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Philadelphia

Government shutdown closes most of Independence Mall

The National Park Service locked up all of its historic sites in Philadelphia's Independence Mall.

8 years ago

The 2018 Womens March on Philadelphia, January 20, 2018. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Gender
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Philadelphia

Thousands take to Parkway for second Philly Women’s March

The second Women’s March began at Logan Circle and headed to Eakins Oval where speakers rallied the primarily, but not exclusively female crowd.

8 years ago

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Caltagirone will run again, but without some of his usual supporters

The allegations that he repeatedly sexually harassed a staffer is causing a prominent union to rescind its support.

8 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference Saturday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
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Schumer, White House respond to shutdown by pointing fingers

The federal government is now in a partial shutdown after Congress failed to pass a stopgap measure to keep funding going ahead of a midnight deadline.

8 years ago

Protesters fill the Ben Franklin Parkway during the Women's March on Philadelphia on Janaury 21, 2017. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
Philadelphia

Women’s March on Philadelphia aims to energize voters

Police in Philadelphia say reports that officers will be randomly searching attendees at the women's march this weekend are inaccurate.

8 years ago

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New Jersey

If New Jersey legalizes marijuana, this is what it could look like

Clearly, Joe Lindsey loves his job. At the High Country Healing dispensary in Silverthorne, Colorado, he pulls out plastic tubs of ...

8 years ago

Former Delaware State Treasurer Chip Flowers speaks during a news conference in Dover in August 2014. (File/WHYY)
Delaware

Delaware settles FOIA lawsuit with ex-treasurer

Delaware has agreed to pay its former treasurer $22,500 in taxpayer money to drop a public records lawsuit over former Gov. Jack Markell's correspondence.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump, left, greets Rick Saccone after speaking at H&K Equipment, Co. on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 in Coraopolis, Pa. Saccone is running for the U.S. Congressional seat vacated by Tim Murphy.
National Interest

Republicans panic in southwest Pennsylvania

A loss or tight win for the GOP in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District would be evidence that few Republican seats should be considered safe in 2018.

8 years ago

Map of the state of Pennsylvania showing county boundaries and names, county seats and rivers from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
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Taxes

Pa. counties call on state government to better support local public services

Pa.'s 67 counties signed on to a list of priorities they hope to achieve in 2018. But the local leaders say they cannot achieve their goals alone.

8 years ago

First
Delaware
Environment
Public Spaces

Offshore oil and gas drilling in Delaware?

Earlier this month, the Trump administration okayed new offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic, including waters off the Delaware coastline.

8 years ago

As a bitterly-divided Congress hurtles toward a government shutdown this weekend, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, speaks to the media outside the Capitol after meeting with President Donald Trump, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington.
NPR

Schumer says there’s still ‘a good number of disagreements,’ as shutdown looms

The meeting began less than 12 hours before the midnight deadline for Congress to pass a new spending bill.

8 years ago

At a public information session in Dover, Delaware, Thursday, Charlotte Reid looks over information about the Trump administration's plan to expand oil and gas drilling along the Atlantic coastline. She fears that could put Delaware at risk of a spill.
Delaware
Energy
Environment

Delaware residents tell Washington they oppose offshore drilling

The goal of a public meeting in Dover was to listen to local experts and residents.

8 years ago

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., answers questions Thursday on the possibility of a government shutdown. After receiving assurances from Ryan, a key group of conservative House Republicans said they would support a short-term-funding bill.
NPR
National

House Passes Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown, But Senate Prospects Uncertain

Republicans need 60 votes in the Senate to proceed on the four-week continuing resolution, which would extend funding only until Feb. 16.

8 years ago

Protesters chant slogans inside the terminal at Philadelphia International Airport.
NewsWorks Tonight
Public Spaces

Huge protests of ’17 lead to individual activism, expectations of bigger rallies

The protests were fast and furious once Donald Trump became president. Some say that momentum has slowed considerably, while others forecast larger demonstrations.

8 years ago

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 President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House and Senate leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Washington. From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Trump, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R- Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
PBS

What happens during a government shutdown?

The world won’t end if a dysfunctional Washington can’t find a way to pass a funding bill before this weekend.

8 years ago

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