Politics & Policy
Trump tax proposals too dramatic, several area lawmakers say
President Donald Trump has been trying to go big on taxes. The president would like to slash the corporate tax rate from 35 percent down ...
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US still in climate talks with no decision on Paris pullout
The United States says it it will continue attending United Nations climate change meetings, even as President Donald Trump considers pul ...
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Protections for 27 national monuments may be curtailed, cut
Twenty-seven national monuments, mostly in the West, face the curtailing or elimination of protections put in place over the past two dec ...
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GOP chairman warns agencies about requests for records
A House Republican chairman has told a dozen government agencies to exclude communications with his committee from requests made by news ...
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Opponents of Trump health plan protest Pa. congressman’s ‘yes’ vote
Congress voted this week to chip away at the Affordable Care Act with a plan that garnered no Democratic votes and will likely see signif ...
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George Soros drops $1.4 million into Philly DA’s race
Spending by the wealthy now dominates the airwaves in Philadelphia’s race for District Attorney, campaign finance reports fil ...
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Pa. prisons are getting some new inmates, courtesy of Vermont
Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections is striking a deal to house inmates from Vermont in its Camp Hill Prison, which has about ...
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Scale of immigrants’ political, economic impact depends on who you ask
About 160,000 unauthorized immigrants live in the Philadelphia region. Deducing their impact depends on who you ask.
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Who’s backing whom in the Philly DA’s race
As we approach Pennsylvania’s May 16 primary election, the seven Democratic candidates for Philadelphia district attorney all appea ...
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On ‘Radio Times:’ Why are countries electing authoritarians?
On Thursday’s Radio Times, host Marty Moss-Coane delved into the appeal and causes of authoritarianism, at home and abroad. Fran ...
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Guests: Manu Bhagavan, Howard Lavine The people of Turkey recently voted to give president Erdoğan more authorit ...
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Fed budget bill may force officials to divulge more on polluted military sites in Montco, Bucks
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania wants the Department of Defense to do more to keep drinking water safe in communities with military b ...
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On ‘Radio Times:’ Why does voting for district attorney matter?
On Radio Times Tuesday, host Marty Moss-Coane was joined by two reporters who have been following the race; WHYY’s Dave Davies and Phil ...
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In the fight against ‘fake news,’ we are all responsible
Anyone who has been in any profession other than priestly confessors knows that telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but is more the exception than the rule.
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Krasner gets a big endorsement in DA’s race
Civil rights attorney Larry Krasner picked up a big endorsement yesterday in his bid to become Philadelphia’s next District Attorne ...
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