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Elections

A technician works to prepare voting machines  in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

Wolf vetoes voting machine funding bill, leaves counties in limbo

Many of the voting machines in Pennsylvania only record ballots electronically, which makes it almost impossible to double-check election results.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale hosted a public hearing on how the state is responding to climate change on Penn State's University Park campus on March 14, 2019. It's the first of three hearings DePasquale plans. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is running for Congress, and here’s why

“I don’t think our country’s working right. And the challenge of trying to fix that is something I think I’m more up to now."

6 years ago

(CDC via AP, File)
Radio Times
Health

Regional Roundup – 07/01/19

This week: what open primaries would mean for elections in Pa, what the closure of Hahnemann Hospital says about Philly healthcare, and why every year is a bad tick year.

Air Date: June 24, 2019 12:00 am

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A monitor displays the Democratic presidential candidates that will appear during the second night of the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic presidential debate: night 2

We'll talk about what the candidates said, and how they said it, how the second debate compares to the first, and what this means for the twenty plus campaigns going forward.

Air Date: June 28, 2019 10:00 am

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Wolf's office hasn't said what he plans to do with the bill. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House plans funding for voting machine bill, with conditions

A change would take away the option to quickly vote a straight party. Instead, voters would have to individually select all the candidates for whom they want to cast ballots.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Elizabeth Warren wants to abolish private health insurance. Uh oh.

Is it possible to pluck one newsworthy moment from last night's cacophonous 10-contestant Democratic quiz show? You bet. Here we go.

6 years ago

Members of the media gather for a walk-through of the stage set-up for the first democratic debate, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Ten presidential candidates, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are set to converge on the debate stage on the first night of Democratic debates to offer their pitches to the American people and attempt a breakout moment for their campaigns. (Marta Lavandier/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic presidential debate: night 1

Wednesday night marked a milestone in the 2020 election cycle. Ten of the twenty plus Democratic candidates for President squared off in the first of two debates.

Air Date: June 27, 2019 10:00 am

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Members of the media gather for a walk-through of the stage set-up for the first democratic debate, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Ten presidential candidates, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are set to converge on the debate stage on the first night of Democratic debates to offer their pitches to the American people and attempt a breakout moment for their campaigns. (Marta Lavandier/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

8 political questions ahead of the 1st Democratic debates

For millions of Americans, this week's debates will be their introduction to many of the almost two dozen Democrats running for president.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, (left), and Democratic presidential candidate New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker (Susan Walsh and Meg Kinnard/AP Photos)
Politics & Policy

What’s at stake for Biden, Booker as 2020 Democratic debates begin

The stakes are high for both candidates even though the Iowa caucuses are still six months away, analysts say.

6 years ago

Up-close photo of Joe Sestak smiling.
Politics & Policy

Former Pa. congressman Joe Sestak announces 2020 presidential bid

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak entered the crowded 2020 presidential race on Sunday, making him the 24th Democrat to announce their bid.

6 years ago

A discarded Democratic City Committee sample ballot after Election Day (Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Sample ballots show cracks in Philly’s still-powerful Democratic machine

Campaigns continue to pay big money to ensure their candidate’s names are on as many ballots as possible.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Celebration, Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

The misogyny factor: Are we still ‘not ready’ for a female president?

Warren is running one of the most substantive campaigns in memory. Her detailed policy prescriptions are well-articulated in everyday language.

6 years ago

Voting machines at the Office of the City Commissioner's warehouse (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. senate Republicans still don’t want to fund Wolf’s voting machine upgrades

Many of Pennsylvania's voting machines only record votes electronically.

6 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democracy and truth

American democracy has always had a difficult relationship with the truth, according to University of Pennsylvania history professor, Sophia Rosenfeld.

Air Date: June 12, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
President Donald Trump waves as he steps off Air Force One after arriving, Friday, June 7, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democrats debate impeachment and ramp up oversight

We discuss the Mueller report hearings, the House vote to hold Don McGahn and AG Barr in contempt of Congress, and the pros and cons of beginning impeachment inquiries.

Air Date: June 11, 2019 10:00 am

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