Politics & Policy
Obama headlines North Philly Wolf rally to energize Democrats in Pa. governor’s race
Big names from both sides of the aisle have stumped in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race, from Hillary Clinton to Michelle Obama to ...
11 years ago
Spiking of PGW sale a classic example of how not to run a government
I live in a city with chronic gas pains. Let’s review the latest in the sad saga of PGW, the city-owned gas utility. ...
11 years ago
ListenWhere Wolf and Corbett stand on the issues
A look at where the two candidates for Pennsylvania governor — Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and Democratic nominee Tom Wolf — stand on ...
11 years ago
Wolf, Corbett stump for votes in Pa.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf shook hands and posed for pictures in a north Philadelphia supermarket in the final weekend o ...
11 years ago
Racially discriminatory effects of provisional ballots detailed in report
The Center for American Progress has taken a looks at the potential racially discriminatory effects of provisional voting. A ...
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Obama traveling to North Philly to stump for Wolf
President Barack Obama is traveling to North Philadelphia Sunday to stump for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf. Obama wil ...
11 years ago
Advice for Pa gov: play nice with lawmakers
We’re going to find out Tuesday whether Pennsylvania voters want to change governors, which means a lot of attention is going to be ...
11 years ago
ListenMicrotargeting: why you may see different campaign ads than your neighbor
Despite the massive amount of money floating around in politics this time of year, campaigns are surprisingly tight-fisted with their cas ...
11 years ago
Six months in enemy territory: the life of a campaign tracker
Phil Press was 24 years old when he took on the one of the jobs politics –being a “tracker.” What’s a trac ...
11 years ago
ListenElection Forum: Looking at Tuesday’s election and longing for Philly’s mayoral race
Although Tuesday’s election is viewed by many as a yawn, the election team from NewsWorks/WHYY found plenty to talk about at a live ...
11 years ago
ListenWHYY’s “Election 2014” takes you in depth into the major issues in this year’s governor’s race and big cong ...
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ListenPa. Sen. LeAnna Washington gives up seat, avoids jail in plea
Pennsylvania state Sen. LeAnna Washington will resign her seat Friday as part of a plea bargain and serve three months under house arrest ...
11 years ago
ListenIn N.J. Senate race, Bell banks on a return to the gold standard
Although it’s been decades since the U.S. used gold to back its money, the idea of a gold standard has always been a hot topic in A ...
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