Politics & Policy
DEP unveils proposal to reduce emissions from existing oil, gas wells
Pennsylvania environmental officials have come out with a plan to reduce leaks from thousands of the state’s oil and gas wells.
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Russia’s interference in the 2016 election
Guest: Kathleen Hall Jamieson The U.S. Intelligence agencies have concluded that, without question, the Russians ...
Air Date: December 14, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:23Iran hackers hunt nuke workers, U.S. officials
The AP drew on data gathered to track how a hacking group spent the past month trying to break into the private emails of more than a dozen U.S. Treasury officials.
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Democrats moving into House breathe new life into Toomey’s gun bill
The Toomey-Manchin gun control bill that fell just a few votes shy of passage after the Sandy Hook shooting may get a fresh chance in 2019.
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Listen 4:43Democratic plan to overhaul N.J. redistricting process met with landslide of opposition
Opponents of the proposal picket outside the State House in Trenton ahead of two public hearings on the plan.
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Labor leaders, city officials spar outside Council chambers
Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 attempted to push through a contested bill requiring costly new annual inspections of the fire protection devices mandated for most high-rise buil
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Guests: Tamara Keith, Trevor Potter, Dana Milbank We’re going to be covering some of the top stories of the wee ...
Air Date: December 13, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Theresa May survives no-confidence vote amid battle over Brexit
With the win, May will retain leadership of the Tories — but face the same struggle to cobble together support for the trade deal she negotiated with the European Union.
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City Council hears concerns over impact of pollutants in at-risk neighborhoods
Philadelphia City Council held a hearing Wednesday on how environmental issues can disproportionately impact minority communities in at-risk neighborhoods in the city.
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Trump gets smocked on his own reality show
The White House reality show - starring Individual-1 and The Marvelous Mrs. Pelosi - was a master class in presidential weakness.
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Retiring Shore congressman co-leads charge against airgun ocean blasting
A bipartisan group of federal legislators is opposing the Trump administration's recent decision to permit seismic airgun surveying off the Eastern seaboard.
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Trump administration rolls back Obama-era water protections
Farmers and developers are saluting the proposed rollback of regulations.
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Kenney crackdown on flipping city lots falls short, critics say
Is it possible to reform Philadelphia’s corruption-prone system of selling public land without removing City’s Council’s informal power over sales?
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In fight with ‘Chuck and Nancy,’ Trump says he’d be ‘proud’ to shut down government
"I'll be the one to shut it down. I will take the mantle. And I will shut it down for border security," Trump told House and Senate Democratic leaders.
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