Politics & Policy
New Jersey raises bar to get concealed gun permits
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said private citizens who want to get a handgun carry permit should have to demonstrate a specific threat to their life.
6 years ago
New Jersey joins N.Y., Conn. in suing feds over GOP tax overhaul
The three are teaming up to take the Trump administration to court over the federal tax plan that's expected to cost taxpayers in their states billions of dollars.
6 years ago
Obstruction of justice again: Trump’s intended Mueller massacre
The tinpot autocrat is his own worst enemy, and we at least should be thankful for that.
6 years ago
Trump intended to fire Special Counsel Mueller in June, ‘New York Times’ says
White House counsel Don McGahn refused and threatened to quit himself if the president went ahead, according to an explosive report in The New York Times.
6 years ago
Women in uniform emerge on suburban Philly ballots
In all three of the suburban Congressional races in the Philly suburbs, the Democratic field includes a woman with a military or national security background.
6 years ago
Meehan won’t seek re-election after furor over payment to aide claiming harassment
The Delaware County Republican is the fifth member of Congress to resign or abandon re-election amid a national reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace.
6 years ago
New Jersey rethinks how it lures companies
Gov. Phil Murphy is bringing in an outsider to establish a “new culture” at the state Economic Development Authority.
6 years ago
Listen 4:38Trump plan offers citizenship path to 1.8 million immigrants
Democrats said they were heartened Thursday by Trump's support, while Republicans were more cautious.
6 years ago
Trump administration rolls out Farm Bill vision in Pa.
The last time the farm bill was negotiated, five years ago, one relatively popular suggestion was to cut funding for SNAP benefits by 10 percent.
6 years ago
As Mueller closes in, Trump and his toadies don tinfoil hats
A wild animal is most dangerous when it’s cornered. We’re seeing that now.
6 years ago
Concerns over conflicts of interest arise over move to redraw Pa. maps
The ruling creates a rare question for members who are currently running for Congress: is it appropriate for them to help fix the maps or vote on the new ones?
6 years ago
Gerrymandering thwarted by Pa. Supreme Court
6 years ago
Listen 35:30Most Congressional lawmakers still question Trump administration plan of Atlantic coast oil drilling
Congressional lawmakers throughout the mid-Atlantic region are voicing their opinion to a plan to revisit oil exploration off the Atlantic coastline.
6 years ago
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