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Politics & Policy

Computer mouse pads with Secure the Vote logo on them are seen on a vendor's table at a convention of state secretaries of state Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Officials in 18 Pa. counties accepted gifts from voting machine vendors, audit finds

Officials in 18 Pennsylvania counties accepted gifts, such as wine festival tickets, trips and dinners at high-end restaurants, from voting equipment vendors.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a National African American History Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
NPR
Health Care
National

Trump administration proposes sweeping changes to federal family planning program

The Trump administration has issued its final draft of a rule that makes sweeping changes to Title X.

6 years ago

Electoral workers prepare identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the local Independent National Electoral Commission office in Yola Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)
Elections
International

Africa’s largest democracy finally goes to vote

Four years after one of Nigeria's most peaceful elections, heated rhetoric in a tight race threatens a return to violence.

6 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Radio Times
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Online gambling in New Jersey, City Council term limits, nuclear power in Pa.

Regional Roundup: Should Philly's city council have term limits? A Trump administration rule change that could stymie legal sports betting in NJ. The future of nuclear in Pa.

Air Date: February 22, 2019

Listen 49:00
Trucks loaded with officers of the Bolivarian National Guard arrive at the entrance of the Tienditas International bridge that connects Venezuela with Colombia, in Urena, Venezuela, Feb. 21, 2019. (Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)
International
Military

1 killed, 12 injured amid aid standoff in Venezuela

Heightened tensions in Venezuela left one woman dead and a dozen injured near the border with Brazil on Friday.

6 years ago

Red foxes prey on piping plovers, an endangered bird species, and can be hunted and trapped during specific times. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection traps and kills the foxes to protect the plovers. (Big Stock photo)
New Jersey

Red foxes, piping plovers compete for beach front property

Red foxes prey on endangered piping plovers along the New Jersey Shore. Managing their numbers can be controversial because the animals are championed by coastal residents.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Pennsylvania State Police are seen in Philadelphia in  February 2018 (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. taxpayers continue funding state troopers in towns without cops after years of capitol debate

Republican leaders want to charge municipalities for state police service based on workload indicators like calls for service instead of the governor’s proposed population-dri

6 years ago

Listen 1:22
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein speaks at his alma mater, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Higher Education
Law

Outgoing Deputy AG Rosenstein discusses DOJ tenure with Wharton students

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who’s endured jabs by President Trump, says his job means ignoring politics and carrying out the administration’s priorities.

6 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., gives a victory speech during his election night party in Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)
National

Aircraft, submarine project money may be at risk, Casey says

Casey's office said there is nearly $200 million in congressionally approved money for military construction projects in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Activist arrested at City Hall protest targeting Jannie Blackwell

Sheriff deputies arrested an activist in Philadelphia City Hall after the Brown and Black Workers Cooperative disrupted a City Council meeting.

6 years ago

North Philadelphia ward leader Daphne Goggins celebrates after GOP ward leaders vote against reconsidering their endorsement of her candidacy for mayor. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Philadelphia

Philly Republican mayoral candidate says she’s living with mental illness, ready to serve

Philadelphia mayoral candidate Daphne Goggins told a conservative website she’s receiving disability payments for bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Council members listen to hear testimony during a hearing on workplace issues. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Term-limit bill DOA in Philadelphia City Council

A Philly councilman is pushing for limiting new City Council members to three terms but finds little support for the measure.

6 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Health Care

Democrats and the rise of the left

Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia Daily News columnist,Will Bunch discuss the Democratic Party as the 2020 Presidential candidates hone their messages.

Air Date: February 21, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:37
Pennsylvania state Sen. Daylin Leach. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP)
The Why
Pennsylvania
Politics

Daylin’s dilemma: Why Daylin Leach’s political career may be derailed by sexual misconduct charges

Gov. Tom Wolf and others have called for Daylin Leach to step down amidst sexual misconduct allegations — but the Pa. state senator is standing firm.

Air Date: February 21, 2019

Listen 16:31
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump walk together at a resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NPR
International

What to expect from North Korea at the next Trump-Kim summit

With just days to go before his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump seems to have tried to lower public expectations for the meeting.

6 years ago

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