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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

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 49:45
John Hickenlooper, Former Governor, The State of Colorado, speaking at a forum on
Politics & Policy

Narberth 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

In this file photo, voters cast their ballots, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 (Tony Dejak/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

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

In this file photo, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

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

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

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 12:47
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally for incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in Bridgeton, Mo. (Jeff Roberson/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Biden’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

Hillary Clinton concedes after her loss in 2016 presidential election, though Clinton won 3 million more votes nationally than Donald Trump. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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

Computer mouse pads with Secure the Vote logo on them are seen on a vendor's table at a convention of state secretaries of state Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

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

Electoral workers prepare identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the local Independent National Electoral Commission office in Yola Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

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

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

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 49:37
Technician Tom Mattia Jr. (left) and Malcolm Kenyatta test a voting machine in 2011 in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

What 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

Then- Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, shown at a campaign rally in Springfield, Mass., in October. (Michael Dwyer/AP Photo, file)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

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

State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams opens a community meeting on neighborhood safety addressing the recent shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett in Cobbs Creek section in 2017. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

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

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book, 'Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance', at a George Washington University/Politics and Prose event in November 2018. He announced a second presidential campaign on Tuesday. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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

John Dougherty, (right), makes some brief comments to the media, in Philadelphia. The powerful union boss who has held a tight grip on construction jobs and politics in the Philadelphia region and beyond has been indicted in an FBI probe along with a city councilman and at least six others. Federal prosecutors say Dougherty used union funds as
Politics & Policy

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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