Politics & Policy
FERC’s critics, and two commissioners, say new comment policy will hurt landowners
FERC says it will limit public interventions in its pipeline review process if they are submitted outside the prescribed time.
6 years ago
Ryan Costello and ‘the modified limited hangout route’
Between now and November, a lot of bailing Republicans (in this election cycle, a record number of retirements) will likely try to replicate Costello's tortured balancing act.
6 years ago
New Castle County Executive proposes 15 percent property tax hike
New Castle County Executive Matthew Meyer proposed a Fiscal Year 2019 budget that includes a proposed 12 percent increase in sewer bills and a 15 percent property tax hike.
6 years ago
N.J. joins coalition of states challenging census citizenship question
Asking people if they’re U.S. citizens will discourage immigrants from participating in the count, says New Jersey's attorney general.
6 years ago
Trump budget would eliminate DOJ peacemaking office
Justice Department official Lee Loftus told reporters in February the CRS is a "small entity in Justice today."
6 years ago
Focusing on expansion possibilities, federal officials tour Wilmington port
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James toured the Port of Wilmington, as well as the former Chemours Edgemoor site.
6 years ago
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez announces he’ll seek 3rd term
The 64-year-old Democrat announced Tuesday will hold events in his hometown of Union City.
6 years ago
Philadelphia Council presses for answers on borrowing, money lost on police HQ
Council members also seek update on projects stalled by the extended court challenge to the city's sweetened beverage tax.
6 years ago
DOJ watchdog: FBI could have tried harder to hack iPhone
The report says communication failures among FBI officials delayed the search for a solution.
6 years ago
Students and teachers need resources, not armed camps
Students do not need more firepower, police, metal detectors, and other trappings of the school-to-prison pipeline in their schools.
6 years ago
New Jersey expanding its medical marijuana program
"The days of making residents jump through hoops are coming to an end," Murphy said. He added later: "We recognize that patients should be treated as patients, not criminals."
6 years ago
In Pennsylvania, unions throw political weight behind natural gas
Nationwide, fewer than 5 percent of workers in oil, gas, and mining are unionized, about half the national average.
6 years ago
Irrelevant Rick Santorum is out of time
6 years ago
Lobbyist, lawmakers entwined in complex relationship: Is it influence peddling, or essential?
There are more than 1,200 registered lobbyists in Harrisburg.
6 years ago
Even in absence, Stack dominates Pa. lieutenant governor debate
Four Democrats vying to unseat Mike Stack of Philadelphia promise a better working relationship with Gov. Tom Wolf.
6 years ago