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Delaware compensation commission considers fix to legislator pension mess

Lawmakers’ pension payments are expected to rise again as longtime House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf prepares to retire.

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FILE - Peter Navarro speaks during the Republican National Convention, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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Peter Navarro served prison time related to Jan. 6. Now Trump is bringing him back as an adviser

Trump announced Wednesday on Truth Social that Navarro will serve as a senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.

1 year ago

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Cars prohibited from stopping in bike lanes in Philly

Mayor Parker signed the new law Wednesday. It’s a big win for bike safety advocates.

1 year ago

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With 11 months to go, N.J.’s gubernatorial race is already crowded, but most voters don’t know who the candidates are

More than a dozen candidates are actively campaigning to become the next governor of New Jersey, but analysts say it's hard for the average voter to know who is running.

1 year ago

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Andy Kim
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New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy stepping down for Andy Kim to be sworn in early

Helmy was appointed when Bob Menendez resigned after a federal corruption conviction. Helmy will step down this weekend.

1 year ago

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After a heated public hearing, Philly City Council moves forward to restrict street outreach providers in Kensington

Proposed legislation would restrict mobile providers from operating on residential streets, near schools and recreation centers and in other public areas of Kensington.

1 year ago

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump points to the crowd at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Trump falls just below 50% in popular vote, but gets more than in past elections

This year's popular-vote margin is the second-closest since 1968 and still tightening. It shows just how closely divided the country is politically.

1 year ago

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Biden has pardoned his son Hunter. What does that mean?

The move comes weeks before Hunter Biden was set to receive his punishment after his trial conviction in the gun case and guilty plea on tax charges.

1 year ago

FILE - President Joe Biden, wearing a Team USA jacket and walking with his son Hunter Biden, heads toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter. That spares his son a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions.

1 year ago

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Trump names Massad Boulos, campaign liaison and family relative, as a senior adviser on Middle East

During the presidential campaign, Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman and father-in-law to Trump’s daughter Tiffany, helped Trump engage Arab American voters in Michigan.

1 year ago

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What to know about Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI

Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

1 year ago

FILE - Supporters watch as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Nov. 5, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals

Trump's campaign for the Oval Office was dominated by appeals to traditional masculinity, conveyed in appearances in nontraditional media.

1 year ago

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Pennsylvania
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2025 will start with a 3.5% pay raise for Pennsylvania’s governor, lawmakers and judges

The new, higher salaries are effective Jan. 1 for the executive and judicial branches and next week for lawmakers.

1 year ago

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Rare ‘flex’ puts off SEPTA crisis, annoys Republicans

We delve into the backstory of Gov. Shapiro’s surprise budget move.

1 year ago

Bob Casey
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it’s still a swing state

The same debate that Democrats are having nationally over Harris’ decisive loss is playing out in Pennsylvania, with no agreement on what caused them to be so wrong.

1 year ago

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