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Politics & Policy

After senators worked past midnight to pass the Republican tax bill, Walter Arandia distributes copies of the daily legislative calendar before lawmakers return, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, early Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Taxes

GOP Reps in region split as tax bill passes

All U.S. House Republicans from Pennsylvania voted for the tax package; four of five in New Jersey opposed it.

9 years ago

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President Donald Trump, with, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Vice President Mike Pence, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks about the passage of the tax bill on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017.
NPR
National
Taxes

Trump celebrates legislative win after Congress passes $1.5 trillion tax cut bill

Congressional Republicans delivered on their first major legislative accomplishment of the Trump era on Wednesday, when the House voted 224-201 to pass the tax package.

9 years ago

Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap
National Interest

Whatever happened to Trump’s fraudulent voter fraud commission?

An old Yiddish quip comes in handy during times of misfortune: "It could always be worse."

9 years ago

Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Petri, R-Bucks
Business
Pennsylvania

Rep. Petri, who chaired House Gaming Committee, will resign seat

The Bucks County Republican says he's stepping down from the legislature to become executive director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority.

9 years ago

(PLANPHILLY)
Radio Times
Philadelphia

Philly’s poverty problem

Guests: Sister Mary Scullion, Mariana Chilton, Maria Quinones-Sanchez Philadelphia remains the poorest major U.S ...

Air Date: December 20, 2017

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Pa. state Sen. Daylin Leach has ended his congressional campaign more than two months after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching and making sexually-suggestive jokes. (WHYY file photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Pennsylvania
Politics

Will Pa. Senate probe Leach accusations?

State Sen. Daylin Leach says he'll work with Senate leaders to address accusations of sexual misconduct, but it's not clear how that will happen.

9 years ago

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The Pennsylvania  House Democratic Caucus paid $248,000 in 2015 to settle a complaint from a staffer of state Rep. Tom Caltagirone, D-Berks. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. House Dems spent $250,000 to settle one harassment complaint

Altogether, House Democrats have paid $600,000 in taxpayer money to settle complaints against four lawmakers over the last decade.

9 years ago

(WHYY, file)
Philadelphia
Transportation

No data on how often positive train control has prevented SEPTA crashes

New Jersey Transit is still working to get positive train control installed by a December 2018 deadline. That deadline was already extended by Congress once.

9 years ago

New Jersey Gov.-elect Phil Murphy says Assemblywoman Marlene Caride will help him develop a pubic bank in New Jersey as commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance.  (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Economy
Insurance
New Jersey

Murphy names Assemblywoman Caride to head N.J. banking department

Caride will have a role in implementing Murphy's signature campaign pledge of creating a public bank.

9 years ago

From l-r., Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Mich., meet with reporters to announce the Republicans' proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017.
NPR
National
Taxes

Senate approves landmark tax overhaul, bill returns to house

Republicans in Congress approved a sweeping and controversial $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, with the Senate voting early Wednesday along straight party lines to move the measure

9 years ago

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), speaks about the Republican tax reform legislation currently before Congress, during his weekly briefing on Capitol Hill December 14. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Taxes

Charts: See how much of GOP tax cuts will go to the middle class

The average household would get a tax cut of $1,610 in 2018, a bump of about 2.2 percent in that average household's income, according to a report released Monday.

9 years ago

The Trump rule would have allowed employers to opt out of providing contraception coverage because of moral objections. (AP)
Gender
Health Care
Medicine

Pa. judge halts Trump birth control rule; unclear if admin will appeal

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has issued a temporary injunction that bars the Trump administration from letting healthcare providers deny women coverage for contraceptives.

9 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks and lays out a national security strategy
National Interest

The real scandal: Case officer Putin and his American asset

How horrific to watch a weak president deliver a national security speech without mentioning Russia's invasion of our '16 election or what he's doing to prevent more of it.

9 years ago

Local government officials urge the cap on police and fire arbitration awards to be extended (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
New Jersey

New Jersey towns fear losing a 2 percent salary increase cap on police and fire contracts

The cap is set to expire at the end of the year and Democratic legislative leaders are waiting to hear whether Murphy supports it before taking action to extend it.

9 years ago

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, as Congress returns to face action on the GOP tax bill and funding the government before the end of the week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Business
Economy
Personal Finance
Politics
Taxes

The coming effects of the tax bill

Guests: John O’Connor, Leonard Burman A House vote on the final version of the Republican tax bill is slated fo ...

Air Date: December 19, 2017

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