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Money

Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come

The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort Wednesday to tame the worst inflation since the 1970s.

3 years ago

A Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a cryptocurrency ATM at the Smoker's Choice store in Salem, N.H. President Joe Biden is signing an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should create its own digital currency
Politics & Policy

N.J. committees approve measures regulating cryptocurrency, blockchain technologies

The first steps in regulating cryptocurrency in New Jersey are underway. The goal is to provide transparency, consumer protections, and a licensing structure for both operator

3 years ago

FILE - Sarah Bloom Raskin, a nominee to be the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors vice chair for supervision, speaks during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 3, 2022, in Washington. Raskin has withdrawn her nomination to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, according to a person familiar with the matter. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP, File)
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Politics & Policy

Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws after fight over her climate change stance

She attracted Republican opposition after calling on bank regulators to monitor the financial risks from climate change.

3 years ago

A close-up of President Joe Biden.
Politics & Policy

White House: Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks

Biden will meet with NATO and European leaders in Brussels on March 24.

3 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania faces ‘historic shortage of police.’ AG Shapiro, Commissioner Outlaw call on Harrisburg for help

Pennsylvania as a whole currently has 1,229 vacant police positions across the state.

3 years ago

Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.
Politics & Policy

Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The bill still needs to pass the House and win the signature of President Joe Biden to become law.

3 years ago

People pass a COVID-19 testing site on a Manhattan street on Jan. 21. The White House says it is running out of money to pay for COVID tests for people who don't have insurance. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Health

The White House says it’s running out of money to cover COVID tests and vaccines

Next week, the White House says it will start to wind down a COVID-19 program that pays to test, treat and vaccinate people who don't have health insurance.

3 years ago

Gas prices are shown on a Sheetz billboard, with prices listed as $4.19 a gallon.
Politics & Policy

Yes, prices at the pump are high. Republican primary candidates in Pa. have noticed too

They’re blaming the party in power: Biden and down-ballot Democrats. It’s a political strategy that can sting, as the 1970s energy crises showed.

3 years ago

The exterior of Philadelphia City Hall
Politics & Policy

Philly finances OK for now, but the city’s budget is not ready for a rainy day

A review of Philadelphia’s spending shows the city is following its budget blueprint and making ends meet with help from federal pandemic funds.

3 years ago

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., center, speaks with reporters after he and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee met with President Joe Biden to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Radio Times

The Regional Roundup – March 14th

How can we talk to kids about Ukraine? And, we hear from U.S. Senator from Delaware Chris Coons about the war unfolding, Biden's SCOTUS pick, inflation and more.

Air Date: March 14, 2022 10:00 am

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People listen as the New Jersey Assembly considers and votes on a half-dozen gun control bills Monday, March 26, 2018, in the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J.
Politics & Policy

School funding formula likely an area of concern as N.J. budget appropriations process begins, analysts say

Gov. Murphy has proposed an N.J. state budget. Now comes the hard part. Legislative hearings begin this week.

3 years ago

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Washington
Politics & Policy

U.S., China officials to meet as tensions mount over Russia

President Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome on Monday.

3 years ago

Flanked by US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (left) and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Attorney General Merrick Garland convenes a Justice Department component heads meeting in advance of the anniversary of his swearing in, at the Justice Department in  Washington, DC, on March 10, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque//Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Justice Department ends limiting compassionate release in plea deals after NPR story

The department is directing prosecutors to stop limiting peoples' rights to seek compassionate release from prison in plea deals, a practice that advocates called cruel.

3 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at dusk in May 2020.
Community

‘Significant increase’ in Philly’s domestic violence, especially involving guns

Domestic assaults with guns have almost doubled over the last five years. Philadelphia City Council heard from victims and others about how to work on the issue.

3 years ago

A closeup of Delaware's General Assembly seal
Politics & Policy

Recreational marijuana bill defeated in Delaware House

Another year, another defeat for recreational marijuana. House lawmakers were unable to get the needed votes to advance the legalization measure.

3 years ago

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