
Elections
Minimum wage for Pa., raising teacher salaries, dark money in NJ
Today's Regional Roundup: making campaign contributions more transparent in NJ, Pa. Republican State Majority Leader on raising the minimum wage, teacher pay in Pa.
Air Date: March 4, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Narberth native, former Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper declares 2020 presidential bid
John Hickenlooper casted himself as a can-do uniter who's used to overcoming adversity and accomplishing liberal goals in a politically divided state.
6 years ago
Delaware could join ‘popular vote’ movement for 2020 election
Delaware could soon be the next state to join an effort to make the winner of popular vote in a presidential election the automatic winner of the Electoral College vote.
6 years ago
Philly DA Krasner fined $4K for super PAC campaign finance violation
The Real Justice PAC, which is now allied with Shaun King, paid for three embedded staffers for Larry Krasner’s campaign for Philadelphia District Attorney.
6 years ago
Creating a paper trail: Why Pennsylvania is shelling out for new voting machines
The state says there's no evidence its voting machines have ever been hacked. So why is Pa. forcing all 67 counties to buy new ones to the tune of $120 million?
Air Date: February 26, 2019
Listen 12:47Biden’s 2020 opening? Dem field missing foreign policy hand
Former Vice President Joe Biden is seizing on that opening to position himself as the sole global policy expert in a crowded Democratic field if he decides to run.
6 years ago
After stinging presidential loss, popular vote movement gains momentum in states
Democrats in Colorado and New Mexico are pushing ahead with legislation to pledge their 14 collective electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
6 years ago
Officials in 18 Pa. counties accepted gifts from voting machine vendors, audit finds
Officials in 18 Pennsylvania counties accepted gifts, such as wine festival tickets, trips and dinners at high-end restaurants, from voting equipment vendors.
6 years ago
Africa’s largest democracy finally goes to vote
Four years after one of Nigeria's most peaceful elections, heated rhetoric in a tight race threatens a return to violence.
6 years ago
Democrats and the rise of the left
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia Daily News columnist,Will Bunch discuss the Democratic Party as the 2020 Presidential candidates hone their messages.
Air Date: February 21, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:37What you need to know about the city’s $50M voting system coming this November
The digital machines provide a paper log of each individual vote, not just a tally of the votes cast. Pennsylvania has ordered all counties to replace their voting machines.
6 years ago
Three big reasons why Bernie Sanders 2.0 is probably toast
There's a hunger to turn the page and leave the past behind.
6 years ago
Anthony Williams coy while circulating petitions for Philly mayor
Philadelphia state Sen. Anthony Williams circulates petitions to challenge Mayor Kenney but says he isn’t sure he wants to run.
6 years ago
Bernie Sanders enters 2020 presidential campaign, no longer an underdog
Sanders is giving it another go, launching a second campaign for the White House four years after surprising Democrats with a strong bid for the party's 2016 nomination.
6 years ago
Campaign crisis: Will candidates accept contributions from IBEW Local 98?
John Dougherty, the head of Philadelphia’s powerful electrical union is under federal indictment. Will candidates accept or rebuff contributions from Local 98?
6 years ago
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