Politics & Policy
Pa. lawmakers will resume session as signs of new budget plan emerge
GOP leaders in Pennsylvania say they're optimistic they'll have some kind of budget framework to present to members this week.
6 years ago
Air Date: October 2, 2017
Listen 49:14Lawyer in Brady case says there are FBI recordings
An attorney says there are FBI surveillance recordings in the investigation alleging U.S. Rep. Bob Brady paid off a primary opponent's campaign debt to get him out of the race
6 years ago
Wolf political foe orchestrating resistance to severance tax
A Pennsylvania senator running for the GOP gubernatorial nomination next year has been urging fellow Republicans not to support a natural gas severance tax.
6 years ago
Some N.J. lawmakers say tax code changes will weigh unfairly on Garden State
The Republican-led tax code overhaul plan would eliminate deductions for state and local income taxes and property taxes.
6 years ago
FERC not a rubber stamp, says new commissioner
Rob Powelson, a commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently appointed by Trump, defended FERC’s track record with interstate pipeline projects.
6 years ago
GOP conducts post-mortem on failed attempts to dislodge Obamacare
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur of South Jersey put his neck out when he teamed up with far-right conservatives to reach the deal that ended with an Obamacare-repeal bill.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Voting Block: What will N.J.’s next governor do about the decline in housing affordability?
Although taxes are a top issue in this year's race for governor, Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Democrat Phil Murphy housing affordability is getting little play.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Amtrak pressured to comply with law renaming 30th Street Station after Bill Gray
An effort is underway to force Amtrak to change the name of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. Bill Gray.
7 years ago
Trump’s feud with activist athletes
Air Date: September 29, 2017
Listen 49:31Laugh of the week: Trump dumps tweets down the memory hole
As each exhaustive week wheezes to an end, It's always tough to single out the unfit president's most pitiable, contemptible, or laughable act.
7 years ago
New Jersey may offer $5 billion in tax breaks to lure Amazon HQ2
New Jersey state lawmakers from both parties joined a unified push to lure Amazon’s new corporate headquarters to New Jersey.
7 years ago
Delaware state Sen. Margaret Rose Henry announces retirement
The first African American woman elected to the Delaware Senate says she will not seek reelection in 2018.
7 years ago
Weighing decades of good works with inconsolable loss, Philly judge resentences juvenile lifer
Handcuffed, Andre Martin clutched a single sheet of paper and began to weep.
7 years ago