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Politics & Policy

Pa. House puts brakes on lawmakers’ leasing cars

Forty-two legislators now lease state vehicles — 27 in the House and 15 in the Senate.

7 years ago

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania posts historically strong state revenue collections

Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office is reporting historically strong state revenue collections thr ...

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)
Courts & Law

Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker

Charles "Chad" Ludington, who now teaches at North Carolina State University, said he was a friend of Kavanaugh's at Yale

7 years ago

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, right, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, answers questions from reporters about allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, as he arrives for a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Courts & Law

High drama in Senate as Kavanaugh-Ford hearing nears

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emphatically fended off new accusations of sexual misconduct ahead of a charged public Senate hearing

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania candidates in Philadelphia, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Wolf keeps big lead over Wagner in campaign cash

We look at Tom Wolf's big fundraising lead in guv's race and the biggest donors.

7 years ago

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. With the opening of the high court's new term approaching, President Trump is anxious for his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed by the Senate. Attorneys for Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, are citing
Courts & Law

As Senate hearing set for Kavanaugh, new accuser emerges

The New Yorker magazine reported Sunday night that Senate Democrats were investigating a second woman's accusation of sexual misconduct dating to the 1983-84 academic year

7 years ago

Scott Wallace, the Democratic candidate in the newly drawn 8th Congressional District (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

‘False’ accusation, labor endorsements in Bucks County congressional race

Fact-checkers flag an attack ad against Democrat Scott Wallace; his opponent, Brian Fitzpatrick, gets a valuable labor endorsement.

7 years ago

Left: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy

Allegations against Kavanaugh bring back memories of Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill

When I heard that Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was at risk due to accusations that he sexually assaulting a woman decades ago, I thought of Clarence Thomas

7 years ago

Beach goers taking in the sun. (Bill Barlow/for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Money
NJ Spotlight

How to boost Jersey Shore tourism: End state diversion of revenue for a start

The state’s lucrative tourism industry could get a significant bump if it stretched out its prime shore season past the summer months.

7 years ago

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Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, who is facing corruption charges, walks to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia during a break in a pretrial hearing, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. Pawlowski has denied accusations that he accepted more than $150,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for city contracts.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Ex-Allentown mayor Pawlowski gets new sentencing date

Former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski was originally scheduled for sentencing on his federal corruption conviction Wednesday. But his Phila ...

7 years ago

Former elected Pennsylvania state treasurer Rob McCord arrives at the U.S. District Court in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. McCord resigned as treasurer Jan. 30 amid an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to two counts of extortion stemming from allegations that he used his position as treasurer to try to strong arm potential donors into contributing money to his failed gubernatorial campaign during last spring's Democratic primary.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Former Pennsylvania treasurer gets 30 months for extortion

Former Pennsylvania state Treasurer Rob McCord is heading to prison for two-and-a-half years after federal investigators recorded him trying to squeeze campaign contributions

7 years ago

State Representative Scott Conklin, D-Centre, introduced two new bills on Monday, which would demand greater accountability from religious organizations. (Min Xian / Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Following clergy report, Pa. lawmaker proposes new penalties for failure to report abuse

State Representative Scott Conklin, D-Centre, introduced two new bills on Monday, which would demand greater accountability from religious organizations.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Monday, June 18, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump will be in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 23, 2018, to headline the Nevada Republican Party's annual convention and appear at a fundraiser with Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller, Nevada officials confirmed Monday, June 18. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Politics & Policy

Fact check: Trump’s alternate-reality week

Here is a look at some of President Trump's rhetoric over the past week.

7 years ago

From l-r., Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Mich., meet with reporters to announce the Republicans' proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017.
Politics & Policy
The Conversation

Today’s GOP leaders have little in common with those who resisted Nixon

Today’s GOP leaders, with few exceptions, meekly follow President Trump.

7 years ago

The latest appointee to President Donald Trump's legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani attends the Conference on Iran on Saturday in Washington, D
PBS NewsHour
Politics & Policy

Rudy Giuliani on hazards of Trump-Mueller interview: ‘Truth isn’t truth’

7 years ago

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