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Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Delaware County Democrats decry Pa. budget impasse, make final push for SEPTA funding before Senate returns

Pennsylvania’s budget is nine weeks late. Delaware County lawmakers are urging the Senate to reach a deal on funding SEPTA and schools before it’s too late.

2 months ago

Montgomery County Commissioners sit behind the commission bench
Gender
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Montgomery County establishes a human relations commission

The commission will enforce nondiscrimination policies in housing, employment and public accommodations.

2 months ago

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Government
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Delaware County at odds over proposed human relations commission

If enacted, the human relations commission would mediate certain complaints of discrimination in Delaware County.

2 months ago

Roz McPherson stands in front of a panel exhibit about slavery
Government Accountability
History
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Philly residents plan fight to protect Independence Mall slavery exhibit marked for possible removal by White House

The National Park Service has until Sept. 17 to provide a proposal to the Trump administration, which will decide the fate of the President’s House Site.

2 months ago

Josh Shapiro
Government
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Shapiro, Garrity strike different notes on National Guard deployments as Trump expands reach

Gov. Josh Shapiro told reporters in Philadelphia that violent crime is down in Pennsylvania, and any attempt to direct federal forces to U.S. cities is unconstitutional.

2 months ago

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Economic Development
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lawmakers grapple with how to handle demand for data centers

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania state lawmakers held a hearing with stakeholders to better understand how the state can prepare and manage the growth of data centers.

2 months ago

Tarik Khan speaks
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Sports
Transportation

Philly-area Democrats use Eagles home opener as an opportunity to push for more SEPTA funding

“We shouldn't have to rely on a gambling company to fund our transit,” Pennsylvania state Rep. Tarik Khan said Wednesday at NRG Station.

2 months ago

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver speaks into a microphone outside of an immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey
Immigration
National
New Jersey

House rejects effort to censure New Jersey congresswoman over actions at detention center

The House has rejected a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey.

2 months ago

Rep. LaMonica McIver speaks into a microphone while sitting in a chair
NPR
Immigration
National
New Jersey

New Jersey Democrat faces House censure vote and removal from key committee

New Jersey Democrat LaMonica McIver is facing a censure vote in the House of Representatives over her arrest earlier this year at an immigration detention facility.

2 months ago

President Trump has threatened to send federal troops to crime-ridden cities. Could Philadelphia be next? Here, a photo of the Pennsylvania National Guard stand watch near City Hall in 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Studio 2
Crime
Philadelphia

Politics of policing: Trump deploys National Guard to 'blue' cities

Supporters of President Trump point to the fact that crime in D.C. has decreased since troops arrived in August compared to the same period in '24, according to data from MPD.

Air Date: September 3, 2025 12:00 pm

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The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa., is pictured on Nov. 6, 2020
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
WITF

Advocates urge depoliticization, ‘Yes’ vote for Pa. Supreme Court justices’ retention

This November, Republicans are looking to unseat three Democrats from the Pa. Supreme Court, where the Dems currently hold a 5-2 majority.

2 months ago

inside the burned home of Josh Shapiro
Crime
Media
Pennsylvania
Politics

Republican gubernatorial candidate silent as radio host blames Gov. Shapiro for arson attack on governor’s mansion

Stacy Garrity did not push back against the comments made by Bob Cordaro, but has denounced the attack in the past.

2 months ago

Matt Meyer speaks
Delaware
Government

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer vetoes wage theft bill, arguing potential unintended consequences

Meyer said Delaware already has existing laws to fight wage theft and hold bad actors responsible for their actions.

2 months ago

Casas en New Castle, Delaware.
Delaware
Housing
Taxes

‘Carga injusta’: los residentes se quejan de las altas facturas de impuestos mientras los legisladores de Delaware lanzan ideas para brindar alivio

Los propietarios de viviendas del condado de New Castle están molestos porque sus impuestos aumentan mientras que los de algunas grandes empresas caen.

2 months ago

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti speaks
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Democrats attract some buzz in the party’s bid to take back the U.S. House

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti is viewed as the best candidate to try to unseat freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan.

2 months ago

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