Government Accountability
Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal
The Senate verdict Saturday hardly put to rest the debate about the Republican former president’s culpability for the Jan. 6 assault.
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NJ Spotlight
DEP head recuses himself from permitting decisions for South Jersey LNG terminal
Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette represented port developer when he was in private practice. Environmentalists say they didn’t know and have concerns.
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NPR
Biden administration aims to close Guantanamo Bay prison
The closure of the detention facility will take time, National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne told NPR.
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Billy Penn
26-day hunger strike ends after activist extracts Kenney promise to act on gun violence
Philly radio host Purple Queen facilitated the truce with Jamal Johnson, through the mayor stopped short of declaring gun violence a citywide emergency.
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6-month delay in census redistricting data could throw elections into chaos
The 2020 census data needed for the redrawing of voting districts around the country are extremely delayed and now expected by Sept. 30.
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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
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Trump 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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Is 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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Spotlight PA
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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Spotlight PA
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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