Politics & Policy
Philadelphia aims to decrease homeless ranks by 5 percent annually over 5 years
'Roadmap to Homes' calls for expanding the city’s stock of housing and job opportunities — and improving communication and coordination with hundreds of service providers.
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Environmentalists urge Gov. Murphy to ban fracking waste from entering New Jersey
New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill in 2014 to ban fracking waste, but former Gov. Chris Christie vetoed it.
8 years ago
Turzai calls window for sex abuse lawsuits ‘a compromise’
Pennsylvania law currently requires victims to sue before they turn 30.
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U.N. group calls on Iran to release Princeton graduate student
Xiyue Wang's wife created the petition that led the U.N. group to consider his case. She said she has struggled over two years to maintain a normal life for her son.
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Listen 1:47Trump OKs sanctions for foreigners who meddle in elections
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday authorizing sanctions against foreigners who meddle in U.S. elections.
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FACT CHECK: ‘Puerto Rico was an incredible, unsung success’?
Last month, the death toll for Hurricane Maria was just revised from 64 to 2,975.
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Government to expand, extend Texas tent shelter for children
The U.S. government will expand its tent shelter for immigrant minors crossing the southwest border to 3,800 beds and keep it open through the end of this year.
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Guest: David A. Kaplan Barring some unforeseen circumstance, all indications point to the confirmation of Brett K ...
Air Date: September 12, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Banning bear hunting on New Jersey’s public lands may have little effect
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s’ executive order that puts state-owned lands off limits for this year’s bear hunt ...
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Survivors of child sex abuse again push Pa. to suspend statute of limitations
Lawmakers are also urged to provide a two-year window for past victims to file civil charges retroactively.
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Listen 1:47‘Big and vicious’: Hurricane Florence closes in on Carolinas
Florence is expected to make landfall late Thursday or early Friday.
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Trump salutes sacrifice of Flight 93 passengers, crew at 9/11 ceremony
'We honor their sacrifice by pledging to never flinch in the face of evil, and to do whatever it takes to keep America safe,' president tells crowd
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Listen 5:22Sept. 11 revealed the importance and limits of the president’s daily briefing
That landmark day captured both the critical importance — and the frustrating limits — of the President's Daily Briefing, or PDB.
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Fitzpatrick running as moderate, trying to hold onto Bucks seat for GOP
With millions of dollars pouring into the district, Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District race is one of the races to watch during the 2018 midterm elections.
8 years ago
Listen 5:45Long-lost Revolutionary War-era book returns to Pennsylvania
Historians are always a bit skeptical about items supposedly from the 1770s because of all the reproductions out there, but this volume proved to be the real deal.
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