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Politics & Policy

In this Tuesday, March 19, 2019 photo, the blades of wind turbines catch the breeze at the Saddleback Ridge wind farm in Carthage, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
National

Democrat-controlled statehouses endorsing clean energy

State legislatures have introduced at least 329 climate change bills this year that address greenhouse gas emissions.

7 years ago

Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on April 26, 2019. (Michael Conroy/AP)
NPR
National

Oliver North says he will not seek 2nd term as NRA president

National Rifle Association leader Oliver North announced on Saturday that he will not seek a second term as president of the gun rights group, as is typically customary.

7 years ago

When legislative districts are drawn, inmates are counted as residents of the community where they are housed, despite the fact that they cannot vote or participate meaningfully in civic life. (AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Study finds Pa. prisons give home districts power, take it from poor urban areas

If Pennsylvania counted inmates as part of their home counties, not where they’re jailed, four state House districts would legally be too large and four would be too small.

7 years ago

More than 200 attendees filled the seats at the Ulmer Planetarium at Lock Haven University Friday night to hear Nigel Farage, member of the European Parliament and leader of the Brexit Party, give a speech on the rise of populism. (Min Xian/WPSU)
International

In Lock Haven, Brexit leader Nigel Farage talks populism in America, Europe and worldwide

More than 200 attendees filled the seats at the Ulmer Planetarium at Lock Haven University Friday night to hear Nigel Farage.

7 years ago

Nation Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (Michael Conroy/AP Photo)
National

Infighting erupts at NRA convention, threatening leadership

The National Rifle Association was plunged into deeper internal turmoil Friday amid an effort by opponents of top executive Wayne LaPierre to drive him out.

7 years ago

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is shown after appearing on ABC's
National

Biden reports $6.3 million 1-day haul, biggest in 2020 field

Biden's campaign says he raised the money from nearly 97,000 individuals across all 50 states, including 65,000 who weren't solicited by email.

7 years ago

Pro-European Union demonstrators march in Berlin on March 31. (Adam Berry/Getty Images)
NPR
International

Here’s why Brexit wasn’t followed by Frexit, Swexit or Nexit

Instead of becoming a harbinger of the EU's demise, the United Kingdom descended into political chaos and became a cautionary tale for other EU countries.

7 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the International Association of Fire Fighters legislative conference in March. He got into the Democratic presidential nomination fight Thursday. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
National

The Democratic field is set: 8 questions about what comes next

Now that the 2020 Democratic field is pretty much set (barring a last-minute Stacey Abrams or John Kerry bid), let's look at what we've learned so far and what to watch for.

7 years ago

A Mariner East pipeline construction clearing in Delaware County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Suburban Philadelphia state senators seek answers from DEP chief over Mariner East pipeline

The lawmakers say Patrick McDonnell's re-appointment should be delayed until pipeline investigations are complete.

7 years ago

Customers walk near makeshift fruit and vegetable shops set in front of destroyed buildings in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa earlier this month. (Delil Souleiman /AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Military

‘Indiscriminate strikes’: Amnesty criticizes U.S.-led coalition’s actions in Raqqa

According to Amnesty International, the U.S.-led coalition's offensive against ISIS in Raqqa killed nearly 10 times more civilians than the U.S. military has acknowledged.

7 years ago

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

N.J. AG Grewal applauds Trump administration move to abandon offshore drilling plans

The Trump administration has halted its plans for offshore drilling all along East Coast, but New Jersey is proceeding with two suits against U.S. over the issue.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey takes notes during a discussion at Penn's School of Social Policy and Practice about the importance of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which expired 70 days ago. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Gender
Law
Public Safety

Sen. Casey pushes to end ‘boyfriend loophole’ in domestic abuse bill over NRA objections

Sen. Bob Casey pushes to end ‘boyfriend loophole’ in lapsed law; the NRA fears it will be applied too broadly and could unfairly strip people of their right to own a firearm.

7 years ago

In this April 25, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
National

Trump tells NRA he’s withdrawing from arms trade treaty

President Donald Trump said Friday he is withdrawing the U.S. from an international agreement on the arms trade.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden appears on The View on Friday, where he was asked about criticism from Anita Hill and accusations of unwanted touching. (Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC via AP)
NPR
National

Biden insists he didn’t treat Anita Hill ‘badly’ while pressed for apology on TV

Biden appeared on ABC's The View Friday morning and told the show's five female co-hosts: "I'm sorry for the way she got treated."

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a campaign stop on Friday, April 26, 2019, at Allen University in Columbia, S.C. (Meg Kinnard/AP Photo)
Environment
Social Justice

Cory Booker offers plan to address environmental inequality

Booker says addressing environmental inequality is one of today's civil rights battles.

7 years ago

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