Politics & Policy
FERC not a rubber stamp, says new commissioner
Rob Powelson, a commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently appointed by Trump, defended FERC’s track record with interstate pipeline projects.
8 years ago
GOP conducts post-mortem on failed attempts to dislodge Obamacare
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur of South Jersey put his neck out when he teamed up with far-right conservatives to reach the deal that ended with an Obamacare-repeal bill.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Voting Block: What will N.J.’s next governor do about the decline in housing affordability?
Although taxes are a top issue in this year's race for governor, Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Democrat Phil Murphy housing affordability is getting little play.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Amtrak pressured to comply with law renaming 30th Street Station after Bill Gray
An effort is underway to force Amtrak to change the name of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. Bill Gray.
8 years ago
Trump’s feud with activist athletes
Guests: Jesse Washington, Rich Lowry, Richard Allen Smith This Sunday, millions of Americans will be tuning in to ...
Air Date: September 29, 2017
Listen 49:31Laugh of the week: Trump dumps tweets down the memory hole
As each exhaustive week wheezes to an end, It's always tough to single out the unfit president's most pitiable, contemptible, or laughable act.
8 years ago
New Jersey may offer $5 billion in tax breaks to lure Amazon HQ2
New Jersey state lawmakers from both parties joined a unified push to lure Amazon’s new corporate headquarters to New Jersey.
8 years ago
Delaware state Sen. Margaret Rose Henry announces retirement
The first African American woman elected to the Delaware Senate says she will not seek reelection in 2018.
8 years ago
Weighing decades of good works with inconsolable loss, Philly judge resentences juvenile lifer
Handcuffed, Andre Martin clutched a single sheet of paper and began to weep.
8 years ago
Meet Roy Moore, the new face of Republican extremism
Thank you, Alabama Republicans! Thank you for choosing a Senate candidate whose reactionary ravings and paranoid fictions make Donald Trump look semi-sane.
8 years ago
Philly Council takes aim at urban squatting scam
Philadelphia City Council is working to close a legal loophole that prevents evictions — even when a house is rented out by someone who doesn't own the place.
8 years ago
Diverse housing options proposed to keep millennials in N.J.
A land-use policy organization is recommending that New Jersey towns make some changes so millennials don't continue to migrate to other states.
8 years ago
Republicans rekindle their love of budget deficits
Remember when Republicans hated budget deficits? When they railed nonstop against red ink and pined for fiscal conservatism? That was just their mantra during the Obama years.
8 years ago
Don’t overgeneralize the failures in Vietnam
To dismiss the Vietnam War as a total failure for the United States or a warning against any intervention may prevent us from seeing solutions to today's problems.
8 years ago
Delaware gets an 'F' for its financial health
A nonprofit that says it promotes transparent government financial information has given Delaware an F grade for its financial health.
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