Politics & Policy
Pending bill would create a $500 fine for releasing a balloon in N.J.
The pending bill cites balloons as a danger to wildlife and marine animals who mistake them as food or become entangled in the string.
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Kenney grilled on gun violence, gentrification at Germantown mayoral debate
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, challengers state Sen. Anthony Williams and former City Controller Alan Butkovitz talk property taxes and violence in Germantown.
7 years ago
‘The most significant domestic terrorist threat,’ rinse and repeat
10 years ago this month, when the Chabad of Poway synagogue shooter was nine years old, Barack Obama's DHS authored a dire report about growing extremist violence in America.
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Biden heads to Pennsylvania to pitch rebuilding middle class
By picking Pennsylvania for his first campaign speech of the presidential race, Joe Biden is signaling he hopes to own what may be the 2020 election's toughest battleground.
7 years ago
If Mueller Report Was ‘Tip Of The Iceberg,’ What More Is Lurking Unseen?
How much do American officials know about that they don't want to reveal? And how much might the Russians continue trying to do that the United States isn't following?
7 years ago
Critiquing Kenney: Taking the pulse of Philly mayor’s old neighborhood
Interviews with voters in Kenney’s old neighborhood show a mix of opinions about him, but little support for his Democratic rivals.
7 years ago
Listen 5:32Barr’s testimony to House on Mueller in doubt amid dispute
The department has balked at the panel's plans to allow the committee's counsels from both sides to question Barr
7 years ago
Trump rallies supporters as White House correspondents’ gala celebrates a free press
Separate events held Saturday evening in the nation's capital and a Wisconsin arena painted two divergent pictures of the press.
7 years ago
2020 Democrats talk faith; conservative Christian leaders respond
Bob Vander Plaats, president of The Family Leader, said he's sending invitations Friday to the top seven Democratic primary candidates in current polls.
7 years ago
Xi: China wants to expand sprawling infrastructure project
President Xi Jinping called for more countries to join China's sprawling infrastructure-building initiative.
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Democrat-controlled statehouses endorsing clean energy
State legislatures have introduced at least 329 climate change bills this year that address greenhouse gas emissions.
7 years ago
Oliver North says he will not seek 2nd term as NRA president
National Rifle Association leader Oliver North announced on Saturday that he will not seek a second term as president of the gun rights group, as is typically customary.
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Study finds Pa. prisons give home districts power, take it from poor urban areas
If Pennsylvania counted inmates as part of their home counties, not where they’re jailed, four state House districts would legally be too large and four would be too small.
7 years ago
In Lock Haven, Brexit leader Nigel Farage talks populism in America, Europe and worldwide
More than 200 attendees filled the seats at the Ulmer Planetarium at Lock Haven University Friday night to hear Nigel Farage.
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