Politics & Policy
A little off the top: N.J. may rearrange some ocean dunes
New Jersey may take the unusual step of trimming some large dunes and using the sand to widen the beach in front of them.
7 years ago
In gun buyback talk, how do you round up so many weapons?
The prospect of significant gun measures has faded in recent weeks under the Republican-controlled Senate and President Donald Trump.
7 years ago
World leaders feel the heat in upcoming UN climate summit
Only those with new, specific and bold plans can command the podium and the ever-warming world's attention, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
7 years ago
Who benefits? Philadelphia leads largest cities in property tax breaks
Philadelphia’s real estate tax breaks benefit some of the wealthiest in the city, a Tribune analysis of property records shows.
7 years ago
With TMI closed, nuclear advocates’ concern shifts to Pa.’s other plants
Those who support nuclear worry that without tax breaks, the plants will be shut out of a competitive energy market.
7 years ago
Legality of using bonds for election machines questioned by Pa. board
Officials in charge of the funding to reimburse counties for voting machine expenses say they have serious concerns about going through with the plan.
7 years ago
Pa. Liquor Control Board’s refusal to share records with state lawmaker sparks court battle
Act 39 of 2016 authorized the liquor control board to auction all expired or rescinded restaurant licenses since the year 2000.
7 years ago
Delco Dems: DELCORA sale is a typical bad, backroom Republican deal
Democrats in Delaware County slammed a deal that sees the merger of DELCORA with Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater as a deal among Republican insiders.
7 years ago
Pa. Senate Dems, again, call for Leach to resign. He doesn’t plan to.
The caucus has released a final report about sexual misconduct allegations against Leach. It found “unprofessional” behavior, but no sexual harassment.
7 years ago
New Jersey rolls out Real ID driver’s licenses on appointment-only basis
Starting October 2020, standard licenses will no longer work at airport security checkpoints or to enter federal buildings.
7 years ago
Landlords win concession in City Council battle over lead safety bill
The win came in the form of an amendment that requires all units built before 1978 to have their properties regularly inspected to secure a “lead safe” certification.
7 years ago
Exiled NSA contractor Edward Snowden: ‘I haven’t and I won’t’ cooperate with Russia
Had I cooperated with the Russian government right — if you think I'm a Russian spy — I would have been in that airport for five minutes before they drove me out in a limo.
7 years ago
Pa. GOP members begin moving priority, pro-natural gas package
The raft of proposals serves as a rejection of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s own energy plan.
7 years ago
How television made Donald Trump
New York Times television critic James Poniewozik discusses his book, "Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America."
Air Date: September 19, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Once a ‘rocket ship,’ National Security Council now avoided by government pros
Career foreign policy professionals tell NPR they increasingly fear that joining the NSC, which is part of the White House, will taint them as political operatives.
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