
Government Accountability
Philly region members of Congress losing patience with shutdown
President Trump’s offer on Saturday doesn’t appear to be helping break the budget impasse that shut much of the federal government.
6 years ago
For the poor, the safety net in a shutdown doesn’t feel safe
Most major aid programs haven't dried up yet. But each day the stalemate in Washington drags on, the U.S. inches closer to what advocates call a looming emergency.
6 years ago
TSA screener sick-outs hit 10 percent over holiday weekend
The workers who screen passengers and their bags face missing another paycheck if the shutdown doesn't end early this week.
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Philadelphia to offer bill payment flexibility amid shutdown
The mayor of Philadelphia says city departments and agencies will be offering flexibility in bill payments to federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown.
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Government shutdown cancels annual Liberty Bell MLK ceremony
Sponsored by the Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr. Association for Nonviolence, the symbolic bell ringing usually attracts up to 500 people.
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Americans take stock of shutdown’s everyday effects
The budget standoff between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats is rippling into some unexpected places.
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Central Pa. Food Bank feeding hundreds of furloughed federal workers
Hundreds of furloughed federal workers are turning to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank to help make ends meet as the partial federal government shutdown drags on.
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McConnell’s maneuvers take backseat to Trump in shutdown
McConnell said the "solution to the problem" is for the president, who he reminds is the only one who can sign a bill into law, to reach an agreement with Democratic leaders.
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Federal workers in Philly offered free, no-interest loans during shutdown
An anonymous donor is distributing $500,000 in interest-free loans to unpaid government workers during the shutdown.
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Philly judge makes $135,000 gaming city land sales
A judge played the city’s land sale process to flip a publicly owned lot for a windfall, again calling into question city’s process for appraising and selling its land.
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Where are N.J.’s new chemical rules? Environmentalists accuse DEP of more foot-dragging on PFAS
The DEP denies tomorrow’s stakeholder meeting will mean further delay in setting health limits on two toxic chemicals.
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Watchdog: Many more migrant families may have been separated
Investigators concluded that the true number of migrant children separated from their parents is unknown and could be much higher than the 2,700 reported.
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The census citizenship question / ACA contraceptive coverage / Philly’s deadliest roadway
Guests: Ari Berman, Allison Hoffman, Jason Laughlin ...
Air Date: January 17, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Furloughed IRS workers must return to work ahead of tax season
The U.S. Treasury Department has asked nearly 50,000 employees to work without pay as the historic government shutdown continues.
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Listen 1:57At his inauguration, the governor called for politicians to find common ground, for Pennsylvanians to hold them accountable, and for the state to keep reinventing itself.
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