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 People at a rally in downtown Miami in 2012 hold signs demanding justice for Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, file)
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5 years since Trayvon Martin, and black lives still don’t matter

Cruising through 7th grade, I truly believed I was invincible. On Feb. 26, my life changed forever when another ...

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 A young girl helps hold a U.S. flag as a group marches toward the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest last month in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Unauthorized immigrants contribute nearly $12 billion in state and local taxes, report finds

The Trump administration’s intent to clamp down on unauthorized immigrants living in the United States could have broad economic im ...

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 Several hundred people gathered Thursday on Independence Mall in Philadelphia to protest recent attacks on Jewish sites nationwide.(Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

Hundreds gather on Independence Mall to condemn attacks on Jewish institutions

Hundreds of people showed up for a “Stand Against Hate” rally Thursday at Independence Mall, hoping to unite residents and fa ...

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 Gov. Tom Corbett is shown addresses a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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If Pa. lawmakers actually represented Pennsylvanians, tax policy would make more sense

When I was in graduate school in political science many years ago, I had a teacher — a moderate Republican — ...

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Putting Philadelphia’s $149 million pension fund loss into context

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 President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., listen. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)

Trump wins praise from one critic, but most reaction splits on party lines

While many Democrats in the Philadelphia region did not embrace President Donald Trump’s call to drastically increase military spen ...

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 President Donald Trump arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, for his address to a joint session of Congress. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)

Fact check: President Trump’s 2017 speech to Congress

President Donald Trump took undue credit Tuesday night for massive cost-savings in a fighter jet contract and gave a one-sided account of ...

8 years ago

 Governor Christie speaking to the full Legislature in Trenton on Tues, Feb 28, 2017. (Screen capture NJTV stream)

Governor Christie backs away from his school ‘fairness formula’

In his final budget speech to New Jersey’s Legislature Governor Chris Christie offered a $35.5 billion plan that does not include h ...

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 Protesters in front of Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey's office in Philadelphia on Tues, Feb 28, 2017. (Emily Rolen for NewsWorks)

11 protesters arrested at U.S. Sen. Toomey’s Philadelphia office

Police arrested 11 protesters in front of U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s Philadelphia office Tuesday. They were part of a larger crowd of 3 ...

8 years ago

 Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone speaks at his campaign event in the Pennsylvania Capitol to formally declare his candidacy for U.S. Senate in 2018, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 in Harrisburg, Pa. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is seeking a third six-year term in office. (AP Photo/Marc Levy) (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

First GOP challenger enters Pa. U.S. Senate race

A Republican state lawmaker has jumped into Pennsylvania’s 2018 U.S. Senate race. Rep. Rick Saccone of Allegheny County held ...

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Questions at Rep. Boyle town hall friendly to him, tough on president

There wasn’t an empty seat in the house at the First Presbyterian Church in the Flourtown section of Springfield in Montgomery Coun ...

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 Thousands of protesters gather at Thomas Paine Plaza for a March for Humanity in support of refugees and immigrants in Philadelphia, PA February 4th 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)

DOJ wants appeal of Trump travel ban put on hold

The Justice Department wants a federal appeals court to put President Trump’s travel ban case on hold until he issues a new order. ...

9 years ago

 Undocumented immigrants Giancarlo Tello and Daniela Velez testify at N.J. Assembly committee hearing (Photo by Phil Gregory)

Unauthorized immigrants tell N.J. lawmakers they fear being deported

New Jersey lawmakers are hearing the emotional impact President Trump’s toughened immigration proposals are having on those at risk ...

9 years ago

 U.S. Senator Pat Toomey beat out Democratic challenger Katie McGinty in what was the most expensive Senate race ever. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)

Campaigns and Elections magazine honors Sen. Toomey’s savvy use of social media ads

Remember when Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign broke new ground for its online voter outreach efforts? Now, the cam ...

9 years ago

North Philly Democrat knocked off ballot for special election

A Commonwealth Court judge has knocked the Democratic candidate for a North Philadelphia state house seat off the ballot, paving the way ...

9 years ago

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