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Government

The Pennsylvania state Capitol in winter
Politics & Policy

New map of Pennsylvania legislative districts approved

The five-member commission redrawing the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s state legislative districts voted to approve new maps for the next decade.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart (Lindsay Lazarski/WHY)
Politics & Policy

City Controller seeking help in review of Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia’s City Controller is establishing a community council to assist in a review of the city’s police department.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

Gov. Tom Wolf, Democrats outline a proposal for $1.7 billion in pandemic funds

The plan includes spending money on workers, environmental programs, and a one-time property tax subsidy for lower-income homeowners and renters.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym held a press conference at a playground in Southwest Philadelphia on Passyunk Ave. near the oil refinery, announcing plans to introduce The Community Health Act to council, on Feb. 2, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘Poison is in the dose’: Philly aims to limit environmental hazards with new legislation

Philly Councilmember Helen Gym plans to introduce legislation Thursday that could protect already overburdened communities by keeping additional pollution out.

4 years ago

The Pa. Supreme Court in Harrisburg. (Christine Baker/PennLive)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Supreme Court to decide congressional map, with conservative judge as special master

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is appointing a conservative Commonwealth Court judge to pick the state’s new congressional map.

4 years ago

The Covanta incinerator, a waste-to-energy facility that burns trash from Delaware County, Philadelphia, New York City, in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Covanta renews incinerator contract with Chester. City’s receiver says it missed out on $10M

An 2017 agreement means the cash-strapped city will get less per ton of trash brought in by a big customer — the county Solid Waste Authority.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Driscoll. (Pennsylvania House)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Democrats select state lawmaker to replace convicted Councilmember Bobby Henon

Mike Driscoll has been picked by ward leaders to be the Democratic candidate in a special election, virtually ensuring he will replace Bobby Henon on City Council.

4 years ago

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 22: Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine thousands of civilians are participating in such groups to receive basic combat training and in time of war would be under direct command of the Ukrainian military. While Ukrainian officials have acknowledged the country has little chance to fend off a full Russian invasion, Russian occupation troops would likely face a deep-rooted, decentralised and prolonged insurgency. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on its border to Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

From Washington to Trump to Biden, new presidents meet unwanted foreign crises

4 years ago

U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., during a campaign event in Glenside, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Split among 4 candidates, Pa. Democrats fail to endorse one for U.S. Senate

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, fell short, with 159 votes; He would have needed 176 for the endorsement. AG Josh Shapiro got the nod for governor.

4 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump arrive for a campaign rally at the Kenosha Regional Airport on November 02, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes Pa. congressional map sent to him by Republicans

In his veto message, the Democratic governor said the map failed “the test of fundamental fairness.”

4 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney speaks at a podium
Politics & Policy

Carney unveils nearly $5 billion Delaware budget plan

Gov. John Carney’s latest spending plan increases state spending by 4.6% over the current year and is reflective of strong revenue numbers.

4 years ago

File photo: The New Jersey State House is seen in Trenton, N.J.
Politics & Policy

New N.J. law aims to help people with disabilities find and keep state jobs

The new program is focused on expanding employment opportunities at New Jersey’s state agencies.

4 years ago

Justice Stephen Breyer, photographed in 2021. (Elizabeth Gillis/NPR)
NPR
Courts & Law

Justice Stephen Breyer, an influential liberal on the Supreme Court, to retire

Breyer's retirement gives President Biden his first opportunity to name a new justice to the court.

4 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks to reporters during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on January 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Eric Lee-Pool/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Pelosi is running for reelection but is silent on a bid to retain her leadership post

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who's 81, did not say whether she will stick by a pledge she made in 2018 to limit her tenure in elected leadership.

4 years ago

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