
Politics & Policy
In first TV ad of fall campaign, Murphy comes out swinging at Christie legacy
Six weeks before New Jersey voters select a new governor, Democratic nominee Phil Murphy has released his first television ad for the general election.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight September 26, 2017
Dave Davies reports critics and proponents of Philadelphia’s sweetened beverage tax are still spending millions of dollars on ads t ...
Air Date: September 26, 2017
Listen 0:00My father could have died in Vietnam
Unlike so many men who were poor and black, my father didn’t go to Vietnam, and that circumstance changed what could have been — not only for my father, but also my family.
7 years ago
Today, the City of Philadelphia unveils a new public monument. Octavius V. Catto, a 19th-century civil rights activist who suc ...
Air Date: September 26, 2017
Listen 49:35Does Trump know that Puerto Ricans are American citizens?
Wouldn't it be swell if our "leaders" of all-Republican rule devoted some of their precious time to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico?
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Houlahan scores major endorsements in Pa. congressional primary
Democrat Chrissy Houlahan has gotten some early backing in her bid for a congressional seat in the western suburbs of Philadelphia.
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Philly officials denounce GOP health plan
An array of appointed and elected officials gathered Monday in Philadelphia to criticize the Graham-Cassidy bill as a disastrous replacement for the Affordable Care Act.
7 years ago
Four takeaways from a freshman, moderate Republican in Congress under Trump
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Bucks County may be an endangered species — a moderate Republican who makes a point of working with Democrats.
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N.J. lawmakers urged to continue 2% salary cap in arbitrated police, fire deals
City and county officials in New Jersey are asking the state Legislature to maintain a limit on salary increases when arbitrators settle police and firefighters contracts.
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Kenney dismisses expanded travel ban as diversion
President Donald Trump's expanded travel ban has been dismissed as "nothing more than a diversion" by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney.
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Take a knee to protest Trump’s tinpot patriotism
Spewing anew without a clue, Trump presumed this weekend to tell us what is patriotism and what is not. Rest assured, the Founding Fathers shook their heads and took a knee.
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TV ads highlight spat between top Democrat, N.J. teachers union
An unlikely feud between New Jersey's top Democrat and its largest teachers union is playing out on your TV.
7 years ago
Checking up on HUD, the EPA, and the Department of the Interior
Guests: Alec MacGillis, Christine Todd Whitman, Juliet Eilperin We’ll get caught up on what’s been going on b ...
Air Date: September 25, 2017
Listen 49:35N.J. lawmakers urged to continue 2% salary cap in arbitrated police, fire deals
City and county officials in New Jersey are asking the state Legislature to maintain a limit on salary increases when arbitrators settle ...
7 years ago