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Politics & Policy

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer supports raising member and staff pay, as well as reviving earmarks. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Pay raises, more staff, earmarks: Lawmakers propose ways to overhaul Congress

Lawmakers' proposals largely fell into two categories: the kind that would change the culture of Congress, and the kind that would change how laws are made.

7 years ago

(Brennan Linsley/AP Photo, file)
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

This is what’s in N.J.’s landmark marijuana bill

The legislation is the first of its kind in the country and if it passes, could become a model for other states looking to legalize and set up a functioning cannabis economy.

7 years ago

In this March 14, 2019, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane parked at Boeing Field in Seattle. U.S. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Radio Times
Business
Transportation

Aviation safety: Boeing and the F.A.A.

We discuss the Ethiopian Airlines crash, Boeing's 737 Max airplanes, the Federal Aviation Administration's relationship with industry, and aviation safety.

Air Date: March 21, 2019 10:00 am

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Inside Insite, North America’s first public supervised injection facility, located in Vancouver. Photo by Elana Gordon/WHYY
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Public Health

Weighing options to fight opioid crisis, few U.S. lawmakers tout supervised injection site

With the DOJ trying to shut down Philly's supervised injection site before it opens, it seems unlikely even lawmakers who support the idea will provide help to make it happen.

7 years ago

Northeast Philadelphia state Rep. Jared Solomon wants to give voters in Pennsylvania the right to remove elected officials from office through petitions in the wake of the indictment of Philly City Councilman Bobby Henon. (Photo courtesy of Pa. state Rep. Jared Solomon's office)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections

Philly state Rep. wants to give voters power to oust indicted Councilman Henon

Should voters be able to remove elected officials, such as indicted Philly Councilman Bobby Henon? One state Rep. says yes.

7 years ago

The method of determining ballot position in Philadelphia involves 34 numbered balls and a Horn & Hardart coffee can. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Philadelphia

Democratic socialist pulls lucky ballot position in Philly Council race

A 26-year-old democratic socialist drew the top ballot position in Philly’s Council race as candidates followed a time-honored tradition involving an old coffee can.

7 years ago

In this handout photo made available by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Exactly 1,000 days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, and nine days before it is scheduled to walk out the door, Prime Minister Theresa May hit the pause button Wednesday, asking the bloc to postpone the U.K.'s departure until June 30. (UK Parliament/Mark Duffyvia AP)

U.K.’s May asks a wary EU to delay Brexit until June 30

Exactly 1,000 days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, and nine days before it is scheduled to walk out the door, Prime Minister Theresa May hit the pause button.

7 years ago

Computer gamers play in front of their screens on August 18, 2011. (Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images)
Media
Technology
Marketplace

How internet ‘echo chambers’ lead to faster radicalization

This week Marketplace Tech is looking at how an online troll becomes a terrorist and how people are recruited and radicalized online through social media.

7 years ago

(From left) Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke; and Sound Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (Elise Amendola, Charles Krupa, and Charles Krupa/Associated Press)
National Interest
Elections
National

The Electoral College is trending. Guess why.

At least three Democratic presidential hopefuls — Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, and Pete Buttigieg — are currently calling for the artifact's abolition.

7 years ago

In this file photo, Pat Albright speaks at the state Capitol in defense of the General Assistance program, flanked by sign language translators. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Social Justice

The Poor People’s Campaign is back in Harrisburg with a long list of demands

The Poor People's Campaign, a loose coalition of political process reformers, social safety net supporters, racial justice advocates and many others made a stop in Harrisburg.

7 years ago

Special counsel Robert Mueller's high-powered team of investigators and lawyers has expertise in everything from white-collar crime and fraud to national security.
(Andrew Harnik/AP)
National

Shifting hopes as Republicans, Democrats wait for Mueller

Barring an eleventh-hour surprise, Trump and his allies are starting to see the investigation as something potentially very different: a political opportunity.

7 years ago

Even though the number of Delaware teens who smoke is the lowest since the early ‘90s, state lawmakers are pushing a measure to raise the age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. (Bigstock)
Delaware
Public Health

Delaware lawmakers move closer to ban sale of cigarettes to people under 21

The legislation also prohibits the sale of tobacco substitutes, such as e-cigarettes, to those under 21.

7 years ago

In this May 14, 2014, file photo Alan Krueger, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, speaks at the 2014 Fiscal Summit organized by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in Washington. Princeton University Professor Krueger, a groundbreaking economist who served as a top adviser, has died according to a statement by the university. (AP Photo, File)
New Jersey

Alan Krueger, noted Princeton economist who served Obama, has died

The economist took his own life during the weekend, according to a separate statement from Krueger's family that the university released.

7 years ago

The law is an attempt to ensure that consumers without credit cards can participate in the economy. (Rido81/BigStock)
Business
New Jersey

New Jersey becomes second state to ban cashless businesses

The law is an attempt to ensure that consumers without credit cards can participate in the economy.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, center, thanks students as he leaves the The Hub Robison Center on the Penn State campus in State College, Pa., Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Beto O’Rourke makes early impression in Pennsylvania visit

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke is making an early impression in Pennsylvania, a late-voting state that may yet play a role in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

7 years ago

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