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Politics & Policy

Budget talks begin as Pa. revenue shortfall widens

State lawmakers return to Harrisburg this week for the relatively action-packed month of June. It’s a time reserved for finalizing ...

8 years ago

 Sasha Ballen and Dee Spagnuolo (far right), were the first couple to receive a marriage certificate issued to a same-sex couple in Pa. (Emma Jacobs/for NewsWorks)

Same-sex couples married last year in Pa. await state blessing of pre-emptive weddings

174 couples in Pennsylvania are left with questions about their marital status since a federal judge’s decision last week striking ...

8 years ago

Who’s right about increasing inequality, Thomas Piketty or his critics?

French economist Thomas Piketty’s latest book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, has attracted both praise and criticism for its ...

8 years ago

 Vietnam vet Harry Taylor says he is happy with the care he has received, but is concerned about others. (Jessica McDonald/WHYY)

In answer to VA scandal, Toomey proposes allowing vets to sue health workers

In the wake of the scandal over treatment delays and mismanagement in the VA system, U.S. Sen. ...

8 years ago

 The primary that selected Tom Wolfe, right, to run against Gov. Tom Corbett, witnessed a disturbingly low turnout.

Who played the villain in last week’s Pa. primaries? The ‘voters’

Last Tuesday, Pennsylvania offered all of its adult citizens a major say in the future of our Commonwealth. And about five out of ...

8 years ago

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 Democratic leaders meet to throw their support behind gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf. Pictured are (from left) Katie McGinty, Sen. Bob Casey, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, former Gov. Ed Rendell, Wolf, U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, and state party leader Jim Burn. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Breaking bread and mending fences, former Dem rivals vow to support Wolf

Mere days after a brutal campaign season ended, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf had breakfast Friday with the three rivals ...

8 years ago

 Pa. Rep. Mike Fleck lost the GOP primary election to a wrote-in challenger, but still has a 15-vote edge among Democrats. The first openly gay legislator in the Pa. State House, the Republican said it was his sexual orientation not his record that led to his GOP loss.

Pa. voters may cast him out, but gay GOP lawmaker is on solid ground

As the vote count continues to determine whether he’ll be a candidate in November, Pennsylvania’s first openly gay lawmaker i ...

8 years ago

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 Philadelphia's City Hall, seen under a clouded sky. Those holding city office must continue following the

Philly voters prefer city candidates to ‘resign to run’ for another office

Philadelphia voters have rejected a controversial measure that would have allowed city politicians to keep their posts while campaigning ...

8 years ago

 Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf drives away from a primary election night watch party Tuesday in York. Pennsylvania Democrats have chosen Wolf to challenge Republican Gov. Tom Corbett in the fall. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Wolf trounces Democrats, will take on Gov. Corbett in fall

York businessman Tom Wolf cruised to an easy victory in the Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial primary, setting up a race with Gov. To ...

8 years ago

 Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf accompanied by his wife Frances, right, and daughters, Sarah, center left, and Katie speaks to supporters during a primary election night watch party in York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Tom Wolf declared winner of Democratic gov. primary, Boyle takes Dem. nod in 13th

Months of candidate strategizing and fundraising get put to the test today as voters conduct the one poll that actually counts: the Penns ...

8 years ago

No changes at polls, despite complaint over Asian-language interpretation services

It has been just over a month since Asian-American advocacy groups filed a complaint against the Philadelphia Commissioners’ Office ...

8 years ago

Well, Malcolm Gladwell was at least right about tipping points

Malcolm Gladwell wants you to know that everything you think you know about how the world works is probably wrong. Gladwell lives ...

8 years ago

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 Kevin Strouse is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 8th Congressional District. (Photo via KevinStrouse.com)

Deep-pocket parents, the new essential campaign tool

Campaign contributions to a suburban Philadelphia congressional candidate are raising some eyebrows. A Philadelphia Inquirer ...

8 years ago

 Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus held a press conference at the NCC Friday afternoon to introduce the political party's Pennsylvania State Hispanic Advisory Council. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

GOP creating permanent Hispanic outreach in Pa.

Republic National Committee chairman Reince Priebus visited Philadelphia today for the launch of the Pennsylvania GOP’s Hispanic Adviso ...

8 years ago

 Democratic candidates running for Pennsylvania governor from left to right: Tom Wolf, Allyson Schwartz, Katie McGinty, and Rob McCord.

Gubernatorial hopefuls break silence on Pennsylvania’s struggling cities

Gubernatorial hopefuls have largely ignored an issue that affects an estimated 40 percent of Pennsylvanians. Manifested in ...

8 years ago

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  • Philadelphia’s Streets Department joined environmental groups outside City Hall, announcing a plan to increase the rate of recycling in the city on May 26, 2022. From left: Scott McGrath, Environmental Services Director for the Streets Department; Darren Spielman, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Resources Council; Faran Savitz, zero-waste advocate with PednnEnvironement; Kyle Lewis,Recycling Director for the Streets Department; Pa. state representative Mike Zabel. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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