Politics & Policy
New Jersey lawmakers near vote on recreational cannabis
The vote, whose outcome remains unclear, comes after more than a year of mostly back-room wrangling since Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy came into office.
7 years ago
Disaster aid bill facing a tricky path as it heads to Senate
At stake is $13.5 billion emergency relief legislation to help southern farmers, rebuild hurricane-damaged military bases and repair water systems.
7 years ago
U.K. PM May faces heavy pressure to step down to save Brexit
Theresa May faces growing pressure from within her own party either to resign or to set a date for stepping down as a way to build support for her Brexit agreement.
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Multiple 2020 Dems say they won’t attend AIPAC summit
Multiple Democratic presidential candidates said that they won't attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual conference in Washington this week.
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Can a slate of technical education bills help Pennsylvanians?
Pa.'s Democrats and Republicans have come to a rare detente on one economic issue: boosting career and technical education in a bid to get people into higher-paying jobs.
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McGuire, Dover Air Force bases face possible cuts to fund border wall
The Pentagon has identified $12.9 billion in projects — including work in Pa., N.J. and Del. — that could be scrapped to help fund President Trump’s border wall.
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Abolishing the Electoral College would be more complicated than it may seem
A number of states have signed onto a pact that guarantees their Electoral College votes to the winner of the popular vote, no matter the outcome in their individual states.
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President Trump announces halt to ‘additional sanctions’ on North Korea
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the president "likes Chairman Kim and he doesn't think these sanctions will be necessary."
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Accused of abuse, former lawmaker from Delaware County finds work
Former Pennsylvania state Rep. Nick Miccarelli, accused by two women of physical and sexual abuse has landed a job with a Delaware County-funded nonprofit.
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Wolf opposes supervised injection site for Philly, but won’t try to stop it
Though he won't stand in the way of a supervised injection site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf opposes the facility.
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City Council OKs independent study of Kenney’s soda tax
Plans for a new study of the sweetened beverage tax drew criticism as a veiled effort to increase political pressure on legislators in an election year and kill the tax.
7 years ago
Governor Tom Wolf; media coverage of the 2020 campaign
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has an ambitious second term lined up which includes criminal justice reform, $15 minimum wage, and progressive gun legislation.
Air Date: March 22, 2019
Listen 49:46Europe offers UK a little more time for Brexit
After a meeting that stretched through the afternoon and over dinner, the bloc said Britain could postpone its March 29 departure to May 22.
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U.S. abruptly endorses Israel’s Golan sovereignty in big shift
U.S. and Israeli officials said Wednesday they had not expected a decision until next week, when Netanyahu is to visit the U.S.
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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.
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