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Government Accountability
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After override threat, N.J. ‘dark money’ bill on its way to becoming law

A bill that would require more nonprofit groups in N.J. to publicize their donors is on its way to becoming law, after Gov. Phil Murphy avoided a veto override.

7 years ago

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., says the Justice Department has agreed to release some information related to the special counsel report on Russian election interference. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
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Government Accountability
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House Democrats to get some Mueller report material, but contempt vote is still on

Nadler wants to keep the door open to a contempt action if Barr and the Justice Department don't continue to play ball.

7 years ago

Immigrant rights advocates in N.J. (NJTV/PBS)
Immigration
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Immigrant rights groups push N.J. lawmakers to deliver on driver’s licenses

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the I Will Vote Fundraising Gala Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
National Interest
National Interest

In defense of Joe Biden’s abortion switcheroo

Biden needed to get himself in sync with a party base that supports abortion access for all women regardless of income — especially now, with Roe under attack as never before.

7 years ago

In this May 22, 2018 photo, ruddy turnstones, larger birds, and semipalmated sandpipers walk near the shoreline at Kimbles Beach, Middle Township NJ.  Each spring, shorebirds migrating from South America to the Arctic stop on the sands of Delaware Bay to feast on masses of horseshoe crab eggs. It's a marvel of ecology. It's also one of the world's hot-spots for bird flu and a bonanza for scientists seeking clues to how influenza evolves so they just might better protect people.  (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma). (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Radio Times
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Regional Roundup – 06/10/19

This week: New Jersey's Democratic Party feuds, the eviction crisis in Philadelphia, and saving the shorebirds of the Delaware Bay.

Air Date: June 10, 2019 10:00 am

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Philadelphia's Office of Homeless Services is in line to get $800,000 to keep families from becoming homeless. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Homelessness
Kids

Philly budget carves out extra support for low-income families facing homelessness

The Kenney administration wants to add about $1 million to the Office of Homeless Services budget. The money would be used to keep families in their homes.

7 years ago

City Council President Darrell Clarke. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Real Estate

How City Council President Darrell Clarke stopped housing from rising on a vacant city lot and helped his landlord

Philly Council President Darrell Clarke intervened in a city land sale to help the developer who leased him space for his district office at a reduced rate.

7 years ago

People line up to cross the Simon Bolivar international bridge from San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela to Cucuta, in Colombia, to buy goods due to supplies shortage in their country. Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro ordered the reopening of the country's border with Colombia on Friday. (SCHNEYDER MENDOZA/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International

After 4 months, Venezuela’s border with Colombia reopens

Thousands of people crossed over, seeking food, medicine and basic supplies.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach
Pennsylvania

Leach responds to mounting calls for resignation: ‘Absolutely not.’

In a statement, Leach proclaimed his exoneration but apologized to "anyone who may have been offended" by his sexual jokes.

7 years ago

Michael McGarrity, FBI Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division; Calvin Shivers, FBI Deputy Assistant Director in the Criminal Investigative Division; and Elizabeth Neumann, an assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, answer lawmakers' questions on Tuesday about the Trump administration's response to far-right extremism. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
NPR
National

5 takeaways about the Trump administration’s response to far-right extremism

Lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee questioned senior FBI and Homeland Security officials this week about their response to white supremacist violence.

7 years ago

China's Central Bank Governor Yi Gang shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, (left), during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Saturday, June 8, 2019, In Fukuoka, Japan. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Pool Photo via AP)
International

With Mexico deal done, U.S. urges China to resume trade talks

Mnuchin, speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of financial leaders of the G20, urged China to follow suit and return to stalled negotiations.

7 years ago

Parishioners pray the Rosary at Holy Infancy Roman Catholic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania after mass on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, the same day, Pennsylvania Attorney General released his two-year grand jury investigation into widespread sexual abuse and cover-up within six Catholic dioceses across the state. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Law
Pennsylvania
Religion

Catholic Church lobbying costs spiked in Pa. as statute of limitations debate raged

The Catholic Church spent more on lobbying efforts in Pennsylvania than in seven other northeastern U.S. states combined, according to a recent report covering 2011-2018.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, of New Jersey, speaks during the African American Leadership Council Summit, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Atlanta. (John Amis/AP Photo)
Housing
New Jersey
Taxes
NJ Spotlight

Booker’s affordable housing plan features tax credit for renters

Saying America has a “housing affordability crisis,” Booker’s proposal also seeks to end restrictive zoning laws that keep low-cost housing out of many communities.

7 years ago

Trucks pass along a border wall as they get into position to cross into the United States at the border in Tijuana, Mexico, on Friday. Companies have been rushing to ship as many goods as possible out of Mexico to get ahead of possible tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, hurriedly sending cars, appliances and construction materials across the border to beat Monday's deadline. (Hans-Maximo Musielik/AP)
NPR
Business
Economy
International

Trump: U.S., Mexico reach deal to avoid new tariffs

As part of the deal, Mexican officials "agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration," Trump tweeted.

7 years ago

A Bradford County drilling rig.
Energy
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania

Wolf’s infrastructure plan has bipartisan support, but not from leaders

The plan is intended to fund a range of infrastructure improvements, from roads to flood prevention.

7 years ago

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