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Politics & Policy

Movita Johnson-Harrell, shown here while she was the supervisor of the Philadelphia district attorney's Victim/Witness Services unit. An invocation given before Johnson-Harrell's swearing-in to the state House was broadly construed as Islamophobic. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
The Why
Pennsylvania
Politics
Religion

Why prayers are allowed in government meetings — including the Pa. Legislature

A Republican Pennsylvania state Rep. has been under fire after her prayer opening a recent voting session. A look into the constitutional debate over religious invocations.

Air Date: April 4, 2019

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., arrives for a Democratic Caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington. Neal, whose committee has jurisdiction over all tax issues, has formally requested President Donald Trump's tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Business
Taxes

House chairman asks IRS for 6 years of Trump’s tax returns

The request for President Donald Trump's tax returns is the first such demand for a sitting president's tax information in 45 years.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams speaks at the Hero Thrill Show, an annual event raising money for children of fallen first responders, September 22, 2018. (Michael Candelori/Sipa via AP Images)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly Democrats yank backing of Philly Sheriff Jewell Williams amid sexual harassment claims

Philadelphia Democratic leaders have withdrawn their re-election backing of Sheriff Jewell Williams, who has been accused of sexual harassment by three women.

7 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Biden Courage Awards Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in New York. (Frank Franklin II/AP Photo)
Delaware
National

Biden to be ‘more respectful’ of personal space after allegations from several women

Joe Biden released a video saying he will be ‘more respectful’ of personal space following allegations from several women that he made them uncomfortable by touching.

7 years ago

Eric Marsh, left, Shantelle Willis and Layna Smith testify during the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on bullying on Tuesday morning held at Tabor Services in Germantown. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly parents, advocates speak up about bullying during state committee hearing

Parents and anti-bullying advocates testified about how bullies have affected their lives during a Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Tuesday.

7 years ago

Infowars' Host Alex Jones was forcibly deposed under oath on March 14 by the lawyer of Sandy Hook parents, and the entire proceeding — more than three hours long — was posted online last Friday. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
National Interest
Media
National Interest

Fake news fraud Alex Jones suffers his day of reckoning

In my perpetual and often fruitless search for upbeat news, I've discovered the sworn deposition of Alex Jones.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale  (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Trump-backed ACA repeal unwise for Pa., DePasquale says

Using data from the state Insurance Department, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said that over of 1.1 million people in Pa. can attribute their healthcare to the ACA.

7 years ago

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., passes a resolution to subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller's full report, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
National

House Judiciary panel approves subpoenas for Mueller report

The House Judiciary Committee approved subpoenas for special counsel Mueller's full Russia report as Dems pressure Justice to release the document without redactions.

7 years ago

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Media

Scammers peddling bogus tax breaks find traction on Facebook

Ads on Facebook promised homeowners they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was true.

7 years ago

Motorists roll south on 7th Avenue in Times Square, Friday, March 29, 2019, in New York.  Long ringed by some of the most expensive toll roads in the U.S., New York City is poised to take things even further with a plan to use automated license plate readers to charge drivers who motor into the most congested parts of Manhattan during times when crosstown traffic is at its worst.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Streets & Roads
Transportation

New York will be first U.S. city to charge congestion toll

New York City is set to become the first American metropolis to ease traffic congestion, cut pollution and boost mass transit by charging motorists a hefty toll.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally in Los Angeles on March 23. His campaign reported on Tuesday that it raised $18.2 million through the end of the first quarter of the year. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections

Sanders tops Democratic fundraising, so far, as Harris and Buttigieg draw big sums

The Vermont senator's campaign says it raised $18.2 million from more than 500,000 donors.

7 years ago

A Pennsylvania elector holds her ballot for President-elect Donald Trump before casting it in December 2016. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Elections
The Conversation

You’ll hear these 4 arguments in defense of the Electoral College – here’s why they’re wrong

For the first time in the country’s modern history, the existence of the Electoral College has become a campaign issue.

7 years ago

The number of medical marijuana patients has more than doubled in the last year. (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo)
Health Care
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

N.J. calls for big increase in number of medical marijuana dispensaries

New Jersey's current medical marijuana program won’t come close to meeting a surging demand, the health department says.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk along the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 31, 2019, as they return from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Immigration

Trump considering naming an ‘immigration czar’

As he threatens to shut down the southern border, President Donald Trump is considering bringing on a "border" or "immigration czar" to coordinate immigration policy.

7 years ago

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works.
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Officials fine U.S. Steel for Clairton emissions from 2018, note situation has been improving

It comes after two other significant fines last year for similar problems after inspectors noted an uptick in leaks of coke oven gas.

7 years ago

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