Politics & Policy
The consequences of US Immigration policies on children
We'll get an update on child separations at the border, discuss the immigrant detention facility right here in Pa., and talk about the psychological consequences these have.
Air Date: August 13, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Walmart bans violent imagery, but not gun sales
Following shootings at two store locations, Walmart said in an internal memo that it would take down all imagery and stop playing videos that depicted violence.
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After complaints, Pa. senators return to drawing board on part of school safety law
A law to expand schools' security options in Pennsylvania now has some school law enforcement officers miffed.
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Former Murphy aide sues woman who accused him of assault
The countersuit Albert Alvarez filed Thursday says Katie Brennan's claims are false.
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“The migration problem is a coffee problem”
We talk about how low coffee prices are driving Central American farmers to migrate to the U.S. and with La Colombe's Todd Carmichael about the coffee business.
Air Date: August 9, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:03Poll: Half of Pa. voters plan to vote against Trump in 2020
"It's a surprise given the economy. You would expect a sitting president to be in a much better position."
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Senate will discuss gun proposals in September, McConnell says
"What we can't do is fail to pass something," McConnell told WHAS radio in Kentucky, adding, "the urgency of this is not lost on any of us."
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64 percent of Pa. respondents to a new poll support more gun restrictions
The majority of people gave the opinion before mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.
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Hope vs. fear, truth vs. lies: Biden frames the choice in 2020
Joe Biden's speech in Iowa yesterday was an eloquently impassioned shout-out to a benighted nation in dire need of moral ballast.
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Pa. lawmakers, gun control advocates rally to change state firearms laws
Pennsylvania lawmakers and gun control advocates rallied at the statehouse Wednesday evening just a few days after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.
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Question for Camden: How many tax breaks is too many?
Camden has given tax breaks to companies already getting big ones from the state. Is the city catering to big corporations at the expense of its residents?
Air Date: August 8, 2019
Listen 12:46Fellow Pa. Dems challenging Leach promise similar policies, but a change in culture
With eight months to go before his primary election, Leach already has three challengers.
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Delaware delegation demands answers on PFAS contamination at Dover air base from Pentagon
Five wells near the Dover Air Force Base are contaminated with excessive levels of PFAS. Delaware’s three members of Congress want answers from the Pentagon.
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Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court rules Pierluisi unconstitutionally sworn in as governor
The decision voids Pedro Pierluisi's swearing-in because he was not previously approved as secretary of state by both Puerto Rico's Senate and House.
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The NRA hates Pat Toomey, but he still can’t get background checks passed
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey is working with his Democratic colleagues to strengthen the background checks that folks will face if they want to buy firearms. Again.
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