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Lawmakers have returned to the Pennsylvania state Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo, File)
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No budget progress, but Pa. lawmakers say talks continue

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are hoping that opposition to Gov. Tom Wolf’s unilateral budget-balancing plan will galvanize the body into action.

8 years ago

McCain and Biden
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Philadelphia

Hailed as hero in war and Senate, John McCain accepts Liberty Medal from Joe Biden

In praise of bipartisan governance, Democrat Joe Biden and Republican John McCain extol the virtues of crossing the aisle.

8 years ago

A woman assists her mother filling out her ballot in a church polling place in Lancaster, Pa. (AP File Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Off-year election, political frustrations contribute to dip in Pa. voter registration

It's about one month until Election Day, and voter registration is down by about 2.5 percent in Pennsylvania compared with 2016.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall viewed from South Broad st. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly PAC hit with record fine for failing to report $160,000 in campaign spending

City Council candidates paid thousands of dollars to Citizens Organizing for Pennsylvania's Security to help influence voters. How the PAC spent those funds remains a mystery

8 years ago

Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico.
Speak Easy
Economic Development
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Ending shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico would help the U.S. island, Pennsylvania

Permanently exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act will help the U.S. territory recover from Hurricane Maria by widely opening its market for exports from the mainland.

8 years ago

 Sen. Bob Menendez, center, arrives at the courthouse with his children, Alicia Menendez and Robert Menendez Jr., in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Law
New Jersey

Judge refuses to throw out case against New Jersey senator

The judge at Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial refused to throw out any of the charges against the New Jersey Democrat on Monday.

8 years ago

President Trump after signing an Executive Order on healthcare
Radio Times
Medicine

Trump undermines the ACA

President Trump has been taking steps to undermine the ACA through executive order, as Congress has been able to repeal and replace the l ...

8 years ago

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Radio Times
International

The future of the Iran nuclear deal

Foreign Policy‘s DAN De LUCE joins Marty to talk about the future of the Iran nuclear deal, following Pre ...

8 years ago

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President Donald Trump signs an executive order on health care in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
National Interest

Trump fans help sabotage their own health coverage

There's virtually no public support for Trump's piecemeal sabotage, but as always, he won't suffer political damage unless there's some kind of red-state grassroots revolt.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform during an event at the Harrisburg International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in Middletown, Pa.
Speak Easy
Business
Economy
Taxes

The Trump-GOP tax reform proposal doesn’t match the rhetoric

Trump-GOP plan makes an unfair system even worse, rewarding the corporate elite and rich while leaving small businesses and the overall economy as losers.

8 years ago

Jeff Rosen of the National Constitution Center (left) and U.S. Sen. John McCain
History
National
Pennsylvania

NCC's Jeffrey Rosen on McCain receiving the Liberty Medal award

Tonight at the National Constitution Center, the 2017 Liberty Medal will be given to U.S. Sen. John McCain for a lifetime of sacrifice and service to our country.

8 years ago

Listen 6:03
Radio Times
International
Medicine

Girls in the Boy Scouts / Iran deal / Undermining the ACA

Guests: Kate Tuttle, Dan De Luce, Mary Agnes Carey We begin our show today talking about the Boy Scouts and their ...

Air Date: October 16, 2017

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Former Vice President Al Gore, right, stumps for New Jersey's Democratic candidate for governor, Phil Murphy. (Shai Ben-Yaacov/WHYY)
New Jersey
Technology

Gore stumps for Murphy in Princeton, just weeks before Election Day

Gore is among a number of prominent Democratic leaders called in by the campaign, adding some star power to the homestretch of an otherwise lackluster race.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's oddly-shaped 7th Congressional district is often cited as an extreme example of gerrymandering.(via govtrack.us)
Law
Pennsylvania

Lawsuit challenging GOP maps to get quick hearing

A new lawsuit aimed at reshaping Pennsylvania's congressional districts before the 2018 midterm election is speeding toward trial.

8 years ago

The capitol building in Harrisburg
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Law
Pennsylvania

Bill would overhaul Pennsylvania’s regulatory process

A bill under consideration in the state House changes the way Pennsylvania enacts new regulations on everything from education, to health, and the environment.

8 years ago

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