Politics & Policy
House panel takes up bill expanding gun owners’ rights
A House committee moved forward on a Republican bill to expand gun owners' rights — the first legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed over 80 people.
8 years ago
Charges now unlikely for Brady in probe of $90,000 transfer to political rival
It appears U.S. Rep. Bob Brady of Philadelphia may skate on the investigation into his 2012 primary opponent's withdrawal from the campaign.
8 years ago
Listen 4:40Pa.’s highest court considering governor’s appeal in home care case
Pa.’s Supreme Court is deciding whether Governor Tom Wolf overstepped his authority with an executive order letting home healthcare workers under a union-like structure.
8 years ago
Philly-area lawmakers question changes at EPA, Department of Energy
Many Democrats and some in the GOP have panned Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's move to bar scientists who've gotten EPA grants from serving as advisers.
8 years ago
Listen 5:17Now Trump thinks that his voice is not his voice
We need only ask ourselves whether a guy who retroactively tells himself that his voice is not his voice should be dealing with North Korea's ICBMs.
8 years ago
The rise of Nazis; in Germany and in America
Guests: Thomas Childers, Arnie Bernstein On Sunday, The New York Times published an article about a low- ...
Air Date: November 29, 2017
Listen 48:59Philly re-entry group’s vans bear ads for Pa. gubernatorial candidate
A nonprofit re-entry program in Southwest Philadelphia has vans advertising the campaign of a Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor. Is it legal?
8 years ago
‘It just looks weird, know what I mean?’ Efforts to reform redistricting in Pa.
They at least two things in common. They’re all represented by Republican Keith Rothfus, and they’re all perplexed by the map of Pennsylvania’s 12th.
8 years ago
Fake news flameout: Exposing a crackpot conservative plot
In the annals of conservative cons, this saga is truly a classic.
8 years ago
Judge halts Pa.’s attempt to take funds from insurer
This is the second year Pennsylvania lawmakers have tried to take surplus money from the Joint Underwriting Association to help balance perennial budget gaps.
8 years ago
The shifting media landscape of the Trump era
Guests: Cory Doctorow, Andy Kroll, Meg James There are a lot of changes in the media these days. We’ll begin to ...
Air Date: November 28, 2017
Listen 49:16Mulvaney shows up for work at consumer watchdog group, as leadership feud deepens
The dispute has left CFPB staff "scratching their heads over who was in charge," as Reuters reports.
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