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Politics & Policy

George Soros, a New York hedge fund billionaire and longtime bankroller of liberal political causes.  (Ferdinand Ostrop/AP Photo)
National Interest

Why are right-wing paranoids so obsessed with George Soros?

It was inevitable that right-wing fans of the Trump-Cohen-Hannity troika would try to slime the federal judge who’s handling the Mi ...

8 years ago

Under the bill, most adult, able-bodied recipients of Medicaid would have to document work, or attempts to get it. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Wolf opposes Medicaid work requirements passed by House

The proposal would require able-bodied adults to work 20 hours a week, look for work, or attend job-training.

8 years ago

Former Deputy Mayor Rich Lazer (second from right) launches his congressional race at a South Philadelphia playground.
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Elections
Pennsylvania

Electricians union Local 98 gives $200,000 to super PAC

A super PAC backed by Electricians Local 98 has formed a super PAC to help Philadelphia congressional candidate Rich Lazer.

8 years ago

An Ortley Beach bungalow is raised. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Insurance
New Jersey

Feds extend deadline for Sandy survivors to access flood mitigation funding

The program provides homeowners up to $30,000. 

8 years ago

(Steve Ruark/AP Photo, file)
New Jersey

New Jersey reports 20 percent drop in pretrial detentions following bail overhaul

Changes to to the bail system mean defendants accused of low-risk crimes no longer have to sit in jail because they can’t afford modest bail costs,.

8 years ago

Pictured in 2005, former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday. Following a recent series of hospitalizations and after consulting with her family and doctors, the 92-year-old former first lady had decided not to seek additional medical treatment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Barbara Bush, wife and mother of presidents, dies at 92

Barbara Bush was one of only two first ladies who had a child who was elected president.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders held dueling news conferences after hours of meetings late Friday to announce their inability to come to a budget deal,. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, file)
Elections
Law
New Jersey

N.J. Gov. signs bill requiring automatic voter registration

The measure makes New Jersey the 12th state along with the District of Columbia to have automatic voter registration.

8 years ago

The Jersey Shore employs thousands of seasonal workers each summer. (Bill Barlow/for WHYY)
Business
New Jersey

Some Jersey Shore businesses say $15 minimum wage would be devastating

Businesses in several summer resorts want to carve out an exemption for seasonal workers.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Dent to leave Congress — another Pa. special election coming

Republican U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent of the Lehigh Valley says he'll resign from Congress in the coming weeks

8 years ago

In this March 4, 2016, file photo, Sean Hannity of Fox News arrives in National Harbor, Md. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo, file)
National Interest

Sean Hannity’s cozy conflict-of-interest hackery

It’s exquisitely delicious that Michael Cohen’s mysterious third client turns out to be Sean Hannity. But the news barely bud ...

8 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Law

Down syndrome abortion ban passes Pa. House

The bill has been on a fast track, breezing through committee and initial considerations in one week.

8 years ago

Republican Rob Arlett announces his campaign for U.S. Senate in Wilmington. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Elections

Delaware Republican Arlett launches campaign for U.S. Senate

Sussex County Councilman Rob Arlett announced his campaign for Senate during a three-county tour of Delaware.

8 years ago

Former FBI Director James Comey's new book is called A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, And Leadership. 
(Elias Williams for NPR)
NPR

James Comey says FBI ‘would be worse today’ if not for his actions

Comey responded to a new round of personal attacks from the White House by underscoring how President Trump has made once out-of-bounds behavior seem unremarkable.

8 years ago

People gather outside a Starbucks on 18th and Spruce streets in Philadelphia to protest Thursday's controversial arrests of two black men at the store. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
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Race & Ethnicity

NAACP says Starbucks incident part of a national trend of discrimination

The NAACP is calling the arrest of two black men in a Starbucks "disgraceful."

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania has concealed carry permit reciprocity with 29 states . The state Attorney General's hopes to clarify rules for gun owners with a new website. (Seth Perlman/AP Photo, File)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Policing

Pennsylvania launches concealed-carry website to clarify rules for gun owners

The state Attorney General’s office has launched a web ...

8 years ago

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