
Government Accountability
House Speaker Turzai accepted $11K flight from businessman with fracking-related companies
Turzai accepted an $11,000 plane ride last year from a Pittsburgh-area businessman involved in two fracking-related companies.
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Hundreds rally in Montco to demand Commissioner Joe Gale’s resignation
In social media posts earlier this week, the Republican official referred to Black Lives Matter as a radical left-wing hate group.
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Will there be police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s killing?
With so many incidences of police violence against Black Americans, many are asking why are we here again?
Air Date: June 4, 2020
Listen 49:58Do Black lives matter to Mayor Jim Kenney?
Police brutality brought protesters into the streets. But the city’s "inadequate" response to COVID-19 contributes to anger, writes Rev. Malcolm Byrd.
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‘Say their names!’: Families protest mounting COVID-19 deaths in N.J. prisons
The perceived failure of the Murphy administration to keep incarcerated people safe is also the subject of an ongoing court battle.
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Listen 2:02Six Democrats, one Republican vie to succeed DePasquale as auditor general
The candidates for Pennsylvania auditor general suggest the office has a significant role in oversight of the state's coronavirus response.
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Agencies based in Dauphin County should also process Right-to-Know requests as they normally would, an independent office says.
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Facing nearly $5 billion shortfall, Pa. lawmakers plan to pass short-term budget
The plan will allow officials to get a clearer picture of the strain placed on Pennsylvania’s finances by efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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What the governor’s powers are and how they interact with those of the legislature are complex questions and the answers may depend upon who exactly you ask.
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Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
Twice this week, Trump has not only dismissed the findings of studies but suggested — without evidence — that their authors were motivated by politics and out to undermine him
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Pa.’s coronavirus data collection raises eyebrows
Pa.'s Department of Health confirmed reporting by The Atlantic magazine, that the state includes results of both viral and antibody tests in its total coronavirus case count.
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Republicans in the Pa. House are moving forward with legislation to end the disaster emergency declaration Gov. Tom Wolf issued on March 6 in response to the spread of covid
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Pa. health officials quietly alter erroneous nursing home case, death counts as providers cry foul
Provider associations said publishing erroneous data has sewn panic and anger among family members, distrust among nursing home staff, and frustration for providers.
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AP fact check: Trump’s false ‘Choice’ on vets’ health care
President Trump is putting forth a false “Choice" when he boasts about a program aimed at improving veterans' health care by steering more patients to the private sector.
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As states plan to sue EPA over Chesapeake Bay cleanup, agency promises modest funds to help efforts
The Environmental Protection Agency said it is sending $6 million to bay states to help them reduce nitrogen runoff from farms.
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