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Government Accountability

This photo shows the border fence under construction near New Mexico's Highway 9, near Santa Teresa. (Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

8-year-old migrant boy dies in government custody in New Mexico hospital

The boy died shortly after midnight on Tuesday, at a hospital in Alamogordo, N.M. He is the second child this month to die in CBP custody after being apprehended by the agency

7 years ago

The U.S. Capitol Rotunda stands empty on Monday, a result of the partial government shutdown. The shutdown has affected the administration of the Violence Against Women Act, which expired Friday at midnight.
(Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Violence Against Women Act expires because of government shutdown

VAWA funds and administers numerous programs assisting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

7 years ago

In December 2018, Katie Brennan, the chief of staff at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, raises her hand as she is sworn in to testify before the Select Oversight Committee at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
The Why
Courts & Law

Forced to go public: Why an official under N.J. Gov. Murphy had to shame his administration into action

In April 2017, Katie Brennan went to police accusing Al Alvarez, her co-worker on Gov. Phil Murphy's campaign, of raping her. Why did it take over a year for Alvarez to quit?

Air Date: December 24, 2018

Listen 15:19
The setting sun illuminates clouds behind the White House during a partial federal shutdown, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Washington. The partial federal shutdown was expected to drag into Christmas as President Donald Trump and congressional leaders remained stuck in a standoff over his border wall with Mexico. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Government unlikely to get fully back to business for days

The federal government is expected to remain partially closed past Christmas Day in a standoff over President Donald Trump's demand for funds to build a border wall.

7 years ago

Gary Steinberg raises a hand to ask a question following a presentation by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on the findings of an initial study on the presence of chemicals found in local drinking water. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Health

Forum on PFAS blood test results leaves Bucks, Montco residents with few answers

Bucks and Montgomery County residents with elevated levels of PFAS met with state officials, but came away with more questions about the possible health effects.

7 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction in Chester County. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC investigators: We didn’t say the 12-inch Mariner East 2 line was safe

Investigators at the Pa. Public Utility Commission said they didn’t confirm that the 12-inch pipeline of Mariner East 2 was safe, despite a statement by Sunoco.

7 years ago

Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the President, left, and White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley attend a news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Should there be a TV ban on Kellyanne?

Would the cable shows violate the spirit of the First Amendment if they refuse to book the empress of alternative facts - or would they be performing a public service?

7 years ago

NPR
Health

An epidemic is killing thousands of coal miners. Regulators could have stopped it

More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings.

7 years ago

(AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Top Pa. lawmaker reiterates prediction that budget deficit will be manageable

York County Rep. Stan Saylor, who heads the pivotal House Appropriations Committee, noted that returns are stronger than expected, and the state's on track for a surplus.

7 years ago

The Why
Urban Planning

Arrested development: Why ‘councilmanic prerogative’ land deals persist in Philly

Why a practice good-government groups and affordable housing advocates say is unfair and harmful to taxpayers continues in Philadelphia.

Air Date: December 18, 2018

Listen 13:58
A Facebook posting, released by the House intelligence committee, for a group called
NPR
Politics & Policy

New reports detail expansive Russia disinformation scheme targeting U.S.

They infected every major social media platform, extensively targeted African Americans and amounted to what researchers called a "propaganda war against American citizens."

7 years ago

South Central Emergency Services Chief and CEO Jason Campbell stands next to an EMS vehicle. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health
PA Post

Pa. offering paramedics wrong naloxone dose, health dept says

The Department of Health's policy directs the use of intravenous doses, not the nasal spray.

7 years ago

Mick Mulvaney (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Politics & Policy

Trump names Mick Mulvaney acting chief of staff

After several others publicly turned down the job, the budget director will step in to replace outgoing John Kelly.

7 years ago

Coal is piled up at the the Blaschak Coal Corporation pit mine Dec. 4, 2018, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

A new coal mine is opening in Pennsylvania. Is Trump to thank?

A new mine in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country has not brought new jobs to the region.

7 years ago

In this Nov. 14, 2018 photo, Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., talks with reporters following a photo opportunity on Capitol Hill in Washington.  While tea party Republicans swept to power to stop things -- repeal Obamacare, roll back environmental regulations and decrease the size and scope of government -- Democrats are marching into the majority to build things back up. And after spending eight downcast years in the minority, they can’t wait to get started. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & Policy

No tea party here: House Democrats can’t wait to govern

As House control is about to switch, it serves as a reminder about Democrats: They like government. And governing.

7 years ago

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