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Independent commission will probe Pennsylvania voting system

A commission formed by cybersecurity experts at the University of Pittsburgh will look at the state's voting system.

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Efforts to tear down `imminently dangerous’ buildings get a $2m budget lift

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N.J. approves $5 million for effort to boost local news

The money will go toward local news organizations, especially those serving diverse audiences and offering a range of perspectives.

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Immigration

Casey, Wolf press feds for details on immigrant children

Tom Wolf and Bob Casey pressed the Trump administration Tuesday for information about immigrant children being held in the state, separated from their families at the border.

8 years ago

Progressive challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrates at a victory party last week. America's lawmakers skew older, and they skew male — but this year's elections may reverse that trend. (Scott Heins/Getty Images)
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Life as a young woman candidate: Fending off ‘older men’ and being an outsider

America's lawmakers skew older, and they skew male. Right now, only 1 in 5 members of Congress are women.

8 years ago

Former WHYY reporter Elizabeth Fiedler came away with a win in the 184th House District primary race. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Elections
Philadelphia

A socialist wave in Pennsylvania?

Did the endorsement of the Democratic Socialists of America help three women who won Pennsylvania House races?

8 years ago

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Oyster Creek was New Jersey's first nuclear generation station, opened in 1967. It will shut down Sept. 17. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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New Jersey

NRC: $1.4 billion closing of Oyster Creek nuclear plant will take nearly 60 years

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission stresses precautions, safety measures in place as N.J. plant prepares for Sept. 17 shutdown. Decontamination won't begin until 2075.

8 years ago

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Delaware Gov. John Carney has signed a law that guarantees state workers who have been on the job for at least a year 12 weeks of paid maternity or paternity leave. (Shutterstock.com)
Delaware
Home & Family

Delaware becomes sixth state to offer paid parental leave

Just before the end of the General Assembly’s legislative session, Gov. John Carney signed legislation giving workers 12 weeks of paid leave following a birth or adoption.

8 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Wolf puts tax plans far behind him as he seeks a 2nd term

"Who's talking about raising taxes?" he questioned a TV reporter last month who asked Wolf about the prospect of raising taxes this year.

8 years ago

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., listen to a question from the media after attending a bipartisan meeting of senators, Monday Jan. 22, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington on day three of the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Public Health

Collins would oppose court pick with Roe v Wade ‘hostility’

Such a judge, she said, "would not be acceptable to me because that would indicate an activist agenda."

8 years ago

Michael Cohen, a longtime personal lawyer and confidante for President Donald Trump, leaves the United States District Court Southern District of New York on May 30, 2018 in New York City.
NPR

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen hints he may cooperate with federal prosecutors

Michael Cohen, who once said he would "do anything" to protect Donald Trump, now says his "first loyalty" rests with his family.

8 years ago

Syrian refugees gather in their vehicles as they get ready to cross into Syria from the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal on Thursday. More than 400 Syrians were registered to make the crossing on Thursday, after having requested permission from the Lebanese and Syrian governments. (Bilal Hussein/AP)
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‘I hope to God we will be safe’: Refugees in Lebanon start returning to Syria

As the Syrian government wins back more control over swaths of central Syria, officials in Lebanon have called for refugees to return to areas where the fighting has calmed.

8 years ago

Democratic candidate Scott Wallace (left) and Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick will face off in November. Attack ads have already begun. (Youtube)
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Elections
Pennsylvania

Attack ads underway in Bucks congressional race

National Republican organizations target Democrat Scott Wallace who is challenging incumbent Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick.

8 years ago

In this file photo, a welder fabricates anchor bolts for roads and bridges at the custom manufacturer in Pennsylvania.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Economy

Pennsylvania among key Trump states more skeptical of free trade, study finds

A study by Bucknell University’s Institute For Public Policy counts Pennsylvania as one of the states where residents are most skeptical of free trade agreements.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday the state will sweeten its research and development tax credit for cutting-edge companies doing research in New Jersey. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
New Jersey

Lawmakers pass budget deal brokered with Gov. Murphy

New Jersey lawmakers on Sunday signed off on a $37.4 billion budget package brokered at the last minute with Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy to avoid a shutdown.

8 years ago

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