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Politics & Policy

PlanPhilly
Government Accountability

Home security? Some opposed to Domb’s bill to securitize liens on tax deadbeats

8 years ago

Former Vice President Beau Biden and novelist Lea Carpenter promoted Biden's book Thursday. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Books
Delaware
Higher Education

Biden brings book tour, tales of Beau, to University of Delaware

About 500 students, longtime friends and political allies packed the student center for Joe Biden's talk with Lea Carpenter, a Wilmington native who grew up with Beau Biden.

8 years ago

Economic Development
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Philly adds sharper teeth to minority contracting rules

The measure now goes to Mayor Jim Kenney for his consideration.

8 years ago

A woman at a podium
Philadelphia
Politics

As term nears end, Philly DA launches efforts focused on hate crimes

District Attorney-elect Larry Krasner, who takes office in January, will review the initiative.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur,
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Taxes

Tax code overhaul: How area representatives voted

Just one congressman from New Jersey voted in favor of the GOP tax plan.

8 years ago

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White House Senior adviser Jared Kushner attends a bilateral meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)
Elections
International
Law

Senate Judiciary presses Kushner in Russia investigation

The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee are saying President Donald Trump's son-in-law hasn't been fully forthcoming.

8 years ago

In this image made from video President Clinton listens to a question about the gifts he gave to Monica Lewinsky, in the second hour of his videotaped testimony Monday, Aug. 17, 1998, at the White House. The House Judiciary Committee released the videotape and 2,800 pages of documents Monday, Sept. 21, 1998, from Independent Counsel's Ken Starr's investigation of the president.
National Interest

Roy Moore aside, what about Bill Clinton?

Lest we forget, feminists and Democratic activists in the late ‘90s mostly stayed mute, defended, or excused Bill’s notorious workplace behavior.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
Economy
Pennsylvania

Pa. Legislature has a $95M surplus, audit finds

This year’s review showed a smaller surplus than last year’s, with overall legislative reserves decreasing from $118 million last year, to around $95 million as of June.

8 years ago

This aerial photo shows storm damage from Sandy in Mantoloking, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012. (Doug Mills, AP Photo, Pool)
Environment
Insurance
New Jersey

N.J. delegation split on renewing U.S. flood insurance program

The measure calls for increasing flood insurance premiums for many property owners to help firm up a program under stress from ever-more frequent and powerful storms.

8 years ago

Bradock Mayor John Fetterman meets with reporters to talk about his run for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor at the Down Home Diner at Reading Terminal Market
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Politics

Fetterman in race for Pa. lieutenant governor

Fetterman, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate last year, is now gunning for the post of lieutenant governor in 2018.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams has been accused of sexual misconduct by two women. Philadelphia Democratic Party chairman U.S. Rep. Bob Brady says he's taking a
Philadelphia

Dem Party will ‘wait and see’ on sex harassment claims against Philly sheriff

Philadelphia's Democratic Party is staying out of sexual harassment allegations against the sheriff, said U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, who also leads the city's Democratic Party.

8 years ago

A map of the 7th congressional district as drawn in 2011. The district incorporates most of Delaware County and portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster Counties. (Dan Gleiter/pennlive.com)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Touring Pa.’s 7th congressional district, one of the nation’s most gerrymandered

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district, which has an eye-popping shape that spans five counties, has been described in terms of a Disney cartoon: Goofy kicking Donald Duck.

8 years ago

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Radio Times
Politics
Sex & Relationships

Sexual assault in politics

This is unmistakably an historic moment when it comes to powerful men getting their comeuppance for sexual indiscretion. Today on the sho ...

8 years ago

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An image reading
National Interest

Jeff Sessions magically refreshes his memory

You don't often see Jeff Sessions (Trump's hapless piñata) linked in the same sentence with Steve McQueen (the cool '60s actor), but I'm giving it a try.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Movies
TV

Sexual assault: in politics, in Hollywood

Guests: Michelle Goldberg, Tyler Coates This is unmistakably an historic moment when it comes to powerful men get ...

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