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Politics & Policy

The recess yard at Kipp Cooper Norcross Academy in Camden. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Kids
New Jersey

New Jersey lawmaker wants to mandate recess through fifth grade

Recess is good for kids, said Marybeth Beichert with the New Jersey Education Association during a hearing on the measure.

8 years ago

Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Republicans seeing lion’s share of turnover in Pa. Legislature

The party that has wielded broad power in the General Assembly in recent years looks to also have far more open seats to defend in 2018.

8 years ago

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Energy

Mariner East 2: Texts raise questions about Wolf administration role in permitting process

8 years ago

At the Trenton YMCA, Governor Murphy announces plans to reverse Christie concealed handgun carry rules  (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
New Jersey

New Jersey raises bar to get concealed gun permits

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said private citizens who want to get a handgun carry permit should have to demonstrate a specific threat to their life.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants towns to be able to establish charitable funds that pay for local services. Homeowners would get credits on their property tax bills for any amount they donate. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Business

New Jersey joins N.Y., Conn. in suing feds over GOP tax overhaul

The three are teaming up to take the Trump administration to court over the federal tax plan that's expected to cost taxpayers in their states billions of dollars.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
National Interest

Obstruction of justice again: Trump’s intended Mueller massacre

The tinpot autocrat is his own worst enemy, and we at least should be thankful for that.

8 years ago

Special counsel Robert Mueller at the Capitol in June. The New York Times reports President Trump intended to fire him that month but was dissuaded by White House Counsel Don McGahn.
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National

Trump intended to fire Special Counsel Mueller in June, ‘New York Times’ says

White House counsel Don McGahn refused and threatened to quit himself if the president went ahead, according to an explosive report in The New York Times.

8 years ago

Rachel Reddick is seeking the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania's  8th Congressional district (rachelreddick.com).
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Elections
Military
Pennsylvania

Women in uniform emerge on suburban Philly ballots

In all three of the suburban Congressional races in the Philly suburbs, the Democratic field includes a woman with a military or national security background.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan will not seek a fifth term in Congress. (AP file photo)
Pennsylvania
Politics

Meehan won’t seek re-election after furor over payment to aide claiming harassment

The Delaware County Republican is the fifth member of Congress to resign or abandon re-election amid a national reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace.

8 years ago

 Holtec International built a manufacturing facility in Camden, New Jersey, thanks to a $260 million tax break made possible by the state's Economic Opportunity Act.  (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Business
New Jersey

New Jersey rethinks how it lures companies

Gov. Phil Murphy is bringing in an outsider to establish a “new culture” at the state Economic Development Authority.

8 years ago

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Yesenia Aguilar of Reading, Pa. holds her one year old daughter Denalli Urdaneta at an immigration rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018.  (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Immigration
National

Trump plan offers citizenship path to 1.8 million immigrants

Democrats said they were heartened Thursday by Trump's support, while Republicans were more cautious.

8 years ago

Secretary Perdue visited a food pantry in the midstate as part of his farm bill tour of Pennsylvania. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Business
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania

Trump administration rolls out Farm Bill vision in Pa.

The last time the farm bill was negotiated, five years ago, one relatively popular suggestion was to cut funding for SNAP benefits by 10 percent.

8 years ago

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National Interest

As Mueller closes in, Trump and his toadies don tinfoil hats

A wild animal is most dangerous when it’s cornered. We’re seeing that now.

8 years ago

Elections
Law
Pennsylvania

Concerns over conflicts of interest arise over move to redraw Pa. maps

The ruling creates a rare question for members who are currently running for Congress: is it appropriate for them to help fix the maps or vote on the new ones?

8 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Gerrymandering thwarted by Pa. Supreme Court

Guests: Michael Li, Brian Gordon Pennsylvania has three weeks to draw new congressional districts following their ...

8 years ago

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