Politics & Policy
Bloomberg axes N.J. company using prisoners for campaign calls
Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg cut ties with a contractor that used prisoners to make calls for his presidential campaign, he said in a statement Tuesday.
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Doubts if new council will take on mayor’s soda tax
Despite calls for change, the outgoing Philadelphia City Council never managed to chip away at Mayor Jim Kenney’s soda tax.
7 years ago
House committee raises prospect of more impeachment articles
The House Judiciary Committee is holding open the possibility of recommending additional articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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Pa. House joins Senate in overwhelmingly passing bill to help ex-convicts get professional licenses
To hold jobs like accountant, nurse or funeral director, Pennsylvanians must first obtain a license.
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‘Authenticity,’ ‘culturally relevant’: Why Bernie Sanders is resonating with Latinos
This weekend, one of the most high-profile Latinas in Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is campaigning for Bernie Sanders in Nevada and California.
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Sharing services has saved money for N.J. local governments: Wall Street analysis
By pooling resources, some counties and municipalities have cut costs and made efficiencies while maintaining services
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Trump is impeached, but there’s no endgame in sight
When it was announced Wednesday night in the House of Representatives that all time allotted for debate on impeachment had expired, a cheer went up within the chamber.
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Acquiring private land is slowing Trump’s border wall
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf visited a construction site in Texas and repeated a Trump administration pledge.
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After 2 years, Trump tax cuts have failed to deliver on GOP’s promises
It was supposed to be a gift-wrapped present to taxpayers and the economy. But in hindsight, it looks more like a costly lump of coal.
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N.J. party-flipper Jeff Van Drew faces growing crowd of 2020 challengers
Atlantic County Freeholder Ashley Bennett, who unseated a Republican in 2017 after he mocked the Women’s March, is the latest to enter the race.
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Listen 1:48Pa. auditor, Department of State clash over voter roll issues
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says he found thousands of discrepancies in a review of county registration records. But the department says he’s overstating the issue.
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Democratic primary debate: round six
We discuss last night's Democratic primary debate -- what the candidates said, the policies they covered, and how it may be playing out across America.
Air Date: December 20, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Presidential hopefuls in Senate say impeachment comes first
The senators are already expecting to be sidelined by impeachment for at least two weeks in January.
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Watch live: Democratic presidential debate
The debate will feature Andrew Yang, former Vice President Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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Pa. officials break silence on controversial ExpressVote XL voting machine
They laid out their position in 418 pages of affidavits, copies of emails and other documents filed in response to plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit.
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