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Politics & Policy

Mayor Jim Kenney  (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
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Five takeaways from Mayor Kenney’s Radio Times interview

On Monday morning, Mayor Jim Kenney stopped by WHYY for a wide-ranging conversation with RadioTimes host Marty Moss-Coane.

8 years ago

Marijuana plant. (BigStock)
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

N.J. legislative committees vote to legalize marijuana

The Garden State has moved one step closer to legalizing the personal use of marijuana, following votes by two key legislative committees.

8 years ago

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy is pressuring lawmakers to bring the state minimum wage up to $15 an hour. That would fulfill one of his campaign promises. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Income Inequality
New Jersey

Murphy pressures top N.J. Democrats to pass $15 minimum wage hike

A phased increase to the state's hourly wage would fulfill one of Murphy's major campaign promises.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
Law
New Jersey
Politics
Transportation

Another Shore town proposes ‘no wake’ zone for flooded streets

A Cape May county municipality is seeking to adopt a "no wake" ordinance to protect homes during flooding.

8 years ago

President Trump visits U.S. Coast Guard personnel in Florida on Thanksgiving Day.
NPR
National

The political news didn’t stop over Thanksgiving. Here’s what you missed

Here's a quick primer on some of news you've missed since the holiday.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump watches as Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks during a campaign rally at the Landers Center Arena, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Southaven, Miss. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
National Interest

The last midterm: Mississippi’s William Faulkner election

William Faulkner, the bard of segregated Mississippi, once wrote: "The past is never dead. It's not even past."

8 years ago

Radio Times
Philadelphia
Politics

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney

Guests: Jim Kenney Today Marty sits down with Philadelphia Mayor ...

Air Date: November 26, 2018 10:00 am

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(From left) Mary Gay Scanlon, Madeleine Dean, Chrissy Houlahan, and Susan Wild, all Pennsylvania women who won their congressional bids during the 2018-midterm elections (Emily Cohen for WHYY; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania

Voter turnout booms in ‘burbs, Philadelphia

We look at voter turnout in Southeast Pennsylvania...big numbahs.

8 years ago

On a marked-up 2018 sample ballot from Chenango County, N.Y., illustrated index fingers point toward each candidate and tiny unfamiliar emblems represent each party — an eagle for Republicans, for example. One design expert calls these elements seriously antiquated. (Cameron Pollack/NPR)
NPR
Elections

Why are so many election ballots confusing?

These designs do more than irk usability experts. They can cause voters to make real mistakes.

8 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court, taken on November 8, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
LGBTQ
Military

White House asks Supreme Court to fast-track ruling on transgender military ban

The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Friday to bypass lower courts and rule quickly on its ban of most transgender military members.

8 years ago

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (right), shakes hands with British Prime Minister Theresa May prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May is kicking off a big Brexit weekend by traveling to EU headquarters in Brussels for talks on Saturday with key leaders. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
International

EU endorses Brexit deal and warns: there’s no better offer

European Union leaders on Sunday sealed a divorce deal with Britain.

8 years ago

In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo, Mark Robbins, the sole member of the Merit Systems Protection Board, walks through the supply closet, pointing to boxes full of cases, in his office in Washington. Robbins reads through federal workplace disputes, analyzes the cases, marks them with notes and logs his legal opinions. He then passes them along to nobody. He’s the only member of a three-member board that legally can’t operate until the president and Congress give him at least one colleague.  (Juliet Linderman/AP Photo)
Government Accountability
National

Memos to nobody: Inside the work of a neglected fed agency

Mark Robbins gets to work at 8:15 each morning and unlocks the door to his office suite. He switches on the lights and the TV news, brews ...

8 years ago

Former city controller Alan Butkovitz announces he will run for mayor of Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philly campaign contribution limits questioned

Mayoral candidate Alan Butkovitz questions city contribution limits, ethics chief responds.

8 years ago

Pumpjacks work in a New Mexico field. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
NPR
Economy
International

Oil prices hit a new low. Here’s why that might be a bad thing

The cost of a barrel dropped below $60, a decrease of more than 20 percent from its peak last month.

8 years ago

The London skyline, shown in March 2017, is still shining bright. But the U.K. is using noticeably less energy than it did more than a decade ago. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Energy

The U.K. economy is growing — but its energy use is shrinking

In the global fight against climate change, the United Kingdom has quietly notched an unusual — and somewhat mystifying — victory.

8 years ago

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