Politics & Policy
Focusing on expansion possibilities, federal officials tour Wilmington port
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James toured the Port of Wilmington, as well as the former Chemours Edgemoor site.
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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez announces he’ll seek 3rd term
The 64-year-old Democrat announced Tuesday will hold events in his hometown of Union City.
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Philadelphia Council presses for answers on borrowing, money lost on police HQ
Council members also seek update on projects stalled by the extended court challenge to the city's sweetened beverage tax.
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DOJ watchdog: FBI could have tried harder to hack iPhone
The report says communication failures among FBI officials delayed the search for a solution.
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Students and teachers need resources, not armed camps
Students do not need more firepower, police, metal detectors, and other trappings of the school-to-prison pipeline in their schools.
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New Jersey expanding its medical marijuana program
"The days of making residents jump through hoops are coming to an end," Murphy said. He added later: "We recognize that patients should be treated as patients, not criminals."
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In Pennsylvania, unions throw political weight behind natural gas
Nationwide, fewer than 5 percent of workers in oil, gas, and mining are unionized, about half the national average.
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Irrelevant Rick Santorum is out of time
You’ll rarely see the names “Rick Santorum” and “The Rolling Stones” appear in the same sentence. But we li ...
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Lobbyist, lawmakers entwined in complex relationship: Is it influence peddling, or essential?
There are more than 1,200 registered lobbyists in Harrisburg.
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Even in absence, Stack dominates Pa. lieutenant governor debate
Four Democrats vying to unseat Mike Stack of Philadelphia promise a better working relationship with Gov. Tom Wolf.
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2020 census will ask about respondents’ citizenship status
The U.S. Commerce Department announced late Monday that it will restore a question about citizenship to the 2020 census questionnaire.
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Kansas girl at center of 1954 school segregation ruling dies
Linda Brown, the Kansas girl at the center of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has died ...
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New Jersey lawmakers advance bills to tighten gun laws
New Jersey's Democrat-led Assembly passed six measures aimed at strengthening the state's already-strict gun laws.
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PES bankruptcy plan approved by court
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Is this any way to drive an omnibus? 10 questions about what just happened
Many of the president's most ardent supporters were taken by surprise. Not a few felt betrayed.
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