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Politics & Policy

Welcome to Alabama Sign at visitor center on state line
National Interest

Will Alabama live down to its worst stereotype?

Lynyrd Skynyrd famously sang, "Sweet home Alabama/Lord, I'm coming home to you." But what will home look like tomorrow?

8 years ago

Councilmen Bill Greenlee (left) and Derek Green talk business during a hearing Monday.
Business
Philadelphia

Can Amazon HQ2 pursuit give Philly leg up on future big business acquisitions?

City Councilman Alan Domb suggested better marketing to dispel the impression that Philadelphia has a bad business climate.

8 years ago

A map of the 7th congressional district as drawn in 2011. The district incorporates most of Delaware County and portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster Counties. (Dan Gleiter/pennlive.com)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Law
Pennsylvania

Lawsuit challenging Pa.’s congressional map begins in state court

Testimony in a fast-tracked lawsuit alleging gerrymandering ...

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf vows to veto a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks and criminalize the most common procedure used in second-trimester abortions.
Gender
Pennsylvania

Wolf vows to veto Pa. measure restricting abortion rights

Lawmakers are expected to vote soon on bill that would ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy. Current law allows the procedure up until 24 weeks.

8 years ago

U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore
PBS

What to watch in Alabama’s Senate race

8 years ago

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Elections
Media
Politics

What is “whataboutism?”

We talk about the political strategy known as “whataboutism.” The President uses this strategy as do many politicians and pundits. We ...

8 years ago

Listen 17:01
In this June 24, 2016, photo, a gambler plays a slot machine at the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, the men who are proposing to build two new casinos in northern New Jersey near New York City, concluded the statewide ballot question that would authorize the projects will not pass, and ended their financial support for a campaign in its favor. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Radio Times
Pennsylvania
Politics

The latest from Harrisburg, the budget

We talk with WITF’s KATIE MEYER ...

8 years ago

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Cases of Diet Coke on display on a grocery store shelf
National Interest

60 patriots dish on the tinpot despot

The New York Times reporters' detailed portrait of an infant in action was based on "interviews with 60 advisers, associates, friends, and members of Congress."

8 years ago

Former Pennsylvania state Sen. Robert Mellow, a Democrat, lost his more than $245,000-a-year retirement income after pleading guilty to felony corruption in 2012. But he appealed, and now he has the money back. (AP file photo)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pension forfeiture expansion garners wave of support in Pa.

Current law mandates a pension be forfeited if a Pennsylvania state employee commits one of a list of specific crimes related to his or her job.

8 years ago

Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United speaks at a rally in Wasington, D.C., in March.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

End Citizens United announces $35M campaign for next year

The group End Citizens United says it will raise and spend $35 million to target 20 Republican candidates next year, including three from the Philadelphia region.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf stopped the practice of accepting gifts among people under his authority when he took office three years ago, but that does not apply to state legislators and other elected state officials. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Aging
Health Care
Pennsylvania

New Medicaid feature to reduce future nursing home enrollees

Years in the making, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is rolling out a new Medicaid feature that's designed to reduce the future number of enrollees in nursing homes.

8 years ago

DNC Chairman Tom Perez has called for the party to reform the way it uses superdelegates in its presidential nominating process. (George Frey/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
National

DNC group calls for drastic cut in ‘superdelegates’ as part of nomination process

The group created to reform how the Democratic National Committee selects its presidential nominee announced plans to slash the number of superdelegates by more than half.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance
Economy
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. lawmakers launch bipartisan try to save state, local tax deductions from GOP tax overhaul

Republican Leonard Lance and Democrat Josh Gottheimer are floating a plan to strike a $10,000 cap on property tax deductions in both House and Senate tax bills.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Bob Brady
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Philadelphia

Brady associate pleads guilty

Another shoe drops into the investigation of Congressman Bob Brady's 2012 re-election, but it's not clear whether he will be charged.

8 years ago

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Arizona Representative Trent Franks during a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix.
PBS

Former aide says Arizona Rep. Franks offered her $5 million to carry his child

8 years ago

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