Politics & Policy
Former Pennsylvania treasurer gets 30 months for extortion
Former Pennsylvania state Treasurer Rob McCord is heading to prison for two-and-a-half years after federal investigators recorded him trying to squeeze campaign contributions
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Guests: Dick Polman, Mickey Edwards, Wendy Schiller Senator John McCain died on Saturday at the age of 81, leavin ...
Air Date: August 28, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:55Murphy cuts N.J. plan to borrow $1B for school upgrades by half
School improvements include enhancing security, expanding vocational-technical schools and community colleges, and helping schools replace outdated plumbing.
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Delaware U.S. Senate debate pits experience vs. shaking up Congress
An unusual event took place in Delaware Monday. Two Democratic candidates in Delaware’s U.S. Senate primary debated in front o ...
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Voter registration ticks up in Pennsylvania as groups target young people
At Temple event, students stop for free ice cream and sign up to vote. On other campuses, organizers are deploying pups and Popsicles to draw attention.
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Following clergy report, Pa. lawmaker proposes new penalties for failure to report abuse
State Representative Scott Conklin, D-Centre, introduced two new bills on Monday, which would demand greater accountability from religious organizations.
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D.C. cardinal denies knowing of McCarrick sanctions, contradicts pope’s accuser
The archbishop of Washington Monday “categorically denied” ever being informed that Pope Benedict XVI had sanctioned his pred ...
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Pennsylvania moves closer to Real ID compliance
After years of dragging its heels, Pennsylvania is on its way to compliance with the federal Real ID law.
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U.S. and Mexico reach trade deal; Trump wants to drop NAFTA name
The United States and Mexico have reached an "understanding" on several critical trade issues following bilateral talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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John McCain was a Walt Whitman passage come to life: "I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes."
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New Jersey considers banning plastic bags, straws, Styrofoam
New Jersey Sierra Club director says such a ban in California has had significant impact.
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McCain made campaign finance reform a years-long mission
McCain devoted much of his Senate career to handling the influence of money in public life — in part to try to recover from his role in a big congressional influence scandal.
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AP: Pa., many other states haven’t followed through on #MeToo proposals
Lawmakers in just half of the states that proposed new harassment and misconduct measures gave taken actions
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Sen. John McCain, former presidential nominee and prisoner of war, dies at 81
Arizona senator and former Republican presidential nominee John McCain died Saturday at the age of 81.
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Judge deals blow to Trump effort to overhaul bureaucracy
U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Trump had "exceeded his authority" in issuing the orders.
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