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Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: a primer

Guests: Frank Plantan  All eyes will be on the Korean Peninsula beginning Friday, as the Olympi ...

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Gov. Tom Wolf gives his budget address at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
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Wolf unveils moderate budget proposal; GOP says it’s a mixed bag

Instead of the roughly $1.5 billion deficit they had to contend with in the last budget, they're on track for a small surplus.

8 years ago

A bill advancing in the New Jersey Legislature would authorize the state’s police and firefighters unions to manage their own pension funds. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
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New Jersey may give police, fire unions full control over pensions

Pat Colligan, the president of the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, said the policy change would help the unions improve the performance of their funds.

8 years ago

Ashley Lunkenheimer, a candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's 7th District (Provided)
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Former prosecutor takes a shot at Meehan’s congressional seat

Former federal prosecutor Ashley Lunkenheimer joins the crowded Democratic field in 7th Congressional District run.

8 years ago

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, center, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, arrives on Capitol Hill for a closed door meeting, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Washington.
National Interest

Trump’s lawyers want to keep their perjury machine away from Mueller

Of all the distasteful jobs in America — toll booth worker on a polluted highway, repairman of odorous septic tanks — the worst is to be a lawyer for a pathological liar.

8 years ago

Thousands of immigrants and supporters join the Defend DACA March in Los Angeles in September to oppose the President Trump's ordered end to DACA protections.
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NPR poll: 2-in-3 support legal status for DREAMers; majority oppose building a wall

Partisan dividing lines were sharp, the survey found, and clearly run throughout the immigration debate.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf will deliver his fourth Pennsylvania budget plan Tuesday. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Wolf set to deliver Pa. budget proposal

Another call for severance tax on natural gas drilling expected as part of governor's fourth budget plan.

8 years ago

An election official places a sign as voters line up outside a polling place November 2016 in Fogelsville, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Third of Pa. delegation decamping U.S. House, leaving six seats up for grabs

Pennsylvania will have at least six open congressional seats in the upcoming midterm election as one incumbent after another has decided not to run again.

8 years ago

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Pa. Dems rev up for 2018 election cycle

Guests: Chris Potter, John Baer, Ryan Grim, T.J. Rooney With many crucial elections taking place in Pennsylvania ...

Air Date: February 6, 2018

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Local DACA beneficiaries and members of Juntos call on the Philadelphia Eagles to boycott a customary White House visit for Super Bowl winners
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With U.S. funding deadline near, Dreamers ask Eagles to take a stand

Super Bowl champs are asked to 'take a metaphorical knee' to support DACA immigrants by boycotting traditional White House ceremony.

8 years ago

New Jersey lawmakers will not consider legislation to subsidize the state's nuclear-power plants until Feb. 15. A hearing set for Monday was postponed for further work on the measure. (AP file photo)
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N.J. delays action on nuclear subsidy measure

Senate president anticipates Feb. 15 hearing on legislation. An environmental group estimates it could increase costs for ratepayers by more than $4 billion over 10 years.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
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UPDATE: Pa. Supreme Court Justices defend themselves against conflict claims in gerrymandering lawsuit

Responding to charges of bias in the state gerrymandering lawsuit, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Chr ...

8 years ago

A truck drives near the Mexico-U.S. border fence. Sens. John McCain and Chris. Coons formally introduced a bill that would grant permanent legal status to undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers,” and start bolstering security along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP file photo)
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Sens. Coons, McCain propose new immigration deal

The bipartisan bill addresses DACA and border security, but it doesn’t include funding for either.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's congressional map as drawn in 2011. In 2018, it was deemed an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander by the Pa. Supreme Court (Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
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U.S. Supreme Court will let Pennsylvania ruling stand in gerrymandering case

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has denied the request for a stay on the ruling overturning ...

8 years ago

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., waves as he arrives for a closed-door GOP strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017.
National Interest

Trump chews Nunes’ nothingburger and says it’s delicious

The Devin Nunes memo did not discredit Robert Mueller's investigation. Delusional denial is a potent psychological condition, especially when it's teed up by Dear Leader.

8 years ago

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