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Government

Doug Mastriano speaks in front of an image of the American flag and PA written in the background.
Politics & Policy

As the GOP openly backs Mastriano, Jewish Dems tell them ‘there’s no coming back from this’

Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has personal and financial ties to spreaders of antisemitic rhetoric. Democrats want voters to know it.

4 years ago

A general view of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center
Education

What kind of education does Pa. owe its public school students? A judge will now decide

For eight years, parents, school districts, and advocates have been trying to prove Pa. funds its schools unfairly. Now it’s up to a Commonwealth Court judge to decide.

4 years ago

In this image from a Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer's body-worn video camera, and contained in the statement of facts supporting an arrest warrant for Mark Ponder, Ponder strikes an officer with a pole on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP)
Courts & Law

Man’s 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot

Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., asked the judge for mercy before she sentenced him to five years and three months in prison.

4 years ago

In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., speaks at a candidates forum in Tarentum, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy

Rep. Glenn Thompson says no to gay marriage, attends son’s same-sex wedding

Thompson's office says he and his wife are “very happy to welcome their new son-in-law into their family.”

4 years ago

Indicted Delaware auditor Kathy McGuiness (left) leaves Monday's abbreviated court session with defense lawyers Dean Elwell, Steve Wood and Chelsea Botsch.
Politics & Policy

Delaware House speaker calls Senate effort to oust state auditor ‘political theater,’ says his chamber won’t play along

The Senate’s vote started a lengthy process to ask the governor to remove the auditor for committing three misdemeanors. But the House speaker shut it down.

4 years ago

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Politics & Policy

What Jan. 6 probe revealed: Takeaways from summer hearings

The House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021 has shown how the deadly Capitol attack was sparked when the incumbent president, Donald Trump, refused to cede the election.

4 years ago

President Biden is seen on screen sitting at a desk.
Politics & Policy

Biden improves ‘significantly,’ throat still sore from COVID

President Joe Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, says Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite a lingering sore throat.

4 years ago

A sewer cover from above.
Politics & Policy

Municipal leaders oppose plans to privatize sewer system as Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority weighs $1.1B Aqua bid

BCWSA has invited the public to two “open house” meetings to discuss the sale on Tuesday, July 26.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured in a file photo.
PlanPhilly
Community

$12 million more for Philly pandemic rental assistance program

City officials expect the additional money to be used up quickly, and help roughly 2,600 households.

4 years ago

President Biden is seen on screen sitting at a desk.
Politics & Policy

Doctor: Biden likely has highly contagious COVID-19 strain

President Joe Biden likely has contracted a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States, and now has body aches and a sore throat.

4 years ago

A USPS logo adorns the back doors of United States Postal Service delivery vehicles
Community

Postal Service launches hiring blitz for assistant letter carriers in Philly

The Postal Service is looking for nearly 200 assistant mail carriers, the starting point for a career at the agency. Pay starts at almost $19 an hour.

4 years ago

A bus that reads SEPTA on the front is parked by the curb. In front of it is a sign that advertises that it's a cooling center.
Community

Philly opens four cooling bus locations to help beat the heat this weekend

The cooling buses will be parked at four locations throughout the city to offer relief for Philadelphians during the record-high temperatures projected for this weekend.

4 years ago

File photo: Brent Burdge of Wilmington, Delaware displays his sign in protest to the passing of legislation outside of Gov. John Carney's office. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Gun rights advocates challenge Delaware’s new ban on assault-style weapons in federal court

The lawsuit argues that AR-15 rifles and similar weapons have long been in “common use” and that gives them protection under the U.S. and Delaware constitutions.

4 years ago

A statue of someone holding up something is visible in front of a tall building.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s unemployment trust fund is broke. The Wolf admin says a long-term fix will save taxpayers millions

The state’s new budget pays off $42 million in debt, but backers say a bigger policy change is needed to prepare the system for future downturns.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a microphone while gesturing with his hands.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump didn’t act and didn’t want to, plus 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearings

The committee, across eight hearings, has built a case – more political than legal – that Trump, who continues to lie about the election, is not fit for the office.

4 years ago

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