Government Accountability
Private medicaid plans receive billions in tax dollars, with little oversight
Some experts are asking if insurance companies — which receive hundreds of billions in public money — are earning their Medicaid checks?
7 years ago
New executive order designates Delaware as ‘trauma-informed state’
Strategic plans will prepare staff to engage clients, taking trauma into consideration.
7 years ago
Handling of sex assault claim in N.J. state government questioned
Katie Brennan told The Wall Street Journal she wants to see changes in how such allegations are handled in the state
7 years ago
Wolf leads Wagner in large donations in Pa. governor’s race — a breakdown
About a month before Election Day, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has raised significantly more money than Republican challenger Scott Wagner ...
7 years ago
Lehigh Valley candidates spar in debate over crucial congressional seat
In a race that could have national implications, candidates vying to represent the Lehigh Valley in the U ...
7 years ago
Kenney walks back $500M Rebuild promise
The glowing “First 1,000 Days” report [pdf] released Oct. 1 by Mayor Jim Kenney contained 15 mentions of Rebuild, his most expensive and highest profile initiative.
7 years ago
NYT uncovers Trump family tax schemes
Guests: Russell Buetner, Jennifer Bird-Pollan Donald Trump has long-bragged about being a self-made billionaire but a recent N ...
Air Date: October 9, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:55With private money fueling fight against drug crime in Blair County, public defenders feel squeezed
The opioid crisis has brought with it an onslaught of drug cases that are adding to the burdens of public defenders.
7 years ago
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
Pennsylvania posts historically strong state revenue collections
Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office is reporting historically strong state revenue collections thr ...
7 years ago
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
Justice Department sues California over net neutrality law
An equal playing field that prevents internet companies from slowing down or blocking some content was signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown
7 years ago
American Bar Association says FBI investigation should come before a Kavanaugh vote
"Each appointment to our nation's highest court (as with all others) is simply too important to rush to a vote," Carlson told the committee
7 years ago
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
New poll finds Americans deeply divided by gender on Kavanaugh nomination
The stakes are high for Thursday's Capitol Hill hearing, pitting Trump Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford
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