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Politics & Policy

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Law
Pennsylvania

After years of pressure from advocates, Pa. House advances gift ban

Under current law, lawmakers can accept whatever gifts they want, no matter the cost. For the first time in recent memory, the House may be poised to change that.

7 years ago

The Bruce Mansfield Power Plant burns coal to generate electricity in Beaver County. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Will Pa. Gov. or Legislature decide on state-led cap-and-trade program?

A proposed bill would require the Legislature to OK Pennsylvania becoming part of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

7 years ago

Long before he testified for the impeachment proceedings, former U.S. ambassador Kurt Volker went to Temple. 1984 TEMPLAR YEARBOOK
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Impeachment witness Kurt Volker is Temple made — and sang in the concert choir

But he forgot to submit a yearbook headshot.

7 years ago

A demonstrator celebrated outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 after the court voted to uphold key tax subsidies that are part of the Affordable Care Act. But federal taxes and other measures designed to pay for the health care the ACA provides have not fared as well. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care

Want new taxes to pay for health care? Lessons from the Affordable Care Act

When passing the ACA, Democrats touted that they had included measures to pay for the bill's expanded coverage. But now, Congress has eliminated many of those taxes.

7 years ago

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Day 4 of Trump public impeachment hearings: ‘Everyone was in the loop’

Gordon Sondland, President Trump’s ambassador to the EU, bolstered Democrats’ impeachment narrative Wednesday as he repeatedly talked of a “quid pro quo” involving Ukraine.

7 years ago

Amazon says it has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras. The company said in a letter released Tuesday, Nov. 19 by U.S. Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
Business
Technology

Amazon says it’s considered face scanning in Ring doorbells

The company told Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras but that there are no plans to coordinate that

7 years ago

Governor Phil Murphy, alongside First Lady Tammy Murphy and former Vice President Al Gore, signs an executive order more than doubling New Jersey's offshore wind goal on November 19, 2019, at Liberty Science Center. (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)
Environment
New Jersey

N.J. aims to power three million homes with offshore wind energy by 2035

In June, state regulators approved the first application for a wind farm off the Jersey Shore, which is expected to start generating power in five years.

7 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Health Care
Law
Pennsylvania

Bill requiring medical providers to bury fetal remains passes Pa. House

Supporters say the measure would ensure parents have an opportunity for closure. Opponents say it could discourage women from getting abortions.

7 years ago

Algae floats in the water at the Maumee Bay State Park marina in Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Environment
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. announces $13M fund for harmful algal bloom prevention

New Jersey will have more than $13 million to combat harmful algal blooms that plagued major recreational waterbodies last summer.

7 years ago

Jennifer Williams, (left), an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

Day 3 of Trump impeachment hearings: Firsthand witnesses testify

The third day of impeachment hearings was the longest yet, bringing to the forefront four witnesses in two separate hearings.

7 years ago

Attendees hold 'We Vape, We Vote' signs ahead of a Trump rally last month in Dallas, Texas. The politics surrounding vaping and industry pushback against regulation appear to have derailed Trump administration's plan to ban the sales of many vaping products.
NPR
Economy
Public Health

Politics, industry backlash, stall White House ban on flavored vaping products

The Trump administration's plan to ban most flavored vaping products has stalled out, at least for the moment.

7 years ago

State police remove Sue Altman of New Jersey Working Families from a hearing. (NJ Spotlight)
New Jersey
Taxes

Rekindling tax break controversy, George Norcross publicly defends incentives

George Norcross told legislators at the Statehouse in Trenton on Monday that the state’s tax incentive program has succeeded in revitalizing distressed areas.

7 years ago

A Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver's car next to an Uber sticker
Business
New Jersey
Personal Finance
NJ Spotlight

Revamping N.J. labor law to protect workers in ‘gig economy,’ boost state taxes

Senate President Steve Sweeney is behind a bill that’s ‘all about protecting the rights of workers,’ but business interests have misgivings.

7 years ago

Jessica Scarane
Delaware
Elections

Democrat Jessica Scarane challenging U.S. Sen. Chris Coons from the left

Democratic candidate Jessica Scarane says Sen. Chris Coons works too well with Republicans. She’s launched a 2020 primary campaign to unseat him.

7 years ago

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, is likely the most anticipated of the eight witnesses scheduled to testify in this week's public impeachment hearings. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
NPR
National

Impeachment public hearings week 2 — who is testifying and what happens next

The House impeachment inquiry begins its second week of public hearings with the Intelligence Committee scheduled to hear testimony from eight more witnesses over three days.

7 years ago

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