Politics & Policy
Few surprises at small Toomey town hall
In a much-anticipated town hall held Thursday night in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Pat Toomey said little that would surprise hi ...
9 years ago
Christie approval rating sinks to record low … again
A new poll shows Gov. Chris Christie’s approval rating sinking to its lowest level yet. Only 16 percent of New Jersey voters approv ...
9 years ago
Delaware’s top environmental official joins group decrying Trump EPA cuts
Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn Garvin joined Environment America in criticizing budget cut ...
9 years ago
Democratic control over Delaware Senate at risk [audio]
Delaware state Senator Brian Bushweller announced he will retire from public service when his term expires next year, opening the door fo ...
9 years ago
ListenLeaders in the Pennsylvania General Assembly have asked Commonwealth Court to stay all proceedings until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a decision in a similar case.
9 years ago
Listen 04:32Feds fighting lawsuit over detention of Sierra Leone refugee in York County Prison
The ACLU of Pennsylvania is suing the federal government over the allegedly illegal detention of Mamadu Balde, a Sierra Leonean man who ...
9 years ago
Trump order undermines rebuilding better for future floods
Two weeks before Harvey’s flood waters engulfed much of Houston, President Donald Trump quietly rolled back an order by his predece ...
9 years ago
More N.J. resources bound for Texas to aid in recovery
New Jersey is providing more manpower and supplies to help with the emergency response to flooding in Texas caused by Tropical Storm Harv ...
9 years ago
Calls for Pa. jobless program funding, but few specifics at hearing
More than eight months after a fight over funding for Pennsylvania’s jobless program, the Wolf administration says the program is still ...
9 years ago
Tension rises between Pa. House GOP and Wolf; state’s general fund teeters near zero
The main fund Pennsylvania uses to pay its bills would have hit zero this week, if not for a $700 million transfer from the state’s Mot ...
9 years ago
GOP credo: Big Guvmint is bad until red states need help
It’s an old story, freshened anew by Hurricane Harvey: Republicans profess to hate Big Guvmint as a matter of principle — until c ...
9 years ago
Ted Cruz who opposed aid for Sandy victims now thinks Texas deserves it
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is calling Ted Cruz and other Texas lawmakers “hypocrites” for their votes against ...
9 years ago
Trump’s turn to face tricky politics of natural disasters
George W. Bush never recovered from his flyover of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. Barack Obama got a bipartisan boost late in his ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania Rep. Barletta set for Senate run against Casey
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, a former small-city mayor in Pennsylvania who shot to national prominence by trying to combat illegal immigration ...
9 years ago
South Korea says North fires ballistic missile over Japan
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its capital Pyongyang toward the sea between the Korean Peni ...
9 years ago











