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Politics & Policy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Ca., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Among the topics discussed were Attorney General William Barr's failure to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to discuss the special counsel report on Russia's interference in the 2016 election. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
National

Pelosi says Barr lied to Congress: ‘That’s a crime’

The Justice Department responded with a statement that said "Speaker Pelosi's baseless attack on the attorney general is reckless, irresponsible, and false."

7 years ago

A sinkhole that opened up in January was surrounded by orange plastic fencing outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chester County state Rep. faces backlash for bringing Nazis into pipeline debate

In a now-deleted tweet, Friel Otten responded that “The Nazis were just doing their jobs too,” and linked a PBS article on coercion by people in power.

7 years ago

George Norcross III leans in to talk to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during an event at Cooper Medical Center in Camden, where Norcross is Chairman of the Board.
The Why
New Jersey
Politics

Why do companies connected to George Norcross get N.J. tax breaks?

Who is George Norcross? And why is New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy convening a task force to look into a state program from which Norcross and his allies have reaped benefits?

Air Date: May 2, 2019

Listen 13:05
New Jersey

Gov. Phil Murphy fields N.J. questions on live call-in show

Host Nancy Solomon and Gov. Phil Murphy took phone calls and social media questions in the WBGO studio in Newark, New Jersey.

7 years ago

Attorney General William Barr speaks during a press conference about the release of the special counsel report at the Department of Justice on April 18. Barr is testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and Thursday. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Barr, after acrimonious day in Congress, says he’ll skip another one on Thursday

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Barr was risking contempt of Congress citation and that he would go ahead with his planned hearing.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Commissioners chairwoman Lisa Deeley. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia

Notary license taken from Philly’s top election official

Philadelphia City Commissioners chairwoman Lisa Deeley quietly surrendered her notary license last summer. It could impact her re-election bid.

7 years ago

Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Russia report by special counsel Robert Mueller on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Elections
Law

AG Barr questioned on Mueller Report

We discuss Attorney General William Barr's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday about the Mueller report and whether he mishandled it.

Air Date: May 2, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Business
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania: What should legalization look like?

Pa. is getting closer to legal recreational marijuana but policymakers still face tough questions about what this potentially multi-billion-dollar industry would look like.

7 years ago

Although Pennsylvania has executed only three people since the penalty was federally reaffirmed in 1976 — most recently in 1999 — and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has a moratorium on the punishment, the commonwealth hasn't gotten close to a ban. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pa.’s death penalty opposition gets a bipartisan push

Although Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has a moratorium on capital punishment, the commonwealth hasn't gotten close to a ban.

7 years ago

A health care worker prepares syringes
National Interest
National Interest

Anti-science ignorance stokes public health crisis

We Americans don't agree about much anymore, but at minimum, there should be a consensus that science in the decades since World War II has been a boon to public health.

7 years ago

Bryan Romero has his hair cut by barber Jojo at Vibes barber shop on fifth street in the Fairhill section of Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Changing Communities
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Critiquing Kenney: For North Philly residents, everyday problems overshadow politics

The name Jim Kenney didn’t inspire much emotion around Fairhill and Strawberry Mansion. People are focused on worries that never seem to change no matter who's in City Hall.

7 years ago

Listen 9:19
Once it is safe to remove the spent fuel from the pool, it's stored outside in metal casks. They are lined up on a concrete base, behind razor wire and against a hillside near the power plant. (Olivia Sun/NPR)
NPR
Energy
Environment

As nuclear waste piles up, private companies pitch new ways to store it

Nuclear power plants across the U.S. are running out of room to store spent fuel. Plans for a permanent disposal site are stalled, so private companies are pitching solutions.

7 years ago

Stacey Abrams speaks about politics and her life during an interview with Marty Moss-Coane for Radio Times, in front of a live audience at WHYY in Philadelphia, Pa., April 5, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
National

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams won’t run for Senate in 2020

Abrams said she will work to build Democrats' field operation for whoever challenges Perdue, but said she doesn't plan to make any primary endorsement.

7 years ago

This photo taken on July 11, 2012, shows the Marcus Hook Refinery in Marcus Hook, Pa. The facility, which is owned and operated by Sunoco Logistics, is an international hub for natural gas liquids, propane, ethane, and butane from the Marcellus Shale region of Western Pennsylvania. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Energy
Pennsylvania

In Pa., two disparate visions for natural gas

The state House Speaker and other Republican lawmakers announced a slate of bills Monday that are aimed at bolstering Pennsylvania's natural gas industry.

7 years ago

An opponent to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro high fives a rebel soldier on a highway overpass outside La Carlota air base amid tear gas fired by loyalist soldiers inside the base in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets in Caracas with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro. (Boris Vergara/AP Photo)
International

Street clashes erupt as Venezuela’s Guaido urges uprising

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early Tuesday.

7 years ago

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