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Politics & Policy

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, a lead pipe, left, is seen in a hole the kitchen ceiling in the home of Desmond Odom, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Environment
New Jersey
Public Health
Public Safety

Murphy announces plan to rid N.J. of lead-lined water pipes in ten years

New Jersey also wants to help residents rid their homes of lead-based paint, which is the leading cause of lead poisoning.

7 years ago

Helen Gym speaks at a protest of the Hahnemann closure on June 27, 2019. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Health Care
Philadelphia

Helen Gym has a plan to prevent another Hahnemann

A new bill introduced in Philadelphia City Council seeks to give local authorities additional oversight over future hospital closures.

7 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, July 10, 2017. (Matt Rourke/ AP Photo)
Health Care
Pennsylvania

A bill expanding healthcare access for working disabled people may see Pa. Senate action

The measure has high-ranking co-sponsors from both parties, making it a rare healthcare bill that may not divide the chamber on party lines.

7 years ago

William Marx points out one of the districts that crossed four counties as an image of the old congressional districts of Pennsylvania are projected on a wall in the classroom where he teaches civics in Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Marx was a plaintiff in the Pennsylvania lawsuit that successfully challenged the Republican-drawn congressional maps. Marx said he believes the new district boundaries resulted in
Elections
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Survey: Most Pa. voters support independent redistricting commission

Redistricting reform is a top goal for many good government supporters in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event Wednesday in Rochester, N.H. (Elise Amendola/AP)
NPR
National

Joe Biden calls for Trump impeachment ‘to preserve our constitution’

Up until now Biden had reserved judgment, saying he supported the House's impeachment inquiry and wanted to see what the facts showed.

7 years ago

In the early 1900s, people counted on the City Hall clock to keep in sync (PhillyHistory.org)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Respect for time? City Council sessions start an hour late — and it gets worse every year

Weekly sessions are supposed to begin at 10 a.m. This year’s average gavel time is 11.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Radio Times
International
Military

The Kurds, Turkey, Syria, and Trump

Today on the show, we’ll talk about what Trump's announcement to withdraw U.S. troops from Northern Syria means for the Kurds, the Middle East, and for U.S. foreign policy.

Air Date: October 9, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Delegates to the 1947 New Jersey Constitutional Convention, most likely during the swearing-in ceremony. (New Jersey State Archives, Department of State)
Elections
New Jersey

N.J. has elections in odd years — you can thank the Constitution of 1947 for that

The conveners of the 1947 state constitutional convention chose to hold state elections during the years when there are no federal elections.

7 years ago

Listen 4:12
File photo: Signs point voters to a polling place in Moorestown, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
New Jersey

Why does N.J. hold elections in off-years?

New Jersey is one of a few states that hold statewide elections only in odd-numbered years. The goal was to focus voters' attention more on local issues. But is it working?

Air Date: October 9, 2019

Listen 12:13
People gather at the Supreme Court awaiting a decision in an Illinois union dues case, Janus vs. AFSCME, in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2018. The outcome of that case and several others were not announced Monday as the court's term comes to a close. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Dispute arises over who gets credit for union escape clause in Pa. government labor contracts

The inclusion of the so-called “maintenance of membership” clause in the former contracts is the subject of pending lawsuits.

7 years ago

President Trump speaks to reporters outside the White House on October 4. The White House sent a letter to House Democrats saying they would not cooperate with requests as part of their impeachment inquiry. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections

Trump administration says it ‘cannot participate’ in impeachment inquiry

The White House says they will not participate in Congress's ongoing impeachment inquiry, heightening a political and legal standoff between the two branches of government.

7 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence reacts during an immigration and naturalization ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House grounds, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Radio Times
History
Politics

Who Is Mike Pence?

Reporter Tom LoBianco has been covering Pence since his time as Indiana governor. His new book is a detailed account of Pence's life, outlook, and relationship with Trump.

Air Date: October 8, 2019

Listen 49:00
Nikil Saval (Max Marin/Billy Penn) and Larry Farnese (district office)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

This left-wing organizer wants to steal a powerful Pa. Senate seat from Philly’s Democratic machine

Nikil Saval of Reclaim Philadelphia hosts his first fundraiser next week.

7 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks to reporters and others at an elementary school in Bergenfield, N.J., Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Murphy and other local politicians announced efforts to deal with lead contamination in drinking water, specifically in schools. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. to offer schools $100 million for lead remediation, require more frequent tests

New Jersey will begin borrowing $100 million to pay for lead remediation projects in schools across the state and require educational facilities test for lead contamination.

7 years ago

Several Democrats running for president in 2020 support some version of Medicare for all. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Health Care
National
The Conversation

How the U.S. could afford ‘Medicare for all’

Health care is Americans’ number-one priority, based on recent polls, so it’s no wonder it’s been a hot topic in the Democratic primary.

7 years ago

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