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Murphy 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include enhancing security, expanding vocational-technical schools and community colleges, and helping schools replace outdated plumbing.

7 years ago

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (right) and challenger for the Democratic nomination, Kerri Evelyn Harris, debate at the Cab Calloway School for the Arts in Wilmington.
Delaware

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 ...

7 years ago

Razin Karu, a Temple University senior and fellow with NextGen, passes out surveys to fellow students that could be redeemed for free ice cream. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
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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.

7 years ago

State Representative Scott Conklin, D-Centre, introduced two new bills on Monday, which would demand greater accountability from religious organizations. (Min Xian / Keystone Crossroads)
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Pennsylvania
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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.

7 years ago

In 2015, Francis, left, talks with Cardinal Donald Wuerl. After serving in Pittsburgh, Wuerl now leads the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)

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 ...

7 years ago

Transportation and Security Administration workers screen passengers. After October 2020, a Pennsylvania driver's license will not be enough identification to board a plane. (Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)

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.

7 years ago

Last year, the Trump administration unveiled its goals for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, a deal that reshaped trade between Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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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.

7 years ago

In this Sept. 28, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs up as he arrives at his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va.  McCain’s family says the Arizona senator has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer.  (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
National Interest

John McCain without tears

John McCain was a Walt Whitman passage come to life: "I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes."

7 years ago

Multiple plastic shopping bags on table top (Big Stock)

New Jersey considers banning plastic bags, straws, Styrofoam

New Jersey Sierra Club director says such a ban in California has had significant impact.

7 years ago

After partnering with Democrat Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, John McCain worked alongside many others on what campaign finance reform should look like and how they might outmaneuver Senate Republican leaders who wanted to sink the legislation. (Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
National

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.

7 years ago

Lawmakers will return to session next week. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo, file)
Gender
Pennsylvania

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

7 years ago

Arizona senator and former Republican presidential nominee John McCain died from brain cancer.
NPR

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.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, May 31, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
National

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.

7 years ago

In this AP file photo, Michael Cohen, an attorney for President-elect Donald Trump, arrives in Trump Tower in New York, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
National

Money and loyalty: A look inside dramatic Trump-Cohen rift

For Michael Cohen and Donald Trump, it's always been about money and loyalty.

7 years ago

Demonstrators gather outside the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting to protest the use of
NPR
Elections
National

DNC votes to largely strip ‘superdelegates’ of presidential nominating power

DNC members voted on a proposal to take away the role of elected officials and other party dignitaries in selecting a nominee at the Democratic convention

7 years ago

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