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Politics & Policy

Protesters shout their disapproval of the Republican tax bill outside the Senate Budget Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017.
The Philadelphia Experiment
Economy
Income Inequality
Taxes

Tax bill should unite American middle class across racial lines

The top 1 percent of Americans use racial and ethnic strife to distract us from the one commonality that should unite us — class.

8 years ago

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Business
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Philly councilwoman wants to ban plastic barriers in stop-and-go businesses

Employees at stop-and-gos are routinely shielded in plastic glass for protection. Customers make their purchases through a window in the barrier.

8 years ago

Centre Square in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

In eastern Pa. senate districts, incumbents feel safe, but many voters feel out of the loop

On the eastern border of Pennsylvania, north of the Philadelphia suburbs, a cluster of state Senate districts appear — at first glance ...

8 years ago

The 2010 census form included separate questions about race and Hispanic origin. The White House has yet to announce its decision on a proposal that would allow race and ethnicity to be asked in a single, combined question on the 2020 census. (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
National

Trump administration delays decision on race, ethnicity data for census

A spokesperson for OMB could not provide any information about the delay.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Scott Wagner (left) and Laura Ellsworth, a Pittsburgh attorney, at a Pennsylvania Society event. Both are Republicans running for governor. (Dave Davies/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Trash talk makes noise at Pa. Society

Hundreds of Pennsylvania politicians and hangers-on trek to New York City for a somewhat scaled-down Pennsylvania Society weekend.

8 years ago

Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to President Trump, arrives for his plea hearing this week in federal court in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
National

The Russia Investigations: After Flynn plea deal, where does Mueller aim next?

This week in the Russia investigations: Flynn makes a deal ... What other dominoes could fall? ... Donald Trump Jr. has another date on Capitol Hill.

8 years ago

This Oct. 26, 2017 photo shows Dominick Solazzo, president of the Midway Beach Condominium Association on the beach in front of the 25-foot-tall dunes his members built. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
New Jersey

Big dunes? So what? Beach can be seized for new dune project

Midway Beach, a small oceanfront community on the New Jersey shore, was barely impacted by Superstorm Sandy, due largely to the large san ...

8 years ago

(J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
NPR
National
Taxes

Senate Republicans pass massive tax overhaul

If the GOP can reconcile differences in the tax bills passed by House and Senate, Trump could have his wish for signing the $1.4 trillion tax overhaul into law by Christmas.

8 years ago

If the White House approves a proposal to change how the government collects race and ethnicity data, white people in the U.S. may be asked to check off boxes about their ethnic background. But on this 2010 Census form, answering
NPR
Immigration

2020 Census may ask white people to get specific about their ethnicity

Anyone who checks off the "white" box could also mark boxes for groups such as "German," "Irish" and "Polish" or write in another option.

8 years ago

FILE - In this March 1, 2017, file photo President Donald Trump, flanked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
National Interest

Big surprise: The GOP’s massive tax scam screws the average voter

How long will average Republican voters — folks making modest incomes, folks who bought Trump's 2016 snake oil — keep allowing themselves to be played for saps?

8 years ago

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the FBI, the first Trump White House official to make a guilty plea so far in a wide-ranging investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Updated: Flynn pleads guilty, is cooperating in Trump-Russia probe

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about his contacts with a Russian diplomat.

8 years ago

Hillary Clinton elaborates on stage at a book tour stop at the Academy of Music in Center City Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Books
Elections
Philadelphia

‘How deep the rot goes’: Fake news follows Clinton to Philly stop

At a talk at the Academy of Music in Center City Thursday night, Hillary Clinton said "the forces at work in 2016 are still with us."

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Politics
Social Justice

Pa. lawmakers propose more transparency for state government’s rules on sexual misconduct

In light of high-profile sexual harassment allegations, state lawmakers seek to reform how state government handles allegations concerning legislators.

8 years ago

Water fountain at a city recreation center (Courtesy Rebuild Philadelphia)
Philadelphia

Philly’s Rebuild chooses 61 sites for first round of $500 million improvement plan

Financing for the ambitious project will depend on whether the city's new tax on sweetened beverages is upheld in court.

8 years ago

Former Deputy Mayor for Public Engagement, Nina Ahmad
Elections
Philadelphia

Political newcomer resigns Philly post, clearing way to challenge U.S. Rep. Brady

Nina Ahmad has finished her last day as Philadelphia Deputy Mayor for Public Engagement, clearing the way for her to challenge Brady for the Democratic nomination.

8 years ago

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