Politics & Policy
Landmark $554M U.S.-Navajo settlement made official
The Navajo Nation has received a settlement from the federal government over allegations of mismanagement of tribal resources, the larges ...
11 years ago
Holder departure will bring civil rights questions
Attorney General Eric Holder’s planned resignation has some civil rights leaders wondering what will happen to his initiatives once ...
11 years ago
Christie to tout Corbett’s candidacy at GOP dinner
Chris Christie is appearing with Gov. Tom Corbett at a state Republican Party dinner in central Pennsylvania. The New Jersey gover ...
11 years ago
New Pa. GOP flier associates Tom Wolf with Gosnell
A new political ad is popping up in Pennsylvania mailboxes, depicting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf with the notorious abor ...
11 years ago
DRPA watchdog quitting, cites hostile work environment
The Delaware River Port Authority’s independent watchdog is quitting because he claims a hostile work environment has prevented him ...
11 years ago
Senate passes bill to expand Pa. open-records law
A proposed overhaul of Pennsylvania’s 6-year-old Right-to-Know Law will require state-related universities to make more financial i ...
11 years ago
Medical marijuana bill heads to Pa. House
A bill to legalize medical marijuana has passed in Pennsylvania’s Senate with overwhelming support and now heads to an uncertain fu ...
11 years ago
Philly congregations join to harbor undocumented immigrants
A coalition of Philadelphia congregations has pledged to provide “sanctuary” to undocumented immigrants imminently facing dep ...
11 years ago
Butkovitz says city workers’ overtime is inefficient but mostly legitimate
Overtime paid to Philly city workers is out of hand and unnecessarily costing taxpayers money. That’s the thrust of a new ...
11 years ago
AG refuses to release sexually explicit emails
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is refusing to release internal, sexually explicit emails that were found on state compu ...
11 years ago
GOP links Wolf to abortion doc convicted of murder
The Pennsylvania Republican Party is attacking Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf over his support for abortion rights and pictu ...
11 years ago
Pa. Senator Jim Ferlo comes out during press conference on LGBT hate crimes
The tally of openly gay lawmakers in the Pennsylvania General Assembly just went up to three. Outgoing Sen. Jim Ferlo (D-Allegheny ...
11 years ago
DC considers ban on American Indian nicknames
The D.C. Council will consider banning racially based nicknames for public schools in the nation’s capital. Democratic Counc ...
11 years ago