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Government Accountability

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Radio Times
Courts & Law

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 49:00
In this photo March 22, 2013, file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo, File)
Money

Furloughed 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.

7 years ago

Listen 1:57
The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, which remains open during the partial government shutdown, is seen above the Trump International Hotel in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Federal watchdog finds government ignored emoluments clause with Trump hotel

Agency lawyers allegedly decided to ignore the constitutional issues when they reviewed the lease after Trump won the 2016 presidential election.

7 years ago

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has written President Trump to suggest his annual State of the Union message to Congress be delayed until the partial government shutdown ends. (Wayne Partlow/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Pelosi calls for postponement of State of the Union address due to shutdown

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday, suggesting a postponement until after the shutdown is over.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf gestures after he was sworn in for his second term, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Four more years of Wolf

At 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.

7 years ago

A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia on Jan. 3, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

PPA makes millions ticketing drivers for blocking street sweepers that rarely show

PPA tickets cars parked in street sweeping zones, despite the fact Philly’s Streets Department doesn’t show up to clean those streets most of the time.

7 years ago

Listen 2:24
Aaron Rowe of the Architect of the Capitol’s office, which is not affected by the partial government shutdown, shovels snow left by a winter storm on the U.S. Capitol’s plaza.  (REUTERS/Mike Theiler)
Politics & Policy

The shutdown will harm the health and safety of Americans, even after it’s long over

With the U.S. federal government shutdown now the longest in history, it’s important to understand what a shutdown means for the health and safety of Americans.

7 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community
Plan Philly

Shutdown: SNAP funded through February but outage glitch unfixed

The Trump administration has said that SNAP would be funded through February, despite the shutdown. But if the closure continues to March, millions will be left scrambling.

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Heightened scrutiny of Trump’s Russia connection; federal workers hit by the shutdown

Guests: Max Boot, Masha Gessen, Christopher Perks Two big stories digging into President Trump’s alleged connec ...

Air Date: January 15, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
The Capitol is seen under early morning skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

As shutdown enters fourth week, Pa. federal workers file for unemployment

More than 12,000 federal workers are furloughed in Pennsylvania as lawmakers in Washington struggle to figure out a way to end the longest-ever partial government shutdown.

7 years ago

In this 2014 photo, demonstrators react to hearing the Supreme Court's decision on the Hobby Lobby birth control case outside the Supreme Court in Washington. A judge in California has blocked implementation of a Trump administration policy that would let more employers decline to offer birth control coverage on religious or moral grounds.
NPR
Courts & Law

Judge blocks Trump birth control policy in 13 states and D.C.

A federal judge has blocked a Trump rule that would greatly expand the number of employers that could decline to offer contraceptive coverage on moral or religious grounds.

7 years ago

Costco Wholesale requires its food suppliers to undergo annual inspections and requires some produce suppliers to hold shipments until tests come back negative for disease-causing bacteria.
(Mark Peterson/Corbis via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Don’t panic: The government shutdown isn’t making food unsafe

A lot of domestic food companies are subject to inspections carried out by a parallel food safety system — a private one that's similar, and sometimes even tougher.

7 years ago

In this file photo Gov. Tom Wolf gives his budget address at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. readies for the start of Wolf’s second term

In his inaugural speech, Wolf is expected to renew calls for a higher minimum wage and natural gas severance tax.

7 years ago

Union members and other federal employees protest in front of the White House on Thursday. Many are out of work as the partial government shutdown has dragged on longer than any in history. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

It’s official: The partial government shutdown is the longest in U.S. history

The previous record was 21 days, set in the winter of 1995-'96 when President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich were at odds over budget cuts.

7 years ago

Revolutionary War reenactors and pyrotechnics accompany the announcement of the beginning of site preparation for the Museum of the American Revolution at Third and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Now showing during the shutdown: Furloughed workers offered free tickets to Philadelphia museums, theaters

Philadelphia museums and theaters are offering freebies to furloughed government workers as the shutdown continues.

7 years ago

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