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Politics & Policy

 Wetlands border an Eastwick neighborhood in Philadelphia near the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Energy
Environment
National

Ill-conceived ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule faces regulatory rollback

President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected ...

9 years ago

 John Estey, a onetime top aide to former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell, walks from the Federal Building after pleading guilty to wire fraud, Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Rendell aide convicted of corruption surrenders law license

A onetime top aide to former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell who pleaded guilty to pocketing thousands of dollars in supposed campaign contrib ...

9 years ago

 A participant holds signs from a stoop next door to the Stonewall National Monument during a rally in support of transgender youth Thursday in New York. Supporters spoke out against President Donald Trump's decision to roll back a federal rule saying public schools had to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their chosen gender identity. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

What does Trump transgender bathroom policy mean for Pa. school districts? Not much (yet)

Last spring, the Obama administration told school districts to allow transgender students to use the bathroom and locker room of their ch ...

9 years ago

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 John Vanderlyn's portrait of James Madison, fourth president of the United States, hangs in the White House.
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History

Our 45th president could learn a lot from our 4th president

We tend to look to the past for guidance and wisdom. There are cues that today's political class should take from the fourth president of the United States, James Madison.

9 years ago

 Activists and protesters with the National Center for Transgender Equality rally in front of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Washington, after the Department of Education and the Justice Department announce plans to overturn the school guidance on protecting transgender students. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump administration drops federal transgender bathroom guidelines

The Trump administration has dropped federal guidelines that said transgender students should be allowed to use public school bathrooms a ...

9 years ago

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Government Accountability

City Council considering increased fees for permits and licenses

9 years ago

Philly group training hundreds to block immigration raids

In the cavernous basement of St. Thomas Aquinas Community Center in South Philly, a mock immigration raid is underway. From one en ...

9 years ago

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 President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Melbourne, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)

Examining the rise of populism on the right and the left on ‘Radio Times’

Journalist and author John Judis explains the populist appeal of both 2016 presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump a ...

9 years ago

 Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council President Darrel Clarke are concerned by what the see as state lawmakers wading into city politics. (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

Philly leaders to Harrisburg: ‘Leave us alone’

Philadelphia city leaders have a message for state legislators in Harrisburg: stop meddling in the city’s local lawmaking.  ...

9 years ago

 Meng Li, a professor of business science at Rutgers Camden, is an H-1B visa holder. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Leaked Trump executive order sparks anxiety around H-1B visas popular in N.J., Pa.

Meng Li grew up outside Beijing, China. He came to the U.S. on a student visa, earned a Ph.D. in Texas, and now works as a business profe ...

9 years ago

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 Visitors view the Statue of Liberty during a ferry ride to Liberty Island in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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Immigration
International
National

Targeting of nationalities and not individuals is why Trump’s travel ban fails

There is a general consensus in the U.S. that we need to protect ourselves and not allow people who wish us harm to pass through our bord ...

9 years ago

 A recently fed male bed bug is found under a mattress during an extermination. (Bas Slabbers, for NewsWorks)
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Housing
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philadelphia must enact a policy to fight bed bugs

What is small, brown, round, and avoided by the City of Philadelphia like the plague? If you guessed bed bugs, you’d be right. Unli ...

9 years ago

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (AP file photo)

Area lawmakers face constituents angry over Trump agenda in town halls, on phone

Have you tried to contact your representative or senator in Washington lately? Have trouble reaching them? If so, you’ ...

9 years ago

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Lawyers opposed to Trump’s policies stage rally in Philadelphia

Around 60 attorneys, law students and other legal workers demonstrated Friday on the north side of Philadelphia City ...

9 years ago

 People head to assigned cars to board the annual New Jersey Chamber of Commerce’s 'Walk to Washington' train at the Trenton train station Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, in Trenton, N.J. The Amtrak train gets its name from the idea that state lawmakers, lobbyists and business leaders walk up and down the train isles, networking, all the way from Newark to the nation's capital in a train chartered by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

NJ chamber’s 80th ‘Walk to Washington’

New Jersey notables will gather tomorrow in the nation’s capital for the 80th New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Walk to Washington and ...

9 years ago

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