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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., speaks with an officer demanding she be let into the ICE Detention office
Crime
Immigration
New Jersey
Protests

Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest

Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said Ras Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave the Delaney Hall facility.

1 year ago

Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen on stage at Gordon Theater
Government
K-12
New Jersey
Politics

Mayor Vic Carstarphen said his city was ‘Camden strong.’ Here are some takeaways from his State of the City address

Carstarphen called the city school district's budget deficit "the elephant in the room" and discussed technology upgrades, public investments and construction projects.

1 year ago

Listen 1:13
A cannibis plant
Delaware
Medicine
Public Health

Delaware Senate delays vote on new marijuana commissioner over conflict of interest concerns

Marijuana Commissioner nominee Joshua Sanderlin has interests in two cannabis businesses. Senators say that’s a legal problem.

1 year ago

Listen 0:53
Council member Kendra Brooks, Council President Kenyatta Johnson and union workers outside Philadelphia City Hall
Business
Employment
Philadelphia

Philadelphia City Council passes bill to protect workers who speak up for rights

Employers face fines of $2,000 for each violation, such as retaliation for workers standing up for their rights, under the worker protection bill.

1 year ago

Listen 0:50
Sen. John Fetterman speaks
Government
Mental Health
Pennsylvania

What to know about John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania senator who talks about mental health

As a senator, John Fetterman has made a rightward shift on some issues, prompting some former supporters to disavow him.

1 year ago

Tom Mehaffie speaking at a podium
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
WITF

Pa. House advances voter ID, omnibus election reform bills

In a 14-12 vote, with support from two Democrats and all 12 Republicans, the House State Government Committee advanced HB771.

1 year ago

John Fetterman talks to reporters
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with teachers union officials, AP sources say

In last week's meeting, sources say Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and slamming his hands on a desk.

1 year ago

cannabis in a jar on a table
Government
Law
Pennsylvania

Pa. House passes recreational cannabis bill, faces uphill battle in Senate

House Democrats swiftly approved legislation to legalize recreational cannabis statewide this week after half a dozen hearings about the topic last year.

1 year ago

Listen 1:02
Oficiales de ICE arrestando a un hombre
Delaware
Immigration

Un muro de protección: legisladores de Delaware buscan proteger a familias inmigrantes del escrutinio federal

Las propuestas protegerían la información personal de estudiantes inmigrantes, sus familias y de personas con tarjetas de privilegio de conducir de los funcionarios federales.

1 year ago

Madinah Wilson-Anton speaks behind a podium
Delaware
Home & Family
Politics

Legislation recognizing first-cousin marriages dies in the Delaware House

The bill would have recognized marriages that happened outside of Delaware. It did not allow the marriages to take place in the state.

1 year ago

Listen 0:59
A sign at the entrance to the Pa. Governor's residence
Government
Pennsylvania
Policing

Pennsylvania governor’s residence to get an ‘anti-climb’ fence

It's been less than a month since a late-night intruder jumped the existing fence, broke into the home and started a damaging fire inside the Harrisburg home of Gov. Shapiro.

1 year ago

State Sen. Judy Ward appears with supports of Pa. legislation that would ban trans student athletes from participating on teams corresponding with their gender
Gender
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports, but bill faces uphill battle

However, the Republican-penned bill that passed Tuesday is unlikely to get a vote in the state’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

1 year ago

The correctional complex on State Road in Philadelphia.
Elections
Incarceration
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly primary voters will see three ballot questions. Here’s what they mean

The amendments would boost spending on affordable housing, increase prison oversight, and create an advocate for unhoused people.

1 year ago

Mail ballots
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

After a delay, primary election ballots are finally on their way to Philadelphia voters

Also, today is the voter registration deadline for the May 20 primary election.

1 year ago

President Donald Trump holds a document with notes about Kilmar Abrego Garcia as he speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
National

Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights

“I don’t know. I’m not, I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know,” Trump said when pressed by NBC's Kristen Welker.

1 year ago

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