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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
Elections
National
Politics

Harris is planning a Philly visit, tour of battleground states next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate

Three people familiar with the vice president’s plans said Tuesday that she and her yet-to-be-named running mate would begin traveling to battleground states next week.

1 year ago

children playing in a sandbox
Employment
Government Accountability
Home & Family
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Latest Pa. budget leaves embattled child care industry without much-needed funding to boost staffing

Low wages make it difficult for PA child care providers to hire and retain staff, which can lead to long wait lists and abrupt closures.

1 year ago

Sorting mail ballots
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

How 9 mistakenly discarded ballots in Luzerne County, Pa., fueled Trump’s 2020 lies about elections

An investigation by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog criticizes DOJ leaders for their statements about Pennsylvania ballots during the 2020 campaign.

1 year ago

Ronald Rowe and Paul Abbate
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Policing

Acting Secret Service director says he’s ‘ashamed’ after the Trump assassination attempt

Ronald Rowe is testifying Tuesday before two Senate committees. Rowe says he recently traveled to the Pennsylvania shooting site and says what he saw made him ashamed.

1 year ago

Josh Shapiro and Gretchen Whitmer fist-bump
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Govs. Shapiro, Whitmer stump for Kamala Harris in Montgomery County

The governors of Pennsylvania and Michigan joined forces to excite suburban voters about Harris’ candidacy. The two are also on the shortlist of potential VP picks.

1 year ago

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Trash dumped on the street
Environment
New Jersey
Public Spaces

Camden officials are now offering residents money for reporting illegal dumpers

Tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of illegal dumpers can earn up to $1,000.

1 year ago

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks behind a podium
Elections
National
New Jersey
Politics

Judge rejects man’s bid to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off of New Jersey’s ballot

Attorney Scott Salmon sought to keep Kennedy from appearing on the Nov. 5 presidential ballot as an independent, citing the state’s sore loser law.

1 year ago

Secret Service with Trump after the shooting at his rally
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania

Pa. Congressman Mike Kelly chosen to lead House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt

Reps. Madeleine Dean and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania are also on the task force.

1 year ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center.
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. court tells governor’s office to reveal more details about why it hired private law firms

Spotlight PA has been fighting to find out why Pennsylvania’s governor spent $367,538 in public money to hire private law firms.

1 year ago

President Joe Biden speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington.
Law
National

Biden calls for Supreme Court term limits, enforceable ethics code

Biden also is pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment that would limit presidential immunity.

1 year ago

Kamala Harris waves
Elections
Government
National
Politics

Kamala Harris raised $200M in first week of White House campaign

The vice president's campaign announced the fundraising total on Sunday, saying about 66% of the donations come from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle.

1 year ago

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff address staff at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., July 22, 2024. The nation's first second gentleman, Emhoff could become its first first gentlemen after November. Emhoff is used to traveling the country championing his wife and the Biden administration's accomplishments in his current job. But now that Harris is the presumptive Democratic nominee, those efforts have been thrust into the political spotlight like never before. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
Elections
Government
National
Politics

Doug Emhoff would become the country’s first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins presidency

Emhoff was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey. He attended law school in California and gave up a job as an entertainment lawyer when Harris became vice president.

1 year ago

Philadelphia Temple, Drexel and UPenn students marched west on Market Street to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania to protest U.S. support of Israel in the Gaza war on April 25, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
International
Pennsylvania
Protests

No Ceasefire No Vote campaign in Pa. pressures Harris, Dems on Gaza

Voters who pledge are withholding support from Kamala Harris barring a permanent ceasefire in Gaza or a promise to implement an arms embargo against Israel.

1 year ago

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Residential street
Elections
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Trump gunman’s hometown of Bethel Park reels after assassination attempt

The working-class town of about 30,000 just outside of Pittsburgh was rattled after learning the gunman came from their community.

1 year ago

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Bethany Hall-Long had to revise campaign finance reports after questions arose over payments to her husband. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Elections
Government Accountability

‘Her corruption is astounding’: Hall-Long opponents in Delaware gubernatorial primary say state report shows she’s unfit for office

The lieutenant governor countered that the elections chief won’t refer the findings for prosecution, and said some conclusions are incorrect.

1 year ago

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