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Politics & Policy

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania

Pa. House-shrinking bill dies — not with a bang, but with a procedural vote

Once more, a measure that could have reduced the size of the state House has died.

7 years ago

NPR
Economy

Federal deficit jumps 17 percent as tax cuts eat into government revenue

7 years ago

Protestors hold portraits of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. Khoshoggi disappeared upon visiting the consulate two weeks ago. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish official: New evidence writer slain in consulate

The Latest on the disappearance of a Saudi writer who Turkish officials fear was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul

7 years ago

Alyssa Edling, center, and Thomas Malia, second from right, both with PEN America, join others as they hold signs of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, during a news conference about his disappearance in Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in front of The Washington Post in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Radio Times
International
Media

Journalists at risk

Guests: Anne Applebaum The disappearance and alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Turkey l ...

Air Date: October 16, 2018 10:00 am

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Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, (R-Jefferson), walks through the Pennsylvania Capitol. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Religion

Pa. House, Senate remain in conflict as clock ticks on clergy abuse bill

Pa.'s Senate has started its last scheduled session week for the year — and all eyes are on a measure that aims to make it easier for victims of child sexual abuse to sue

7 years ago

This Oct. 31, 2014, photo provided by Patrick Carns shows Timothy Piazza, (center), with his parents Evelyn and James Piazza, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's 'Senior Night' at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. (Patrick Carns via AP)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Pa. OKs tougher penalties for hazing in name of deceased Penn State student

Stricter criminal penalties for hazing will soon become law under legislation that has unanimously passed both chambers of the Pennsylvan ...

7 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike O'Brien, D-Philadelphia, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 64. (Facebook)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Politics

Pa. lawmaker Mike O’Brien of Philadelphia Philly dies at 64

A six-term Democratic state representative from Philadelphia has died of a suspected heart attack. The daughter of Rep. Mike OR ...

7 years ago

New legislation will make it easier for the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Delaware River. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Economic Development

Federal dredging measure will help expansion efforts at Port of Wilmington

The quicker dredging process will accelerate Gulftainer's development of a secondary port at the former DuPont Edgemoor site north of the existing port.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Murphy orders probe into handling of sex assault allegation

Murphy addressed the allegations Monday and said former state Supreme Court justice Peter Verniero will oversee.

7 years ago

US Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania's 8th district talks to a crowd of constituents during a town hall in Bensalem, PA August 22nd 2017. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Fitzpatrick campaign fires man who posed as reporter at opponent’s event

Fitzpatrick’s campaign told the Bucks County Courier Times it fired the man after finding out about the incident from a reporter. I

7 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Handling of sex assault claim in N.J. state government questioned

Katie Brennan told The Wall Street Journal she wants to see changes in how such allegations are handled in the state

7 years ago

Jonathan Gorman, 31, a Democrat from Conshohocken, says the makeup of the Supreme Court is the biggest motivator for him to vote in the midterm election. Gorman attended the Conshohocken Beer Festival, on Saturday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Some Pennsylvania voters are catching the blue wave, others not so much

Those attending the Conshohocken Beer Festival over the weekend show a mix of apathy, excitement and distrust heading into next month's mid-term elections.

7 years ago

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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018 file photo, a boat sits amidst debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Fla. Hurricane Michael has shown that President Donald Trump can’t be counted on to give accurate information to the public when a natural disaster unfolds. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
National Interest

A very American score: Kanye West 6, climate change 3

On this issue, the media basically mirrors the public mood, and the public's mood is a tad too apathetic, given the dire scientific consensus.

7 years ago

A sticker from Election Day 2016. (Bastiaan Slabbers/WHYY News)

WHYY 2018 Voter Guide

WHYY’s 2018 Voter guide. ...

7 years ago

A security personnel looks out from the entrance of the Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. Writer Jamal Khashoggi, vanished after he walked into the consulate on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
International

Saudis reject threats as stocks plunge after Trump comments

The apparent threat of economic retaliation from the world's top oil exporter came after a turbulent day on the Saudi stock exchange, which plunged 7 percent at one point.

7 years ago

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