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Red foxes prey on piping plovers, an endangered bird species, and can be hunted and trapped during specific times. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection traps and kills the foxes to protect the plovers. (Big Stock photo)
New Jersey

Red foxes, piping plovers compete for beach front property

Red foxes prey on endangered piping plovers along the New Jersey Shore. Managing their numbers can be controversial because the animals are championed by coastal residents.

7 years ago

In this file photo, Pennsylvania State Police are seen in Philadelphia in  February 2018 (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. taxpayers continue funding state troopers in towns without cops after years of capitol debate

Republican leaders want to charge municipalities for state police service based on workload indicators like calls for service instead of the governor’s proposed population-dri

7 years ago

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Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein speaks at his alma mater, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Higher Education
Law

Outgoing Deputy AG Rosenstein discusses DOJ tenure with Wharton students

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who’s endured jabs by President Trump, says his job means ignoring politics and carrying out the administration’s priorities.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., gives a victory speech during his election night party in Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)
National

Aircraft, submarine project money may be at risk, Casey says

Casey's office said there is nearly $200 million in congressionally approved money for military construction projects in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Activist arrested at City Hall protest targeting Jannie Blackwell

Sheriff deputies arrested an activist in Philadelphia City Hall after the Brown and Black Workers Cooperative disrupted a City Council meeting.

7 years ago

North Philadelphia ward leader Daphne Goggins celebrates after GOP ward leaders vote against reconsidering their endorsement of her candidacy for mayor. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Philadelphia

Philly Republican mayoral candidate says she’s living with mental illness, ready to serve

Philadelphia mayoral candidate Daphne Goggins told a conservative website she’s receiving disability payments for bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Council members listen to hear testimony during a hearing on workplace issues. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Term-limit bill DOA in Philadelphia City Council

A Philly councilman is pushing for limiting new City Council members to three terms but finds little support for the measure.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Health Care

Democrats and the rise of the left

Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia Daily News columnist,Will Bunch discuss the Democratic Party as the 2020 Presidential candidates hone their messages.

Air Date: February 21, 2019 10:00 am

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Pennsylvania state Sen. Daylin Leach. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP)
The Why
Pennsylvania
Politics

Daylin’s dilemma: Why Daylin Leach’s political career may be derailed by sexual misconduct charges

Gov. Tom Wolf and others have called for Daylin Leach to step down amidst sexual misconduct allegations — but the Pa. state senator is standing firm.

Air Date: February 21, 2019

Listen 16:31
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump walk together at a resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NPR
International

What to expect from North Korea at the next Trump-Kim summit

With just days to go before his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump seems to have tried to lower public expectations for the meeting.

7 years ago

Technician Tom Mattia Jr. (left) and Malcolm Kenyatta test a voting machine in 2011 in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Elections
Philadelphia

What you need to know about the city’s $50M voting system coming this November

The digital machines provide a paper log of each individual vote, not just a tally of the votes cast. Pennsylvania has ordered all counties to replace their voting machines.

7 years ago

Senator Tom Carper talks with merchants at a market in Guatemala during a trip to Central America. (Courtesy of Sen. Tom Carper’s Office)
Delaware
International

Carper leads delegation that finds emergency conditions in Central America, not border

A group of congressional Democrats from Delaware and New Jersey visited leaders and residents in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to understand the influx of migrants.

7 years ago

A man rolls marijuana as a large group gathered near the New Jersey Statehouse to show their support for legalization Saturday, March 21, 2015, in Trenton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, File)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Delaware lawmaker calls AG ‘way out of her lane’ on relaxed pot policy

Delaware’s new attorney general says her office won’t prosecute possession of up to six ounces of marijuana when the person isn’t dealing the drug.

7 years ago

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Then- Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, shown at a campaign rally in Springfield, Mass., in October. (Michael Dwyer/AP Photo, file)
National Interest
Elections
National Interest

Three big reasons why Bernie Sanders 2.0 is probably toast

There's a hunger to turn the page and leave the past behind.

7 years ago

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, speaks during a press conference to announce the
Radio Times
Environment
Politics

The Green New Deal / oceanic noise pollution

First, we'll talk about the specifics of the Green New Deal and the political fight over it. Then, we'll hear about the ways sound and noise can adversely affect ocean life.

Air Date: February 20, 2019 10:00 am

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