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Politics & Policy

Uber announced this week that it is changing policies and banning riders with low scores. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
Technology
Transportation

Uber to start banning passengers with low ratings

Uber has unveiled a new policy that enables the company to kick riders with low ratings to the curb.

7 years ago

Kevin Roster makes a last visit to the Parx Casino in Bensalem before leaving for California, where law allows terminally ill patients to end their lives with medical assistance. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health Care
New Jersey

‘I want to rob cancer of its prize’: N.J. man moves to Calif. to legally end his life

Kevin Roster, a 36-year-old with terminal cancer, wants the ‘freedom to choose’ how he dies. He says he can’t wait for N.J.’s ‘Aid in Dying’ law to take effect in August.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Elections
Philadelphia
Politics

Why a West Philly political dynasty is ending

After 27 years, West Philly Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell suffered a surprising defeat last week. Does her defeat speak more to her own record or to her changing district?

Air Date: May 30, 2019

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Lt. Gov. John Fetterman takes his statewide listening tour to gauge Pennsylvanians’ interest in legalizing marijuana to the American Legion Post 109 in Mechanicsburg. (Sean Simmers/PennLive)
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Recreational marijuana laws were put on hold by N.J. and N.Y. What’s that mean for Pennsylvania?

Key lawmakers say what does or doesn’t happen in New York and New Jersey doesn’t affect their thinking on what should happen here.

7 years ago

Centre County, Pennsylvania introduced new Electronic Systems & Software voting machines in the primary on May 21, 2019. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Elections
New Jersey

N.J. primary provides another opportunity to test new voting machines

Gloucester County in New Jersey is the latest in the state to adopt voting machines that provide a paper trail.

7 years ago

The debate stage before a 2016 Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC and YouTube in Charleston, S.C. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors to participate in later debates this year. (Mic Smith/AP)
NPR
Elections

Democratic presidential field will look a lot smaller by September

The new qualification standards will require candidates to double their poll numbers and grassroots fundraising support from what's required for the debates through the summer

7 years ago

Sen. Majority leader Mitch McConnell says he'd fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
National

McConnell would fill potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, reversal of 2016 stance

Speaking to an audience in Kentucky Monday, McConnell said should a vacancy occur on the court in 2020 — a presidential election year — he would allow a vote.

7 years ago

Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Government Accountability
Law

Mueller: Special counsel probe did not exonerate Trump

The statement came amid demands for Mueller to testify on Capitol Hill about his findings and tension with Barr.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Radio Times
Government Accountability
Law

Assange and the Espionage Act

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been indicted on multiple counts of espionage, sparking many questions about the First Amendment, journalism, and national security.

Air Date: May 29, 2019 10:00 am

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Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Gender
Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf pushes for LGBTQ protections in face of ACA changes

A bill to extend the commonwealth's civil rights protections to LGBTQ people has repeatedly stalled in the Pennsylvania Legislature.

7 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, and mayors from across the state discuss gun violence prevention on May 28, 2019 in Trenton. (Edwin J. Torres/ Governor's Office)
New Jersey
Public Safety

N.J. Gov. Murphy promises continued fight against gun violence amid spate of shootings

Many of New Jersey’s top political leaders met Tuesday to find solutions to reduce crime.

7 years ago

Centre County introduced new Electronic Systems & Software voting machines in the primary on May 21, 2019. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Here’s who makes money from the voting machine requirement for Pa. counties

As of early May, 18 counties picked ES&S at an estimated total cost of $48 million.

7 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., responds to reporters as she departs after meeting with all the House Democrats, many calling for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump after his latest defiance of Congress by blocking his former White House lawyer from testifying yesterday, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National Interest
National Interest

Video fakery and the high cost of lies

Donald Trump's fans have had a tough time combating Pelosi, so apparently their only recourse was to manipulate video footage to smear her as semi-nuts.

7 years ago

Members of National Nurses United union members wave 'Medicare for All' signs during a rally in front of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in Washington calling for 'Medicare for All' on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
Health Care
National

Progressive, moderate wings of Democratic Party at odds over ‘Medicare for All’

Currently, the main “Medicare for All” proposal in the House calling for guaranteed health insurance for every American has just over 100 co-sponsors.

7 years ago

Listen 4:31
Protesters for women's rights hold a rally on the Alabama Capitol steps to protest a law passed last week making abortion a felony in nearly all cases with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
The Why
Gender
Politics

Why Alabama’s abortion ban is reminiscent of Pennsylvania challenge to Roe v. Wade

The landmark Supreme Court case from Pennsylvania, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, didn't overturn Roe v. Wade. But could Alabama's anti-abortion law?

Air Date: May 28, 2019

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