Government Accountability
A ‘scary’ survey finding: 4 in 10 Republicans say political violence may be necessary
The survey found stark divisions between Republicans and Democrats on the 2020 election, with two out of three Republicans saying Biden was not legitimately elected.
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On day one of the second impeachment trial of former President Trump, we discuss the proceedings and the legal arguments on both sides.
Air Date: February 9, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Trump impeachment trial makes Montco ‘center of the universe’ as Dean battles Castor
Rep. Madeleine Dean, an impeachment manager, is considered a rising Democratic star. Bruce Castor, a former DA and county commissioner, will defend Trump.
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Listen 3:10Is gun violence a health crisis in Delaware? Republicans say ‘no’
Republican state senators bristle at a resolution calling Delaware’s gun violence a public health crisis. Don’t “pick on” guns, says one GOP lawmaker.
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How some Pa. lawmakers score a ‘golden parachute’ to pad their pensions
Ex-state legislators are frequently on the shortlist to join Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board, which boasts an annual salary of $145,000.
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The next generation of American voters must learn to decipher fact from fiction
Olga Polites, a high school English teacher, makes the case for mandating media literacy in public schools.
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‘You better run’: After Trump’s false attacks, election workers faced threats
Before Trump's disinformation campaign began in earnest, election departments around the country were already battered.
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The state House on Friday gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would give state lawmakers the power to unilaterally end disaster declarations
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Upper Darby and the township workers union are at odds over a no-layoff clause
The union represents the township’s sanitation workers and animal control, parking enforcement, and other non-first responder uniformed employees.
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House Dems ask Trump to testify under oath in Senate trial
The request from House impeachment managers make clear their intent to present an aggressive case against the former president even though he has left the White House.
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Survivors react to Pa’s botched sexual abuse amendment: ‘You’ve got to be kidding me’
Department of State Secretary Kathy Boockvar is resigning over a public notice error. Supporters of the amendment across the political spectrum are scrambling.
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Listen 5:54Spurred by the Capitol riot, thousands of Republicans drop out of GOP
News outlets documented about 6,000 defections from the party in North Carolina, 10,000 in Pennsylvania and 5,000 in Arizona.
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Without apology or remorse, Philly Fighting COVID CEO attacks city Health Department
At an indoor press conference in the lobby of his Fishtown apartment building Friday, a maskless Andrei Doroshin blamed everyone but himself.
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Philly census workers pivot to vaccine distribution and education starting Monday
Philly Counts, the city’s census outreach team, will now be working on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and education.
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Wolf previews budget with ‘billions’ in workforce aid, says Philly vaccine woes ‘not my job’
While previewing his coming budget address, Wolf noted that Philly is one of a handful of big cities that got direct federal aid for vaccines, separate from the state.
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