Politics & Policy
Four families held at Berks detention facility win temporary delay from deportation
What happens when a child brought into the country illegally earns legal status, but the parent who brought that child hasn’t?
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7 years ago
Candidate for Philly DA fined $1,500 for late campaign filing
The campaign of former Municipal Court Judge Teresa Carr Deni has paid a $1,500 penalty to the Philadelphia Board of Ethics for filing it
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7 years ago
On ‘Radio Times:’ North Korea’s failed missile launch
Escalating rhetoric and confrontational behavior between the U.S. and North Korea have dominated international headlines over the past we
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7 years ago
Bill O’Reilly has lost his job at Fox News Channel following reports that five women had been paid millions of dollars to keep quie
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7 years ago
Rendell backs challenger in Philly controller’s race [updated]
Rebecca Rhynhart, who’s challenging incumbent Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz in the May Democratic primary received a
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7 years ago
Climate Solutions Caucus begins bipartisan quest to combat climate change
Many Republicans deny climate change exists — or at least that humans are driving it. And many contend nothing can be done to combat ri
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7 years ago
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One year since medical marijuana legalization, and still much to do
It’s now been a year since medical marijuana was legalized in Pennsylvania.
The drug’s still not available for prescription in
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7 years ago
Lawmakers continue to protest lack of information on agency mergers
Several House committees held the latest in a string of hearings Monday about Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to consolidate four state agenci
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7 years ago
Butkovitz says politics work for him and taxpayers
For a long time, opponents have been calling Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz a professional politician, thinking it’s g
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7 years ago
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Federal concealed carry reciprocity is wrong for Pennsylvania and the country
I was heartened to hear U.S. Rep. Charles Dent, R-Allentown, say he believes in the Second Amendment at his recent Lehigh Valley town hal
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7 years ago
Tax Day demonstrators across the nation demand Trump release tax returns [photos]
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Philadelphia and 150 other cities on Saturday to pressure President Trump to release his tax retur
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7 years ago
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It’s time to get rid of the two-party system
Now is the time for us to consider scrapping the two-party system of government. Now is about the best time to reflect on how o
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7 years ago
Trump lets states block some Planned Parenthood money
Further chipping away at his predecessor’s legacy, President Donald Trump signed legislation Thursday that lets states deny federal
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7 years ago