Politics & Policy
In early move, Delaware Senate passes $4.27 billion budget
The Delaware Senate, in an unusually early move, has approved a $4.27 billion budget bill for the fiscal year that starts July 1. ...
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Family separations: the politics, the pushback, and the support
Guests: Adam Serwer, Sabrina Vourvoulias, Anil Kalhan President Trump felt the mounting public and political pres ...
Air Date: June 21, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Councilman proposing bill to remove lead contamination in Philly schools
Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla intends to introduce an ordinance Thursday that would set best practices for identifying and re ...
8 years ago
Delaware one signature away from paid family leave for public workers
Delaware legislators almost unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that offers 12 weeks paid maternity or paternity leave to full-time ...
8 years ago
Trump’s immigration order sparks confusion, deep concern
Despite the president's order, lawyer Peter Schey said he was concerned that several thousand children have already been separated from their parents without a clear plan.
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Disagreement over school funding could stall N.J. budget
New Jersey legislative leaders plan Thursday vote on budget plan that may not pass muster with governor.
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The refugees the world barely pays attention to
Since 2008, an average of 24 million people have been displaced by catastrophic weather disasters each year.
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Former U.S. diplomat warns China is emulating Russian political interference
Victoria Nuland told the Senate intelligence committee "Other countries and malign actors are now adapting and improving on Russia's methodology, notably including China."
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Dueling legal prescriptions for opioid crisis, but will Congress spend more?
All hands will be needed on deck to stem the overdose crisis that is claiming as many lives a year as were lost in the entire Vietnam War, one lawmaker says.
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Listen 4:37New Jersey accuses scrap dealers of complicity with drug users stealing recyclable metals
A state watchdog agency in New Jersey said corrupt pawn shops, secondhand goods stores, and scrap yards are taking advantage of the opioid epidemic to maximize their profits.
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Pa. House moves redistricting bill, uncertain about making deadline
If lawmakers don’t pass the amendment in time, the next year it would have an impact is 2030.
8 years ago
Family separation at the US-Mexico border: Candidates take on the issue
In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have echoed one another’s condemnation of the policy.
8 years ago
In wake of fatal crash, New Jersey may require 3-point seat belts on all school buses
Current New Jersey law requires school buses to have lap-only belts. It's one of six states to require seatbelts at all on school buses.
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Bump stock ban, limited firearm controls pass House committee
Over the course of two days this week, a state House panel pushed forward a raft of gun control measures that have accumulated in the chamber in recent months.
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In reversal, Trump signs order stopping family separation
"We want to keep families together," he said.
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