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Government

The Justice for Fanta Bility silent march
Politics & Policy

Sharon Hill’s independent report into police shooting of Fanta Bility is finished — the public might not see it until end of July

The independent investigation into the borough’s police procedures was completed in June, but the report might not be released to the public until the end of July.

4 years ago

Ghost guns. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s Josh Shapiro, 19 other state attorneys general defend new rule to regulate ‘ghost guns’

In an amicus brief filed last week, the officials asked a federal judge in Texas to reject a challenge to the new restrictions set to take effect in August.

4 years ago

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol will focus on the role of QAnon and extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys in its upcoming hearing. Prosecutors have identified the man at the center of this photograph as a QAnon-supporter named Douglas Jensen. Jensen has pleaded not guilty to all charges. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on the role of QAnon and extremists

A key area of inquiry for congressional investigators has been possible ties between former President Trump and his allies and far-right extremists.

4 years ago

Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Politics & Policy

Strike force assembling to protect abortion rights in New Jersey

New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin announces a team from across his office that will enforce protections for those seeking reproductive health care.

4 years ago

Someone speaks at a podium with a sign reading,
NPR
Politics & Policy

A new bill could help protect the census after Trump-era interference

After years of census meddling by former President Donald Trump's administration, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced a bill that could help protect future counts.

4 years ago

A closeup of Gov. Tom Wolf
Politics & Policy

Wolf, nursing homes come to agreement to boost staff

Wolf on Monday signed legislation authorizing nearly $300 million a year in additional Medicaid reimbursements, or nearly 20% more.

4 years ago

Volunteers load groceries into vehicles during a food distribution event
Community

Nonprofits receive $17.5 million to fight hunger and boost New Jersey restaurants

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority plans to award grants to 30 organizations to buy meals for the hungry from struggling restaurants.

4 years ago

A ''Help Wanted'' sign is seen at a business on the Wildwood boardwalk.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey law expands summer working hours for teenagers

The new regulations make permanent a 2021 law which expanded summer working hours for residents between 16 to 18 years old to up to 50 hours per week.

4 years ago

The Jan. 6 commission presents evidence below a screen which shows former President Donald Trump speaking with his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 panel sets prime-time hearing on Trump, awaits Bannon

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is returning to prime time with a Thursday evening hearing.

4 years ago

City Hall is pictured from afar
Politics & Policy

Agency that oversees Philly finances gets an extension until 2047

The agency was supposed to end its work after city bonds were repaid in 2023, but a new extension will keep PICA around until 2047.

4 years ago

File photo: Luis Echeverria Alvarez speaks to party members after becoming the official nominee for the 1970-76 presidential race, during the closing session of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party's conventional at the Olympic Sports Palace in Mexico City, Nov. 16, 1969. Current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed the death of Echeverria on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Echeverria, who governed from 1970 to 1976, was 100. (AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Luis Echeverria, Mexico leader blamed for massacres, dies

Current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the death Saturday.

4 years ago

This Dec. 2, 2021, photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows an endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing rope being sighted with a newborn calf in waters near Cumberland Island, Ga. (Georgia Department of Natural Resources/NOAA Permit #20556 via AP)
Courts & Law

Weak protection for vanishing whale violates law, judge says

Judge Boasberg ruled the government has violated both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act by failing to protect the North Atlantic right whale.

4 years ago

Protesters stand on a vandalised police water canon truck and shout slogans at the entrance to president's official residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Politics & Policy

Sri Lanka president, Prime Minister to resign after tumultuous protests

Wickremesinghe said that he will leave office once a new government is in place, and hours later the speaker of Parliament said President Rajapaksa would step down Wednesday.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

After advancing constitutional amendment, Pa. Republicans move closer to being able to restrict abortion access

Pa. Republicans are pushing an amendment that would keep courts from intervening in attempts to restrict abortion. It just cleared its first big hurdle.

4 years ago

A closeup of Gov. Tom Wolf
Politics & Policy

Gov. Wolf vetoes bills on poll watchers, transgender athletes

The vetoes made Friday complicate the state budget package.

4 years ago

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