Politics & Policy
N.J. minimum wage hike expected to benefit 300,000 workers
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy supports gradually increasing the wage to $15 over the next three or four years.
8 years ago
Mattis nixes holiday tradition of seeing troops in war zones
For only the second time since 9/11, America's defense secretary didn't visit U.S. troops in a war zone during December.
8 years ago
Atlantic City, N.J. reach agreement over police layoffs
Nine months after Atlantic City’s police union sued New Jersey state officials over forced layoffs, ...
8 years ago
Obama trumps the chief, takes top spot as Gallup’s ‘Most Admired Man’
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
8 years ago
Listen 7:07Year-end trifecta: Churchill, Trump, Obama
Let's ring out the old year by cleaning out the cupboard.
8 years ago
Measures of gerrymandering — real or bogus?
Experts on gerrymandering debate new mathematical formulas to measure bias during a forum at the National Constitution Center.
8 years ago
Listen 6:08The 2017 Trump prevarication pop quiz
In honor of Donald Trump's most towering achievement — no previous president can touch his talent for serial falsity — my year-end pop quiz features only one question:
8 years ago
7th Congressional primary wide open
State Sen. Daylin Leach is a likely scratch from the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District. We look at the field and leaders' hopes for a new contender.
8 years ago
Trump on the opioid crisis: Big talk, little action (big surprise)
We wonder what it will take to shake the faith of Trump's fans. His failure to tackle the opioid epidemic might conceivably dampen their ardor.
8 years ago
Some N.J. tax breaks kick in Jan. 1
Residents 62 and older will be able to keep more of their income from being taxed by the state.
8 years ago
In 2017, Pa. resettled nearly 1,000 fewer refugees than previous budget year
Following an uptick in refugee arrivals during President Barack Obama’s last year in office, the drop-off seems especially steep.
8 years ago
Wagner invests in early ad campaign to be GOP pick for Pa. gov
Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate invests more that $500,000 in TV ad campaign.
8 years ago
To halt some gun sales, cities move to force better Pentagon reports on convictions
Citing case of Texas shooter who killed 26, Philly joins New York and San Francisco in suing U.S. Department of Defense to prevent violent criminals from getting firearms.
8 years ago
Trump administration touts a smaller U.N. budget (and takes credit for it)
The Trump Administration said Sunday that the United Nations budget has been reduced for the coming year, and framed any cuts as the product of U.S. negotiation.
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