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Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, southwest of Pittsburgh.
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Government Accountability
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Pa. Supreme Court decision to redraw congressional map adds possibly ‘chaotic’ twist in Western Pa. race

Pennsylvania’s upcoming congressional elections are in flux after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled this week that the state’s congressional map is unconstitutional.

8 years ago

Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations (2017 Emergency Plan on the PSE&G website)
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

Emails: Utility worked with Christie staff to shield data

PSEG spokesman Paul Rosengren said the company has an obligation to keep financial information private.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's capitol dome against the blue sky
Pennsylvania

Lawmakers push toward amendment to shrink Pa. legislature

This could be the year Pennsylvanians vote whether to amend the constitution and shrink the state House of Representatives by a quarter.

8 years ago

Tony Perkins, Stormy Daniels
National Interest

Hypocritical conservative evangelicals shelter themselves from Stormygate

Back in the '90s, conservative evangelicals insisted that a president's most important trait was moral character. Funny how they don't talk that way anymore.

8 years ago

State Rep. Stephanie Bolden talks at a press conference in Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware.
(Courtesy Jen Rini/Del. House Dems)
Delaware
Elections
Gender
Politics

Changing the perspective: Female lawmakers talk politics, disparity, sexism

Men outnumber women 49-13 in the Delaware General Assembly. Some of those women are speaking out about about why it's so important that women hold elected office.

8 years ago

Man in suit at microphone, background darkened around him
Elections
Pennsylvania

Reed joins Pa. congressional race amid redistricting chaos

State House Leader Dave Reed is officially running for congress becoming the second top Republican in the chamber to seek higher office this year.

8 years ago

Radio Times
International
Military
Politics

‘A Foreign Policy for the Left’

Guest: Michael Walzer Most of the discussions taking place among American leftists concern domestic issues, such ...

Air Date: January 24, 2018

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U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Pennsylvania
Politics

Meehan admits ‘deep affection’ for accuser, but denies sexual harassment

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan of Delaware County says the former staffer who accused him of sexual harassment was a 'soul mate,' but he denies wrongdoing.

8 years ago

Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter's book is published by the Unversity of Pennsylvania Press.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Philadelphia

Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter talks about his new book, schools, taxes and flash mobs

After leaving office, two-term Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter reflects on his life in politics.

8 years ago

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Candidate Paul Mango, seeking the Republican Party's nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's re-election bid next year, takes part in the Montgomery County Republican Committee gubernatorial forum in Blue Bell, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Mango holds conservative line, hits out at ‘insiders’

If anyone was wondering what Paul Mango—one of four Republicans vying to unseat Democratic Governor Tom Wolf—thinks about his namesake fruit, wonder no more.

8 years ago

Rep. Pat Meehan
National Interest

Top Pa. judges ‘clearly, plainly, palpably’ junk the rigged Republican map

Meehan was probably facing a tough re-election even with a rigged district. Could he possibly survive in a redrawn district that's fair to all voters?

8 years ago

Shelly Chauncey
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania

Sixth Democrat enters race to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan

A new Democratic candidate emerges in Pennsylvania's 7th District. Incumbent Pat Meehan faces sexual harassment allegations, and the Court has ordered districts to be redrawn.

8 years ago

A bill advancing in the New Jersey Legislature would authorize the state’s police and firefighters unions to manage their own pension funds. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
New Jersey

Democrats want New Jersey back in regional climate change pact

In 2011, then Governor Christie, a Republican, pulled New Jersey out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and ve ...

8 years ago

 The U.S. Senate is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. faces challenges within his own party this week in advancing the Republican health care bill. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NPR
Neighborhoods

Government reopens for business, but immigration fight still looms

On Monday, Congress passed a stopgap spending bill that funds the government through Feb. 8

8 years ago

In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017 photo, a New Jersey Transit train traverses the tracks in New York's Penn Station.
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Transportation

Governor signs order calling for New Jersey Transit audit

The order comes after Murphy called the agency a "national disgrace" before becoming governor on Tuesday, succeed Republican Gov. Chris Christie.

8 years ago

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