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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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Elections

President Trump has been campaigning for Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin (left), who is on the ballot for reelection Tuesday. Above, they step off Air Force One in August at Louisville, Ky.'s airport. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Why these 5 states — including N.J. — hold odd-year elections, bucking the trend

But why do just five of the 50 states hold big general elections in years when there is no presidential or congressional election?

7 years ago

Shown is a paper ballot during a demonstration of the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Election Day 2019: Some issues with Philly’s new voting machines; will Delco flip?

From Pennsylvania’s controversial new voting machines to all 80 seats open in New Jersey’s General Assembly — here’s what you need to know for today.

7 years ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy

State Supreme Court confirms, Marsy’s Law votes won’t be certified

Voters can cast ballots on the proposed amendment, but the state won’t do an official count until courts decide whether the victims’ rights proposal is constitutional.

7 years ago

Democratic mayoral candidate Eddie Moran is looking to become the first Latinx mayor of Reading, which has a majority latinx population. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘History in the making’: Reading expected to elect first Latinx mayor

It’s a milestone in the decades-long transformation from industrial, white working-class roots to a majority Latinx city trying to redefine itself.

7 years ago

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a Pennsylvania Democratic Party fundraiser in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pelosi comes to Philly as Democrats try to fix 2016 errors

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party fundraiser Friday night, three years after Donald Trump's victory in the state stunned Democrats.

7 years ago

Beto O'Rourke listens at an event discussing gun violence in Newtown, Conn.
SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
NPR
Politics & Policy

Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke ends presidential bid

O'Rourke struggled to translate the energy from his 2018 Senate bid into a successful White House campaign.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 11/04/19

This week: What is Marcys Law, the ballot question in question, the races to look at in Tuesday's Philadelphia elections, and a new biography of Harriet Tubman.

Air Date: November 4, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Community College of Philadelphia student Hanna Archibald, 20, learns how to use a new voting machine from Matthew McKeon of the City Commissioners Office. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Voting machines 2019: What to expect when you go to the polls Tuesday

Philadelphia, Chester and Montgomery Counties will have new voting machines on Election Day, while some other counties will be using older technology.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania counties must have voting machines featuring voter-verifiable, individually audit-able paper ballots in place no later than the presidential primary April 28, 2020, as per the settlement to a lawsuit over the state's election system filed after the 2016 election.

 Map by Tom Downing/WITF, database by Emily Previti/PA Post
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Voting reform bill heads to governor’s desk; critics say the state’s ramming through changes

Counties would get back 60 percent of election system upgrade costs under SB421.

7 years ago

Working Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks at a City Hall rally earlier this year  (Michael D'Onofrio/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

$250k in outside money to help Working Families Party gain seats on Philly City Council

The spend is basically unprecedented for a third-party candidate in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Shown is a paper ballot during a demonstration of the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers, county officials raise concerns about implementing election reforms

State lawmakers are on track to send a voting reform bill to Gov. Tom Wolf after negotiations over election security funding provisions went late Monday.

7 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Diversifying contracts, crime victim rights, more borrowing: Philly ballot questions for the 2019 general election

It’s not just elected officials you’ll get to vote on come Nov. 5.

7 years ago

I Voted Today sticker
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Procrastinator’s Guide to the 2019 general election in Philly

A cheat sheet for being informed on Election Day.

7 years ago

Democratic candidates (from left) Mark Natale and Gina LaPlaca and Republicans (from right) Ryan Peters and Jean Stanfield are vying to represent the 8th District in New Jersey's state Assembly. (Photos from candidates' Facebook pages)
Politics & Policy

Dog video becomes latest flash point in heated N.J. Assembly race

The issue in a key battleground district is not who let the dog out, but who didn’t let him in.

7 years ago

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Six candidates for Delaware County Council debate at Maris Grove retirement community in Glen Mills which has more than 1,000 residents, nearly all of them registered to vote. The new candidates are running for three open seats on the council. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Candidates for Delco Council debate again, making their case to senior voters

In the second of three debates, Democratic and Republican candidates sparred in front of residents of Maris Grove, a retirement community.

7 years ago

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