Politics & Policy
‘We’re not being heard’: Black Trump supporters say the president wins on jobs and economy
A Black Voices for Trump event drew upwards of 60 people of color to a North Philly church.
7 years ago
Toomey says Senate trial should be fair, mum on witnesses
Sen. Pat Toomey has not said how he will vote on the two articles of impeachment sent over by the House.
7 years ago
Pa.’s state parks need $500M for fixes. But there’s no agreement on where to get that money
Some state legislators are expressing concerns about funding gaps for Pennsylvania’s 121 state parks.
7 years ago
How #MeToo finally came to N.J. politics
New Jersey lawmakers are promising a "culture change" after 20 women in state politics shared their stories of being groped, harassed and even raped.
Air Date: January 16, 2020
Listen 12:11Watch: Senators to be sworn in for Trump impeachment trial
The Senate is expected to take the first steps in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as soon as Thursday by swearing in all 100 U.S. senators.
7 years ago
Pa. Democrats say House speaker struck failed GOP votes from the record
Speaker Mike Turzai counters that he did so because of a routine parliamentary issue.
7 years ago
N.J. environmentalists decry no vote on single-use plastic ban
New Jersey environmentalists are lamenting the state Assembly's failure to vote on a comprehensive ban on single-use plastic, the most stringent law of its type in the nation.
7 years ago
Two freshman Democrats are trying to guarantee medical consent in Pa.
Studies have shown that doctors at some hospitals routinely instruct medical students to perform practice exams on unconscious patients without their permission.
7 years ago
Watch: House votes to send Trump impeachment to Senate for trial
Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., are widely expected to be among the managers.
7 years ago
Democrats debate as primary season approaches
Guest host Mary Cummings-Jordan and her guest discuss Tuesday night's debate, and what the candidates are saying in the lead up to the first round of primaries.
Air Date: January 15, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Warren, Sanders spar over her claim he said woman can’t win
Elizabeth Warren is standing behind her charge that Bernie Sanders said a woman could not defeat Donald Trump.
7 years ago
In State of the State speech, Murphy renews call for millionaire’s tax in N.J.
In the annual speech before the Legislature, the first-term Democrat again pitched it as a way to raise revenue, fund his progressive political agenda.
7 years ago
Pa. House moves to keep people convicted of gun crimes in jail longer
The chamber narrowly passed a measure that would require judges to issue consecutive sentences for multiple crimes involving guns.
7 years ago
The Comcast executive who’ll be a key power player in 2020
You may have never heard of David L. Cohen, the Philly power broker and Comcast executive. But most presidential candidates sure have.
Air Date: January 14, 2020
Listen 14:26Wolf administration warns against proposed SNAP cuts
More than 1.7 million Pennsylvanians use SNAP and the program contributes $2.5 billion dollars to the state’s economy.
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