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Politics & Policy

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Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability

Wolf won’t veto controversial E-Verify bill and other takeaways from #AskGovWolf

Governor Tom Wolf talked about recent developments — or lack thereof — on gun restriction laws, legalizing recreational weed, education, the economy, the environment and more.

7 years ago

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

Former Pa. congressional contender Christina Hartman to run for auditor general

She’s vying to replace outgoing auditor Eugene DePasquale, and will likely be part of a crowded field.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks to reporters during a news conference on his signing an executive order for his administration to start working on regulations to bring Pennsylvania into a nine-state consortium that sets a price and limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Pa. Gov. Wolf moves to join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf took a step toward capping greenhouse gas emissions from power plants Thursday, part of an effort to fight climate change.

7 years ago

Carolyn Fortney, a survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of her family's Roman Catholic parish priest as a child, awaits legislation in the Pennsylvania Capitol to respond to a landmark state grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Pa. laws keep victims silent, child sex abuse survivors say

The Pa. senate held a daylong hearing on overhauling the statute of limitations for some abuse cases. They’ve stalled before, and it’s unclear if anything has changed.

7 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is joined by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., at a news conference as House Democrats move ahead in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. In an unusual show of anger today, Trump defended his phone call with the president of Ukraine and said Adam Schiff may have committed treason by investigating the matter. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Elections
Law

Catching up on the impeachment probe

It’s been another whirlwind week of news, as more and more stories implicate Trump and his administration in potentially impeachable offenses.

Air Date: October 4, 2019 10:00 am

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Atiba Kwesi, 59, of Overbrook in West Philadelphia poses for a portrait outside of Fellowship Christian Church wearing a shirt reading
The Why
Pennsylvania
Politics

How ‘prison gerrymandering’ could impact your voting district

The census counts prisoners in the districts where they're in incarcerated, not in their home districts. Why that's led to shifts in political power in Pennsylvania.

Air Date: October 3, 2019

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Jennifer Lugar, whose husband died by suicide with a gun in 2009, listens as state Sen. Tom Killion, R-Delaware County, speaks during a panel discussion on Oct. 1, 2019. The discussion took place at the Chadds Ford Township Municipal Building. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Law
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

‘Red flag’ gun bill author eyes changes to ease lawmakers’ concerns

A Republican lawmaker from the Philadelphia suburbs says he is considering changes to legislation that would give law enforcement the power to seize people’s guns.

7 years ago

(Max Marin/Billy Penn)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Jill Stein joins the war against Philly’s new $29 million voting machines

The onetime Green Party presidential candidate wants to block the touchscreen models before the 2020 election.

7 years ago

This July 11, 2018 photo shows the Lehigh River at Lehigh Gorge State Park in Jim Thorpe, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

New report says Pa. state parks funding hasn’t kept pace with inflation

A quarter-century ago, the price tag for repair projects was around $100 million dollars. Now it’s five times that.

7 years ago

House lawmakers celebrate passing a slate of bills that they say will give victims equal rights, including Marsy's Law. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pa.’s upcoming election features a contentious ballot question: Marsy’s Law, or not?

The amendment would enshrine certain rights for crime victims in the commonwealth’s constitution.

7 years ago

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., speaks during a campaign event at the Load Rite Trailers manufacturing facility in Fairless Hills, Pa., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.
Radio Times

Brian Fitzpatrick on Trump’s Ukraine call

Marty talks about the President’s Ukraine call with PA Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick who spent time in Kiev as a former FBI agent in the House.

7 years ago

Listen 13:30
CCP's new mascot, Roary the Lion, learns how to use Philly's new touchscreen voting machines (Twitter/@CCPedu)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Everything you need to know about Philadelphia’s new voting machines

The new equipment will debut in November — despite concerns about favoritism and security.

7 years ago

In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. (left) and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The Why
National
Pennsylvania

The fate of Sen. Toomey’s background checks bill

Pa. Sen. Pat Toomey is a rare Republican interested in some form of bipartisan gun control, but thinks are looking bleak for the bill he's tried, and tried, and tried to pass.

Air Date: October 2, 2019

Listen 12:06
Megan Murphy, right in hat, embraces Cara Knoedler as Kenneth Wright wipes his eyes on the first anniversary of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Behind them is the site of the shooting. (John Locher/AP Photo)
National
Public Safety

Las Vegas massacre anniversary sparks debate on gun control

Advocates say they're frustrated that more hasn't been done since 58 people died at a concert on the Las Vegas Strip, and that mass shootings keep happening nationwide.

7 years ago

Governor Phil Murphy on the one-year anniversary of the release of his economic vision plan at Rowan University on October 1, 2019. (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)
Movies
New Jersey
Taxes

Murphy calls for an expansion of N.J. film and TV tax credit

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy thinks more tax incentives will mean more movies made in the Garden State.

7 years ago

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