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Government Accountability

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Politics & Policy

‘Unauditable’: Delaware auditor says outdated systems make it impossible to verify $390 million in unemployment fund

Auditor Lydia York cites poor management and a slow response to address the financial reporting problems with the state’s unemployment fund.

2 years ago

foldable voting booths
Politics & Policy

Court tosses Republican Pennsylvania lawmakers’ challenge of state, federal voter access actions

“A vague, generalized allegation that elections, generally, will be undermined, is not the type of case or controversy that this court may rule on," the judge said.

2 years ago

Blanche Carney
Community

Philadelphia prison chief to leave job after string of prisoner deaths and escapes

Since 2016, Blanche Carney has overseen the city’s prisons and jails, which have been dealing with violence and the escape of four prisoners in a span of six months last year.

2 years ago

Large mansion
Politics & Policy

Upgrades to Pa. governor’s mansion bankrolled by private group that won’t disclose donors, full cost

A NYC design firm has been hired to refurbish public areas of the residence, but no one will say who is managing the project, raising money for it, or who is paying for it.

2 years ago

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.
Courts & Law

Court agrees to block collection of Trump’s $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M

The development came just before New York Attorney General Letitia James was expected to initiate efforts to collect the judgment.

2 years ago

An illustration of students swimming in debt.
NPR
Education

Ed Department error may delay student financial aid further

On Friday, the Education Department announced an error in its calculations for federal student aid that will result in delays for as many as 200,000 applicants.

2 years ago

Then mayoral candidate Jeff Brown takes part in a Democratic primary debate at the WPVI-TV studio in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly ethics board looks to tighten rules after Jeff Brown super PAC scuffle

Proposed restrictions would keep super PACs from coordinating before a candidate officially announces their campaign.

2 years ago

press conference
Politics & Policy

New Jersey’s unique primary ballot design seems to face skepticism from judge in lawsuit

Unique in the country, New Jersey brackets candidates together who run on the same party slogan, often with those who get the county political party backing in prime position.

2 years ago

A close-up of Donald Trump exiting a vehicle
Courts & Law

Trump wanted trial delays, and he’s getting them. Here’s the latest

The longer Trump's trials are put off, the more he'll argue that it's impractical and unfair to stick him in a courtroom instead of leaving him to campaign.

2 years ago

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump salutes at a campaign rally March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio.
Politics & Policy

Trump is making the Jan. 6 insurrection a cornerstone of his bid for the White House

Trump is facing a four-count federal indictment over Jan. 6 — charges he conspired to defraud Americans over his 2020 election defeat.

2 years ago

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Sheriff Bilal is launching a new podcast

Airing on WURD Radio for a six-month trial period, the podcast will feature Sheriff Bilal in conversation with each of her office’s departments.

2 years ago

Craig Coughlin
Politics & Policy

New Jersey lawmakers pause open records bill overhaul to consider amendments

The bill's sponsors disputed suggestions that the measure would curtail the public or journalists' ability to obtain records.

2 years ago

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida.
Courts & Law

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds

District Judge Cannon said that though the Trump team had raised “various arguments warranting serious consideration,” a dismissal of charges was not merited.

2 years ago

Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Washington.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Chuck Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, breaking with Benjamin Netanyahu

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, called for new elections in Israel as the country continues its war with Hamas.

2 years ago

File photo: Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan criminal court, Feb. 15, 2024, in New York.
Courts & Law

Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying start of Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial

Trump’s lawyers are seeking an 90-day delay or the dismissal of charges against Trump, alleging violations of what’s known as the discovery process.

2 years ago

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