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A security force member walks outside a shuttered restaurant Thursday in Manbij, Syria, the site of a suicide attack that killed more than a dozen people, including four Americans, a day earlier. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. (Delil Souleiman /AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Military

How strong is the Islamic State in Syria?

The extremist group is still believed to have thousands of fighters who have gone underground.

7 years ago

Workers prepare steel for shipment at Camden Yards Steel Company. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
New Jersey
Taxes

Camden officials bristle at Murphy’s critique of N.J. tax incentives

After governor slams lax oversight of the tax break program, saying the money could have been better spent elsewhere, Camden officials point to how it's improved the city.

7 years ago

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Income Inequality
New Jersey

New Jersey governor, lawmakers reach deal on $15 minimum wage

New Jersey lawmakers have reached a deal to raise the current rate from $8.85 to $10 by July 1, then increasing it by $1 a year until reaching $15 in 2024.

7 years ago

Finance Director Rob Dubow maintained the property tax assessment issue is not as big as City Council or the controller have said it is. (WHYY file)
Business
Philadelphia
Taxes

Philly controller questions tax assessments; finance director points to improvement

In a new report, Philadelphia's controller criticizes method for calculating property tax assessments. But the finance chief defends the system and notes improvements.

7 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney delivers his third State of the State Address to a joint session of the Delaware legislature Thursday. Jan. 17, 2019, at Legislative Hall in Dover.
Delaware

Carney calls for boosting education funding, early voting in State of the State

Delaware Gov. John Carney called for increased education spending and improved access for voters in his second State of the State address.

7 years ago

A Philadelphia judge purchased this row home at 1514 N. Hollywood Street and the two adjacent vacant lots from the city. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Housing
PlanPhilly

Philly judge makes $135,000 gaming city land sales

A judge played the city’s land sale process to flip a publicly owned lot for a windfall, again calling into question city’s process for appraising and selling its land.

7 years ago

In this June 30, 2018, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, (left), discusses his state budget deal with Democratic legislative leaders, as state Senate President Stephen Sweeney, (right), listens during a news conference in Trenton, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, File)
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Murphy calls for returning right to vote to felons on probation or parole

In State of State address, governor comes out publicly for controversial reform and seeks other ways to expand right to vote.

7 years ago

In this Sept. 23, 2011 file photo, Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Pennsylvania
Politics

Congressman who worked on Trump’s Pa. campaign is resigning

Tom Marino, a five-term Republican congressman who helped steer Donald Trump's successful presidential campaign in Pennsylvania, said Thursday that he is resigning.

7 years ago

With less than six months to Census Day, federal officials have finished their preparatory work in the state. (Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Elections
Immigration

Court blocks Trump administration’s effort to add citizenship question to the census

Guest: Ari Berman “Is this person a citizen of the United States?” That’s the ...

7 years ago

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Hemp displayed at the 2019 Pennsylvania Farm Show (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Pennsylvania

Industrial hemp could become common sight in Pa. once again

A new federal farm bill passed late last year removed hemp from the list of controlled substances, which means the crop could once again become a familiar sight.

7 years ago

Delaware legislators spoke in support of the Equal Rights Amendment during a rally in Dover. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Delaware

Delaware equal rights amendment gets final approval

A proposed amendment to Delaware's constitution guaranteeing equal rights based on sex has won final legislative approval.

7 years ago

 A cashier scans purchases at a ShopRite grocery story in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

February food stamp benefits going out early due to U.S. shutdown

The government shutdown is forcing states to distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits more than a month early.

7 years ago

The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, which remains open during the partial government shutdown, is seen above the Trump International Hotel in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability

Federal watchdog finds government ignored emoluments clause with Trump hotel

Agency lawyers allegedly decided to ignore the constitutional issues when they reviewed the lease after Trump won the 2016 presidential election.

7 years ago

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a debate before a no-confidence vote on Theresa May raised by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. (Mark Duffy/AP)
NPR
International

Amid Brexit chaos, Theresa May’s government survives confidence vote

In the vote, 325 lawmakers said they had confidence in May's government, while 306 voted that they did not.

7 years ago

Rutgers-Camden study pinpoints childhood trauma as likely source of anxiety, depression and suggests healthy family life, civic engagement can mitigate problems (Benedek Alpar/BigStock)
Speak Easy
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania

Youth in Pa. residential institutions unsafe, disconnected, denied quality education

Lack of adequate oversight by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has resulted in children being put in harm’s way.

7 years ago

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