher/AP Photo, File)
Law
Public Safety

Gun silencers would be barred under new federal legislation

New Jersey already bans silencers, but they're lawful in many other states, including neighboring Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 22, 2019, before boarding Marine One for the trip to Camp David in Maryland. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Immigration
National

Trump postpones nationwide immigration enforcement sweep

He said in a tweet Saturday he would delay for two weeks to give lawmakers time to discuss border solutions.

6 years ago

A 2017 file photo of the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll has accused now-President Trump of sexually assaulting her inside the store in the mid-1990s.
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
National

Trump denies new sexual assault allegation by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll

Carroll says she told two friends at the time about the assault. One encouraged her to go to the police, but another warned Trump would "bury" her with the aid of his lawyers.

6 years ago

Prisoners make clothing for the New Jersey Department of Corrections
Criminal Justice
Law
New Jersey

N.J. bill restricting use of solitary confinement heads to Murphy’s desk

New Jersey lawmakers approved a bill Thursday that would dramatically limit which inmates can be kept in solitary confinement and for how long.

6 years ago

A Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver's car next to an Uber sticker
New Jersey
Public Safety
Transportation

After N.J. woman’s murder, state tightens rules on rideshare drivers

Rideshare drivers in New Jersey will have to display more identifiers on their vehicles under a new state law named for a woman who was recently killed.

6 years ago

A woman walks with a plastic bag
Business
Environment
Philadelphia

Fourth time’s a charm? Plastic bag ban introduced in City Council, and this time it might actually pass

The bill introduced Thursday by Councilman Mark Squilla would ban lightweight plastic bags and non-recyclable paper bags, while also enacting a 15-cent fee.

6 years ago

Activists, domestic workers, and government representatives gather outside City Hall Thursday morning before introducing the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights legislation to city council. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Law
Philadelphia

Here’s how Philly’s Domestic Worker Bill of Rights would work

Philadelphia could be the biggest city in the U.S. with a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. Here’s what it could do for an estimated 16,000 workers.

6 years ago

Keystone Crossroads hosted a live interview with Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf (Joanne Cassaro/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Cash for the poor? Yes. Arming teachers? No. And 4 other highlights from #AskGovWolf

Wolf talked about the state’s most pressing issues in the midst of budget season during a live Q&A show hosted by Keystone Crossroads.

6 years ago

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