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Politics & Policy

Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at a forum sponsored by the George W. Bush Institute in New York, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.
National Interest
National

Trump turns George W. Bush into Cicero

George W. Bush stayed mum for eight years, refusing to publicly criticize Barack Obama. But yesterday he publicly eviscerated Donald Trump.

9 years ago

Candidates for Philadelphia district attorney, Republican Beth Grossman (right) and Democrat Larry Krasner, debate at La Salle University. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
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Philly DA candidates debate civil forfeiture program at LaSalle

Weeks away from the general election, Democrat Larry Krasner and Republican Beth Grossman debated at LaSalle University.

9 years ago

Advocates supporting the lawsuit that eventually overturned the state's congressional map rallied outside Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman's office in Centre County in October 2017.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
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Policing

Voter advocates urge Pa. Senate leader to reform redistricting process

Fair Districts PA delivered postcards collected from constituents to State Senator Jake Corman’s office, urging reform in redistricting.

9 years ago

In file photo, Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Marino, President Donald Trump's former nominee to be the nation's drug czar, is defending his role in writing a law that critics say weakened the government's authority to stop companies from distributing opioids.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
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Public Health

Officials working on opioid crisis in Pa. weigh in on Lycoming County’s Marino, who dropped bid to be Trump’s drug czar

“This was a failure of government," said Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

9 years ago

Eric Trump, (left), fixes his tie as Lara Trump, (right), smiles
Elections

Trump's daughter-in-law becomes face of re-election effort

Lara Trump, married to Eric Trump, was viewed by many on the last campaign as a secret weapon after helping deliver her home state of North Carolina.

9 years ago

Daniel Grace of Teamsters Local 830 speaks as Jeff Brown looks on from right. (Tom MacDoinald, WHYY)
Business
Economy
Philadelphia

Soda tax foes lead honking protest outside Philly City Hall

Fresh off a hearing in Harrisburg and the repeal of a similar tax in Chicago, those opposed to Philly's sweetened beverage tax protest outside City Hall.

9 years ago

Governer Christie stands at a podium flanked by two officers, American flag, and New Jersey flag, and seal
New Jersey
Policing

Changing of the guard for N.J. State Police

Lt. Col. Patrick Callahan will lead New Jersey's State Police force after Superintendent Rick Fuentes steps down Nov. 1.

9 years ago

Democratic nominee Phil Murphy (left) listens as Republican nominee Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (right) answers a question during a gubernatorial debate at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Newark, N.J.
Elections
New Jersey

'Trump effect' emerges in N.J. gubernatorial contest

Many New Jersey residents say their opinion of President Donald Trump's job performance will influence their vote for governor Nov. 7.

9 years ago

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, a U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright of Lyons, Ga., late Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga., was one of four U.S. troops and four Niger forces killed in an ambush by dozens of Islamic extremists on a joint patrol of American and Niger Force.
National Interest
International
Military

The Niger ambush: Imagine if Hillary behaved like Trump

Imagine if Hillary Clinton were president, and she'd gone two weeks without saying a single word about the deadliest combat mission of her young tenure.

9 years ago

Radio Times
Law
Pennsylvania

Challenging gerrymandering

Guests: Carol Kuniholm, Sam Wang Pennsylvania routinely tops the list as the one of the country’s most gerryman ...

Air Date: October 19, 2017

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Republican nominee Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, right, answers a question during a gubernatorial debate against Democratic nominee Phil Murphy at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, pool)
New Jersey

New Jersey gubernatorial candidates clash over property taxes

New Jersey’s property taxes — the country’s highest — are taking center stage in the second and final debate gubernatoria ...

9 years ago

 A crew works on a drilling rig at a well site for shale-based natural gas in Zelienople, Pennsylvania,  in 2012. A plan for a severance tax on drillers had advanced in the state House.. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Economic Development
Energy
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. natural gas tax passes House committee, may hit a wall before full vote

Advancing the plan is a big step for Democrats and moderate Republicans, who have pushed for years to levy the severance tax.

9 years ago

Centre County's Jake Corman, the Pennsylvania Senate majority leader. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Business
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. House budget plan disliked in the Senate, but being considered as end to impasse

The budget’s completion still could hinge on whether the state House and Senate can agree on a gambling expansion.

9 years ago

Two candidates, both seated at table, with microphone; Guadagno in blue suit (left) Murphy in black (right)
New Jersey

Murphy and Guadagno meet in 2nd and final debate

Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will square off in their second and final debate ...

9 years ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Delaware
Law

U.S. Senator Coons questions AG Sessions about Wilmington crime

Amid questions about Russian influence in the election and ending the DACA program, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions also faced questions about violence in Wilmington.

9 years ago

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