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Government Accountability

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, left, and Senate President Steve Sweeney
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. lawmakers find millions for pet projects in budget that borrows billions, raises taxes

Among the various projects now in line to be funded by state taxpayers are golf programs, shade trees and town hall renovations — mostly in Democratic districts.

6 years ago

A patient receives a shot in a clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine. U.S. intelligence officials say Russian hackers are attempting to break into U.S. health care organizations working on a vaccine.
Health

Philly’s role as national COVID vaccine pilot site already over

The CDC invited Philly and 4 states to help develop U.S. strategy for distributing a vaccine. After a brief consult, a playbook was released nationwide.

6 years ago

(Dan Nott for Spotlight PA)
Health

Pa.’s failure to mandate quicker death reporting before the coronavirus fueled wild data fluctuations, mistrust

Pa. health officials abandoned their urgency in implementing a faster process, leaving them ill-prepared to accurately report death data when the pandemic arrived.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Politics & Policy

Democrats propose sweeping bill to curb presidential abuses

Each of the bill’s provisions is a response to actions by Trump or his administration that Democrats see as abuses of presidential power.

6 years ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Lawmakers’ power to redraw Pa.’s political maps could be more limited in 2021

A bill advancing in the state Senate would set strict criteria for drawing congressional and legislative maps, and make underlying data available for analysis.

6 years ago

A woman walks through a Philadelphia neighborhood. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Why did Mayor Kenney disable a tool for fighting blight in the name of ‘public safety’?

City Hall disabled the function after protesters showed up at the home of a top official. The change could impair efforts to improve neighborhoods.

6 years ago

Department of Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette in Monaca, Pa. on Monday. (Reid R. Frazier / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump’s energy secretary questions mainstream science on human impacts of climate change

Scientists say human impacts are clear.

6 years ago

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, tries to avoid reporters as he leaves the Senate Chamber following a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Romney is one of four Republicans who could oppose a vote on a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prior to Election Day.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Romney OKs voting on court nominee, all but assures approval

"If the nominee reaches the Senate floor, I intend to vote based upon their qualifications,” Romney said.

6 years ago

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, shown last month during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, is now under investigation by that committee. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Longtime ally to Trump’s postal chief was paid by RNC

A Republican official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the details of Hauck's work said he was hired to help the party organize campaign events in North Carolina

6 years ago

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefly posted new guidance to its website stating that the coronavirus can commonly be transmitted through aerosol particles, which can be produced by activities like singing. Here, choristers wear face masks during a music festival in southwestern France in July. (Bob Edme/AP)
NPR
Health

CDC publishes — then withdraws — guidance on aerosol spread of coronavirus

The now-deleted updates were notable because so far the CDC has stopped short of saying that the virus is airborne.

6 years ago

Steven Dillingham, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, speaks outside the Oklahoma State Capitol, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Oklahoma City, encouraging people to fill out their census form before the end of the month. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Politics & Policy

Report: Order to shorten count wasn’t made by Census Bureau

“Senior officials at the Bureau, including the Director, did not know who ultimately made the decision to accelerate the Census schedule," the report said.

6 years ago

Box of absentee ballots waiting to be counted at the Albany County Board of Elections, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Politics & Policy

NY judge: Postal service must process election mail in a timely manner

The written decision by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero came after several individuals, including candidates for public office, sued.

6 years ago

A memorial for Breonna Taylor
NPR
Courts & Law

Police settlements: How the cost of misconduct impacts cities and taxpayers

Payouts range from multi-million-dollars to less but the financial impact is often overlooked. An argument in the protests is that funds for police could be used elsewhere.

6 years ago

FILE - In this May 21, 2020 file photo, Gov. Wanda Vazquez, wearing a protective face mask amid the new coronavirus pandemic, attends a press conference, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Vazquez announced Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, that she will place the U.S. territory on a 24-hour lockdown every Sunday as part of stricter measures to fight a spike in COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)
Weather

Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Maria

“The Trump Administration delayed, dragged its feet and resisted allocating these badly needed funds,” said Rep. Velázquez, who was born in Puerto Rico.

6 years ago

Letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility
Courts & Law

U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

The judge noted after a hearing that Trump had repeatedly attacked voting by mail by making unfounded claims that it is rife with fraud.

6 years ago

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