Politics & Policy
Joining together to help Pennsylvania grow
This isn’t a political fight. It’s not a partisan struggle. It’s not about political victories or punishment. It’s about opportunity.
8 years ago
Murphy says he cannot sign legislators’ $36.5B budget
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday he cannot sign the Legislature's $36.5 billion budget because it relies on what he calls unsustainable revenue.
8 years ago
‘Women were lying dead, men…’ Migrants expelled in Sahara
In the Sahara, Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 people in the past 14 months, stranding them without food or water, forcing them to walk in the deadly heat.
8 years ago
Pentagon will build 2 more temporary camps to house migrants, Mattis says
The defense chief did not give details about the locations of the bases that would contain the camps.
8 years ago
Casualty of trade tensions: Harley-Davidson shifting more production overseas
Harley-Davidson says it plans to move production of motorcycles it sells in Europe overseas in response to growing trade friction between the United States and Europe.
8 years ago
Trump’s midterm election strategy: Bash immigrants and the rule of law
It’s no mystery why Trump has spent the last two weeks banging away 24/7 about the border. He knows that his fans are stoked by fea ...
8 years ago
Department of Homeland Security releases plan to reunify families
In a fact sheet issued on Saturday, it provided no timeline for when those reunifications will happen.
8 years ago
U.S. and South Korea agree to suspend upcoming military exercises indefinitely
The announcement comes on the heels of the summit in Singapore between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12.
8 years ago
New video: GOP gubernatorial hopeful loves West Philly
A new campaign video shows Pennsylvania Republican Scott Wagner stumping for votes at Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia.
8 years ago
In year of Pa. budget firsts, plan passes on time and Wolf signs it
Republicans cheered the lack of new taxes.
8 years ago
Emails raise questions about Interior Secretary Zinke’s link with oil exec
Whether or not this relationship was unethical may hinge on whether Zinke was still involved in the deal after his resignation from the family foundation.
8 years ago
Redistricting overhaul in Pa. poised to fail as hundreds of amendments added
Efforts to overhaul Pennsylvania’s redistricting process are faltering. Earl ...
8 years ago
New Jersey Legislature sends 2019 spending bill to Murphy
A day of high-level negotiations and a surprise court ruling momentarily brightened hopes for a budget deal in Trenton yesterday, but in the end the talks failed to produce ag
8 years ago
Cybersecurity and disinformation
Guest: Clint Watts Former FBI special agent and counterterrorism expert ...
Air Date: June 22, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56Pennsylvania’s gas impact fees rise to $209 million this year
Money goes to local governments, but there is little oversight of how it's spent.
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