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Politics & Policy

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

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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

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani shook hands with supporters as he arrived at President Trump's campaign rally on Aug. 15, 2019, in Manchester, N.H. (Elise Amendola/AP)
NPR
National

Rudy Giuliani Subpoenaed By House Intel Committee In Impeachment Inquiry

Majority Democrats in the House subpoenaed President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Monday for documents related to his communications with Ukraine.

7 years ago

Rezwan Natiq, from Kabul, Afghanistan, is a refugee living in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Immigration
Pennsylvania

As Trump slashes refugee arrivals, a look at who has been resettling in Pa.

Those fleeing religious persecution and those who helped the U.S. in Iraq or Afghanistan are common among current refugees settling in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Listen 4:26
The site of the Revolution Pipeline explosion that occurred in September 2018. (Marcellus Air)
The Why
Environment
Pennsylvania

The Chester County DA vs. the Mariner East pipeline

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan is threatening to sue Sunoco on behalf of residents afraid of sinkholes along the Mariner East 2 pipeline route.

Air Date: September 30, 2019

Listen 12:02
Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks to the media after Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
National

Trump allies in disarray as Democrats push impeachment

Adam Schiff said Sunday that he expects the whistleblower at the heart of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump to testify "very soon."

7 years ago

Visitors to New York's Times Square use umbrellas to shield themselves against the rain
Technology

Researchers question Census Bureau’s new approach to privacy

In an age of advancing computer power, the Census Bureau undertook an experiment to see if census answers could threaten the privacy of the people who fill out questionnaires.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf's spokesman said this week that the governor believes Cheyney is
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Tribune

Wolf, state senators continue to back Cheyney despite struggles

As financial and legal troubles batter Cheyney University, the school continues to have friends in high places.

7 years ago

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