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Politics & Policy

Attorney General nominee William Barr (left) testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. In this Sept. 2, 1970 file photo, Sen. William B. Saxbe, R-Ohio, serving his first term in the Congress, poses at Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo and AP Photo, file)
National Interest

Can William Barr live up to the standards of William Saxbe?

The big question now is whether William Barr can meet the standard set by William Saxbe. The preliminary verdict appears to be, "Meh."

8 years ago

A Jersey Shore community is undertaking an innovation solution to a problem that has long plagued beaches: cigarette butts. (Big Stock photo)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Butt out: N.J. beach, park smoking ban goes into effect

The law, which went into effect Wednesday, permits a designated smoking area of 15 percent at beaches. Smoking is still permitted in parking lots.

8 years ago

An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. works at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to decontaminate the area after the 2011 nuclear meltdown. A Vietnamese laborer in Japan on a training program says he was also put to work cleaning up the site, but with inadequate gear.
(Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
International

As Japan tries out immigration, migrant workers complain of exploitation

The Japanese government intends to bring in 345,000 more foreign workers in the next five years, to staff sectors including restaurants, construction, agriculture and nursing.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf gestures after he was sworn in for his second term, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Four more years of Wolf

At his inauguration, the governor called for politicians to find common ground, for Pennsylvanians to hold them accountable, and for the state to keep reinventing itself.

8 years ago

Delaware legislators advance a measure allowing liquor sales at a planned basketball stadium. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Delaware
Sports

Del. lawmakers advance measure allowing liquor sales at new basketball stadium

The bill updating Delaware's code to broaden the kinds of sports facilities allowed to apply for a liquor license now moves on the Senate.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, accompanied by his wife Frances, takes the Oath of Office as he is sworn in for his second term, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP)
PA Post
Pennsylvania

Read: Gov. Tom Wolf’s second inaugural address, annotated

PA Post reporters provide context and analysis to Gov. Tom Wolf's second inaugural speech.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during his first State of the State address on Jan. 15, 2019. (Screenshot via YouTube)
New Jersey

In State of the State, Murphy seeks changes to N.J. tax-incentive program

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivered his first State of the State address, a year after he took over from Chris Christie and notched several liberal victories.

8 years ago

Aaron Rowe of the Architect of the Capitol’s office, which is not affected by the partial government shutdown, shovels snow left by a winter storm on the U.S. Capitol’s plaza.  (REUTERS/Mike Theiler)
Government Accountability
National
Public Health

The shutdown will harm the health and safety of Americans, even after it’s long over

With the U.S. federal government shutdown now the longest in history, it’s important to understand what a shutdown means for the health and safety of Americans.

8 years ago

Dmitry Azarov/Kommersant/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
Radio Times
International
Politics

Heightened scrutiny of Trump’s Russia connection

Guests: Masha Gessen, Max Boot Two big stories digging into President Trump’s alleged connection to Russia brok ...

8 years ago

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Travelers are permitted from entering a closed down terminal at the Miami International Airport on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Miami. The partial government shutdown is starting to strain the national aviation system, with unpaid security screeners staying home, air-traffic controllers suing the government and safety inspectors off the job. (Brynn Anderson/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Philadelphia
Politics

Working without pay: Air traffic controllers amidst the government shutdown

Guest: Christopher Perks As the longest partial government shutdown drags on, Marty speaks with CHRISTOPH ...

8 years ago

Listen 13:29
Dmitry Azarov/Kommersant/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
Radio Times
Government Accountability
International

Heightened scrutiny of Trump’s Russia connection; federal workers hit by the shutdown

Guests: Max Boot, Masha Gessen, Christopher Perks Two big stories digging into President Trump’s alleged connec ...

Air Date: January 15, 2019 10:00 am

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 U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn.
Down the Shore
Military
New Jersey
Politics

Cape May County officials encourage Coast Guard families to apply for government assistance

Cape May County officials want local U.S. Coast Guard employees to know that there's assistance available to them as the partial federal government shutdown continues. 

8 years ago

President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, meets with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Barr, who served in the position in the early 1990s, has a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week and could be in place at the Justice Department as soon as February when Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein leaves after Barr is confirmed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Delaware

U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr faces Senate Judiciary Committee

President Trump's nominee for Attorney General will face questions Tuesday from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver his State of the State address on Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP)
New Jersey

After a year of victories and missteps, N.J. Gov. Murphy ready with State of the State speech

Murphy said he will outline his plans to make New Jersey affordable for middle-class families, but observers noted that the speech also follows a year marked by some blunders.

8 years ago

The Clean Water Act helped transform Philadelphia’s southwest sewage treatment plant near the airport. Before regulations, sewage discharges into the Delaware river represented some of the worst pollutants, leading to a lack of oxygen and fish in the river. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Environment

How the Clean Water Act fixed the Delaware River’s pollution problem

A grassroots environmental effort in the '60s resulted in The Clean Water Act and major federal dollars were provided for the upgrades we see today.

8 years ago

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