Government Accountability
Pa. GOP’s election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies, and more costs
A GOP inquiry into Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election spurred on by former President Trump’s election lies shows signs it will drag well into 2022.
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Meet the 17 Philadelphians on the city’s new Environmental Justice Advisory Commission
The residents who will help push the city to address issues like extreme heat and air pollution bring a wide range of experiences and expertise.
4 years ago
Trump attacks spur Congress to bolster electoral count law
Lawmakers are working furiously to update the 135-year-old law that was put in place in the aftermath of the Civil War and came perilously close to unraveling on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Georgia district attorney calls for FBI security help after Trump’s rally comments
Willis was recently granted a special grand jury for her office's criminal probe into the efforts of Trump and his allies to overturn the election results in Georgia.
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Facts and figures about the city’s aging water supply system.
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The Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 14 people in fake electors scheme tied to Trump
The 14 people are tied to an effort to put forth false electors as President Donald Trump sought to stay in office after losing the 2020 election.
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Philadelphia man cleared after 37 years in prison, sues city
Willie Stokes' lawyers say that prosecutors at the time never disclosed they had charged his chief accuser with perjury after the trial.
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Book about Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district
A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman.
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Americans’ trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows
Republicans' faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Advocates demand transparency, different counting of prisoners at Philly redistricting hearing
Some who testified were dismayed that City Council isn’t doing more to address prison gerrymandering in the map plan it’s poised to pass.
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Delaware Rep. Brady resignation announcement followed shoplifting accusations
The lawmaker has been dogged for months by criticism for his racist, sexist comments about Asians in an email last summer. He cited PTSD in resignation announcement Friday.
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Prosecutors in multiple states are investigating false Electoral College submissions
The efforts, which in many cases seem to have been coordinated by high-ranking members of Trump's campaign team, weren't successful.
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A special grand jury has been granted in Fulton County’s Trump investigation
A special grand jury is also devoted to just one case. In its response Monday, the court said the special grand jury would begin on May 2 and continue for up to 12 months.
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Jan. 6 panel is investigating a Trump administration plan to seize voting machines
Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi confirmed that an executive order was drafted for Trump to sign that would have used the military to seize machines in battleground states.
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