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Politics & Policy

South Jersey Republican U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur at a town hall in Willingboro, May 10, 2017. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
New Jersey
Politics

Murphy move to legalize recreational pot gets fractured response from N.J. delegation

'I think it’s nuts,' says U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur of plan for legalizing recreational marijuana.

8 years ago

Listen 3:52
A self driving car in Pittsburgh. (Megan Harris/ 90.5 WESA)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Transportation

PennDOT announces new regulations for testing self-driving vehicles

Pennsylvania will remain an integral player in the development of self-driving vehicles, but ensuring that the roads are safe must be the ...

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state State Rep. Mary Jo Daley has ended her bid for the newly created 4th Congressional District centered on Montgomery County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Daley, two others drop congressional bids in Philly suburbs

Suburban congressional candidates Mary Jo Daley, Shelly Chauncey, and George Badey end their congressional campaigns.

8 years ago

Electric Vehicle parking
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

City Council advances bill to kill Philadelphia’s electric vehicle parking program

Philadelphia City Council took another step towards eliminating a program that encouraged electric vehicle ownership on Monday

8 years ago

Trump Tower Fire
National Interest

A fire kills tenant in Trump building. Trump boasts: ‘Well built building.’

A few years ago, Psychology Today magazine ran an article titled “How to Spot a Sociopath.” One key warning sign is a dearth ...

8 years ago

A coal-fired power plant on outside Huntington, Utah
NPR
Environment

Trump touts Pruitt’s ‘great job,’ but EPA rollbacks have a long road ahead

As allegations mount of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt violating ethics policies and misusing taxpayer money, President Trump has repeatedly defended him.

8 years ago

In this April 4, 2018 photo, the Zelaya siblings, from El Salvador, Nayeli, right, Anderson, center, and Daniela, huddle together on a soccer field, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual
Radio Times
Immigration

Immigration update: the migrant caravan, DACA, and ICE crackdowns

Guests: Delphine Schrank, Maria Sacchetti We check in on the caravan of Central American migrants that was journe ...

Air Date: April 9, 2018

Listen 36:17
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a meeting with state and local officials and President Donald Trump about infrastructure in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Radio Times
Environment

Scott Pruitt’s tenure at the EPA and the mounting scandal

Guest: Lisa Friedman Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt has come under fire for a number of ethics ...

Air Date: April 9, 2018

Listen 14:17
Visitors look at the ribbons carrying messages wishing the reunification and peace of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, April 7, 2018. North and South Korea have held talks over establishing a telephone hotline between their leaders and other communication issues ahead of a rare summit between the rivals later this month. (Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)
International

Koreas discuss communication issues ahead of summit

The closed-door talks between were part of preparatory discussions to set up the April 27 summit.

8 years ago

United States Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks at an offshore winds energy forum Friday, April 6, 2018, in Plainsboro, New Jersey. The secretary noted there is
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

Interior secretary: ‘Opposition’ to offshore drill plan

"There is a lot of opposition, particularly off the East Coast and the West Coast, on oil and gas," Zinke said.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy  (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Safety

New Jersey governor orders regular gun violence reports

There were nearly 500 gun deaths in New Jersey in 2016.

8 years ago

In this Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, file photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. President Trump is jumping to the defense of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which is under fire following the rapid spread of a video showing anchors at its stations across the country reading a script criticizing
National Interest

The hostages at Trump TV: ‘We have lost respect for our jobs’

It reads like a hostage letter penned in a basement cell and smuggled to the public via carrier pigeon. “We are journalists ...

8 years ago

High school students Varun Seetamraju and Jason Lam tell lawmakers the legislation would empower thousands of first-time voters to participate in primary elections.  (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
New Jersey

New Jersey considers letting some 17-year-olds vote in primary elections

The New Voter Empowerment Act would allow 17-year-olds to vote in a primary election if they would turn 18 by the general election.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. governor’s race

Guests: John Baer, Dave Davies The Pennsylvania governor’s race is heating up with the May 15 primary approaching.  Three R ...

Air Date: April 6, 2018

Listen 17:47
Radio Times
Business
Media

Is Amazon ripping off the U.S. Postal Service?

Guest: Spencer Soper President Trump lashed out at Amazon this week through a series of tweets. He criticized Ama ...

Air Date: April 6, 2018

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