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Government Accountability

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

State auditor broadens review of Pa.’s voter system

Eugene DePasquale says his decision comes after learning that a Russian oligarch is a primary investor in the company that manages Maryland's system.

8 years ago

The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat

New analyses show it's likely more people than previously reported have been exposed to PFAs

8 years ago

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart announces an audit of the PPA as Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale looks on
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

City Controller takes aim at Parking Authority’s spending

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart announced her office would audit the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s on-street parking enforcement expenses

8 years ago

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Panelists at the National Constitution Center Annual Supreme Court Review discussed and analyzed the court’s 2017-2018 term Tuesday in Philadelphia. (Maya Aphornsuvan/ for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Looking back over year of rulings — and ahead to new edition of Supreme Court

Panelists at the National Constitution Center Annual Supreme Court Review analyzed the court’s 2017-2018 term for hints on what to expect when the new session begins

8 years ago

Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as a federal judge by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in 2006. President George W. Bush looks on. Kavanaugh is Trump's pick to replace Kennedy on the Supreme Court.
NPR
Courts & Law

Who is Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court?

Kavanaugh is a connected Washington insider with roots in politics in the George W. Bush White House

8 years ago

Robert Davidson finished his Las Vegas statue of Lady Liberty in 1996. A federal judge ruled last week that Davidson's replica was different enough from the original Statue of Liberty to hold a copyright. (John Locher/AP)
NPR
Money

Stamp-size mistake costs U.S. Postal Service $3.5 million

For years, a U.S. Postal Service stamp mistakenly bore the image of a Lady Liberty replica.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Noah K. Murray/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Transgender people in N.J. can now alter birth certificates without doctor signing off

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law this week permitting transgender people to change the gender listed on the document by simply filling out a form.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Efforts to tear down `imminently dangerous’ buildings get a $2m budget lift

8 years ago

Tony Ibarra (Flickr)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
PlanPhilly

Filling in some details missed in the outcry about Philly’s ‘missing’ millions

Much has been made of the mysterious “missing” millions in City Hall. Much less has been made of the treasure hunt to find it.

8 years ago

A proposed constitutional amendment in Delaware seeks to safeguard the
Education

Transgender rights battle spurs Delaware GOP to seek Constitutional amendment for ‘parental rights’

Gov. John Carney’s attempts to create an anti-bias policy in Delaware schools that would protect all children, especially transgender o ...

8 years ago

Philadelphia's City Hall Tower (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

A retrospective: What passed muster with City Council, and what didn’t

With the council on its summer recess, here's a rundown of all the bills PlanPhilly covered during the spring session and where each currently stands.

8 years ago

A sign advising of the Island Beach State Park closure due to the state budget impasse on Saturday, July 1, 2017. (Photo courtesy of Dennis Auciello)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Island Beach State Park to close if N.J. government shuts down

For the second year in a row, state beaches and parks will close if New Jersey lawmakers don't pass a budget by June 30.

8 years ago

Lawmakers have left Harrisburg with a few high-profile bills unfinished. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers depart Harrisburg, leaving redistricting reform hanging

After a final Monday session to tie up loose ends, the state House of ...

8 years ago

Attorney General Josh Shapiro is not contesting the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to hold the report as it reviews challenges to its release. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. top court reviewing challenges to releasing clergy abuse report

In a new opinion, justices say several people — not dioceses themselves — are challenging release of the report on constitutional grounds.

8 years ago

The governor has twice renewed the 90-day
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

In year of Pa. budget firsts, plan passes on time and Wolf signs it

Republicans cheered the lack of new taxes.

8 years ago

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