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Elections
Billy Penn

The procrastinator’s guide to the May 2019 primary election in Philly

A cheat sheet for being informed on Election Day.

7 years ago

Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other alt-right factions scuffled with counter-demonstrators near Emancipation Park (Formerly
Radio Times
Politics
Race & Ethnicity

Racial resentment and white extremism in America

The FBI recently warned that white extremist violence is a "persistent and pervasive threat" in America.

Air Date: May 7, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:42
The Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Congressional hearing puts focus on struggling Pa. nuclear industry

A Congressional hearing near Pittsburgh Friday highlighted the plight of the nuclear industry, which has struggled to compete against cheap natural gas and renewables.

7 years ago

In this photo provided by the New Jersey Office of the Governor, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy signs the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act Friday, April 12, 2019 at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. New Jersey is the seventh state to enact a law permitting terminally ill patients to seek life ending medication. (New Jersey Office of the Governor via AP)
Health Care
New Jersey

Assisted suicide is legal in N.J. But key medical society still opposed after vote

The Medical Society of New Jersey has charted a middle-of-the-road course in dealing with the controversial new law.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims filmed an encounter with a protester at a Philadelphia Planned Parenthood facility, then posted the video. As she studiously ignored him, Sims tells viewers the woman had been confronting the people who were walking into the clinic. (AP file photo)
Pennsylvania

Pa. legislator films himself berating woman protesting abortion in Philly

Facebook users and the state GOP chairman are chastising Rep. Brian Sims for an 8-minute video he posted that shows him peppering the woman with questions and criticism.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he departs after the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point football team, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 6, 2019, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Taxes

Treasury denies Democrats’ request for Trump tax returns

Mnuchin told Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., in a Monday letter that the panel's request "lacks a legitimate legislative purpose."

7 years ago

32BJ SEIU members demonstrate at a residential parking garage in Center City. (Courtesy of 32BJ SEIU)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Protections for Philly parking industry workers advance at City Hall

A campaign to organize parking industry workers scored a win when two bills regulating industry labor practices passed unanimously.

7 years ago

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at a Second Amendment rally in the state Capitol on May 6, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Fear of encroaching gun control draws hundreds to Harrisburg

Hundreds of people attended a Second Amendment rally in the Pennsylvania state Capitol.

7 years ago

Listen 4:49
New Jersey wasn’t one of the 21 states whose electoral systems were targeted by Russian hackers in 2016, but it has weaknesses at both the state and county level. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Elections
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Ahead of primaries, N.J. is at early stage of shoring up election security

New Jersey wasn’t one of the 21 states whose electoral systems were targeted by Russian hackers in 2016, but it has weaknesses at both the state and county level.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., answers questions during a presidential forum held by She The People on the Texas State University campus Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Houston. (Michael Wyke/AP Photo)
Public Safety

Cory Booker proposes national license for all gun owners

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is proposing that all gun owners be licensed by the federal government, which would include an interview and safety training.

7 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Philadelphia

New pro-Kenney super PAC in Philly mayor’s race

A second super PAC supporting Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has emerged in a mayor’s race in which all TV advertising is from independent groups

7 years ago

The dome of the Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington, Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo)
National Interest
National Interest

The hardball constitutional crisis has arrived

This brass-knuckled president is veritably daring Congress to impeach him.

7 years ago

Recycling at J.P. Mascaro & Sons in Birdsboro, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Elections
Environment

Regional Roundup – 04/06/19

First, Philadelphia's new recycling plan, which no longer includes incineration. Then, environmental news from N.J. Lastly, we discuss the judicial elections in Philadelphia.

Air Date: May 6, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Weeks before the May 21 democratic primary, participants filled a room at First District Plaza for a mayoral forum. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Philadelphia

Kenney a no-show at Black Women’s Leadership event

Four African-American women’s groups sponsored a candidates forum, hoping to hear Kenney’s plans for a second term. They felt snubbed when he didn’t show.

7 years ago

In a Thursday, April 4, 2019 file photo, former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is tapping  former border patrol chief Morgan to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Trump tweeted Sunday, May 5, 2019 that Mark Morgan
Immigration

Trump taps ex-Obama border patrol chief as ICE Director

President Donald Trump is tapping a former border patrol chief who served in the Obama administration to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

7 years ago

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