Politics & Policy
Evans poses toughest challenge to Fattah’s re-election bid
Philadelphia U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah could very well win re-election while battling corruption charges. He has incumbency and a two-decade ...
10 years ago
ListenFormer Gov. Rendell backs Evans over Fattah in congressional primary
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is endorsing state Rep. Dwight Evans’ run to replace indicted Congressman Chaka Fattah, who is faci ...
10 years ago
Wolf to seek ban on gifts to Pa. lawmakers, cap on campaign cash
Gov. Tom Wolf is going to ask Pennsylvania lawmakers to put new limits on the size of individual campaign contributions and to be more tr ...
10 years ago
Few congressional Republicans from region endorsing Trump; most prefer to stay mum
Republican leaders in Washington worry that it will be tough to win congressional races in Pennsylvania and New Jersey if Donald Trump wi ...
10 years ago
ListenObama to chop down more Cuba barriers, but is Havana ready?
President Barack Obama is ready to chop down decades-old barriers that have kept Americans and their money out of Cuba. Getting Cuba to d ...
10 years ago
Cruz’s citizenship case may go to Pennsylvania Supreme Court
A Pennsylvania judge’s decision to dismiss a challenge to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’ eligibility to run for president could go to t ...
10 years ago
Senate GOP challenges wording of judges’ age ballot question
Pennsylvania officials are in court battling over the wording of a ballot question that lets voters decide whether to raise the mandatory ...
10 years ago
Senate approves bipartisan bill bolstering anti-drug efforts
The Senate has easily approved legislation reinforcing efforts against heroin and the abuse of opioid painkillers despite a partisan batt ...
10 years ago
Pa. judge hears challenge to Cruz’s citizenship
A Pennsylvania judge says he’ll decide soon on a court challenge that contends Texas Sen. Ted Cruz isn’t a U.S. citizen who i ...
10 years ago
Pa. high court considers constitutionality of statute allowing NRA to sue over local gun laws
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is considering whether it was unconstitutional for state lawmakers to pass a measure aimed, in part, at gr ...
10 years ago
Pennsylvania pension systems say they’ve cut management fees
Pennsylvania’s two large public-sector pension systems say they’ve reduced their investment management fees by millions of do ...
10 years ago
McGinty to hit airwaves in Democrats’ US Senate primary
Katie McGinty will be the first Democrat running in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate primary to begin a sustained TV ad campaign. ...
10 years ago
Dozens protest Toomey’s part in blocking Supreme Court appointment
Liberal activist groups in Pennsylvania are pushing back against U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s vow to help his fellow Republicans block Pr ...
10 years ago