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Politics & Policy

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Philadelphia

Councilmember Parker wants Philadelphia voters to weigh in on ‘stop and frisk’

Councilmember Cherelle Parker quietly introduced an ordinance that would put a charter change question on the November ballot.

7 years ago

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National

Strain, scrutiny, settling scores: The upshot of a packed political week

Aside from times of genuine national crisis, it is hard to recall a week with as many events of political significance as the one we have all just witnessed.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a Democratic fundraising dinner on Saturday. Buttigieg is coming under attack from rival candidates for his relative lack of experience. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
NPR
Elections
National

Campaigning takes a negative turn in closing days of New Hampshire race

In the final sprint before New Hampshire's primary, Democratic presidential candidates are taking a more sharply negative tone about their rivals than they have up until now.

7 years ago

Danielle Outlaw during a press conference where she was introduced as the new Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department at City Hall in Philadelphia on Dec. 30, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

New Philadelphia police chief starts amid surge in homicides

Philadelphia's new police commissioner will start work amid a surge in homicides so far this year and allegations of racism and gender discrimination in the police force.

7 years ago

Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds up three fingers in reference to H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act in Trenton, NJ. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Health Care
National
New Jersey

Impeachment over, Pelosi and N.J. House Dems focus on lowering prescription drug costs

The roundtable discussion was a re-promotion of the bill H.R.3, more formally known as the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Act.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders (left), Sen. Amy Klobuchar and businessman Tom Steyer raise their hands during a Democratic presidential primary debate on Friday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
NPR
Elections
National

Five takeaways from the last Democratic debate before the New Hampshire primary

The Democratic candidates for president debated once again Friday night, just days after the Iowa caucuses and days before the New Hampshire primary Tuesday.

7 years ago

DEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe has set deadlines of up to two years for the department to propose regulations. (Bernd Klutsch/Unsplash)
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Business leaders fear climate-change regulations will add to costs, stunt growth

But DEP official says new rules will be about economic development as much as environmental protection.

7 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Government watchdog group apologizes for violating Pa. lobbying law

Common Cause Pennsylvania was fined $19,900 in January by the state Ethics Commission for filing an expense report 112 days after the deadline last year.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf talks to Keystone Crossroads staff at WHYY in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Wolf defends charter school cuts, doubles down on opposition to supervised injection sites

Wolf spoke with reporters as part of Keystone Crossroads' "Ask Governor Wolf" program, recorded live at WHYY just a few days after his 2020-21 budget address.

7 years ago

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Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gather outside Saint Anselm College, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, ahead of a Democratic party debate in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections
National

Targeting Sanders, Buttigieg in big New Hampshire debate

Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg enter as the top targets after emerging from the chaotic Iowa caucuses this week essentially tied for the lead.

7 years ago

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, departs after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in November 2019. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability

Key impeachment witness Vindman ‘escorted’ from White House, his lawyer says

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was escorted out of the White House on Friday, his lawyer said, adding Trump had "decided to exact revenge."

7 years ago

City Hall in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Public Safety
The Philadelphia Tribune

City Council to hold hearing on uptick in gun violence

A deadly start to 2020 has caused City Council members to schedule a hearing on gun violence this week.

7 years ago

FILE - In this July 14, 2018, file photo, computer mouse pads with Secure the Vote logo on them are seen on a vendor's table at a convention of state secretaries of state in Philadelphia. As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration’s response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Battleground 2020: Election reform in Pennsylvania

Changes in Pennsylvania's election processes go into effect by the April 28th primary. We'll talk about what it means for voters and the election outcome.

Air Date: February 7, 2020

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A coal refuse pile from the early 20th century in Fredericktown, Pa. (Reid R. Frazier)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Feds lower coal mine cleanup funding for Pa.

Declining coal production, end of one-time funding stream cause $20 million dropx

7 years ago

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale discussing one of the many audits he has conducted over the past several years. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

State auditor says dog law enforcement needs more funding in Pa.

According to Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, the Dog Law Enforcement Bureau could be out of money by this summer.

7 years ago

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