Politics & Policy
Minimum wage for Pa., raising teacher salaries, dark money in NJ
Today's Regional Roundup: making campaign contributions more transparent in NJ, Pa. Republican State Majority Leader on raising the minimum wage, teacher pay in Pa.
Air Date: March 4, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Narberth native, former Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper declares 2020 presidential bid
John Hickenlooper casted himself as a can-do uniter who's used to overcoming adversity and accomplishing liberal goals in a politically divided state.
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Senate seems to have votes to reject Trump’s wall move
Opponents appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can't go along with the White House.
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Board that handles federal worker disputes is now vacant
The Merit Systems Protection Board, a quasi-judicial government body tasked with settling workplace disputes for federal workers, is vacant for the first time in 40-years.
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Democratic presidential candidates marking Selma anniversary
Sens. Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders are gathered at one of America's seminal civil rights sites on Sunday to pay homage to that legacy.
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Republicans pick Pa. state Rep. as nominee to fill open U.S. House seat
The seat has been open since Republican Tom Marino stepped down in January.
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House to query 60 Trump officials in obstruction probe
Declaring it's "very clear" President Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment says the panel is requesting documents Monday.
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Looking beyond Mueller, Democrats cast investigative nets
Emboldened by their new majority, Democrats are undertaking several broad new investigations into President Donald Trump and setting the stage for a post-Robert Mueller world.
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Analysis: GOP senators struggle to escape no-win border vote
As a deadline for voting looms, it's increasingly clear that Republican senators are deeply uncomfortable with Trump's use of executive power to build the wall.
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Senator Hughes wants to flood Pa. Capitol with data on poverty
A top Senate Democrat is launching two bills he hopes will prompt his fellow lawmakers to think more carefully about poverty.
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Black activist takes the lead of neo-Nazi Socialist group, vows to dissolve it
James Hart Stern wants to use his new position as director and president of the National Socialist Movement to undermine the Detroit-based group.
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As U.S. Jerusalem Consulate shuts, pro-Israel envoy takes on Palestinian relations
The Consulate General in Jerusalem is the U.S. government's de facto representative office to the Palestinian Authority.
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At CPAC: Abortion, immigration, and warnings about socialism
CPAC has evolved over the years. Always a gathering place for young activists from around the country, the emphases have changed.
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Lawmakers question Wolf’s ‘intricate web’ of environmental funding
Pa. lawmakers remain skeptical about a provision in Governor Tom Wolf's budget plan to transfer money out of special environmental funds to fill financial gaps.
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Who from ‘Trump World’ do House Democrats want to talk to next?
Michael Cohen was just the beginning.
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