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Government

President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations after touring a Clayco Corporation construction site for a Microsoft data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021
Politics & Policy

White House: 92% of federal workers under mandate are vaccinated

The administration’s vaccine mandate seems to be working, with no apparent disruption to law enforcement, intelligence-gathering or holiday travel.

4 years ago

Republican Sean Parnell launched his U.S. Senate campaign on May 11. (Lucy Perkins/90.5 WESA)
Politics & Policy
WESA

GOP Senate candidate Sean Parnell ends campaign after losing custody bid

Hours after losing a bid to obtain sole custody of his three children, Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Sean Parnell announced he is suspending his campaign.

4 years ago

Hold for Business Photo-- Swayne Hall--A Norfolk Southern freight train hauling coal makes it way through downtown Pittsburgh Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Politics & Policy

Largest coal-fired power plants in Pa. to close after new wastewater rule

Those that intend to close include two of Pennsylvania's largest coal-fired power plants, Keystone and Conemaugh outside Pittsburgh.

4 years ago

Oct. 28, 2021: Gov. Phil Murphy, right, at a clinic for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots in Trenton. (Rich Hundley/NJ Spotlight News)
Health
NJ Spotlight News

Health officials stress COVID-19 booster shot before the holidays

All adults who received the initial vaccine are now eligible to further boost their immunity, CDC says.

4 years ago

A customer prepares to pump gas into her car at a Shell station on Nov. 17 in San Rafael, Calif. A surge in gas prices this year is leaving the Biden administration looking for options to do something about it. One that's getting recent attention is tapping the country's emergency oil stockpile.
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

The U.S. emergency oil stash is in the spotlight as gas prices surge. What to know

4 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden speaks during the
Politics & Policy

U.S. climate pledge faces test in Senate with global impact

More than most political battles, what happens will have a lasting impact on Americans and all their neighbors on Earth.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden pardons Peanut Butter, the national Thanksgiving turkey, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021
Politics & Policy

Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted,’ not ‘basted’

In remarks full of jokes, Biden said the turkeys, named Peanut Butter and Jelly, were selected based on their “temperament, appearance and, I suspect, vaccination status.”

4 years ago

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is losing a key ally on the Postal Service's Board of Governors. (Jim Watson/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden nominates new chair for Postal Service Board, ousts DeJoy’s allies

The nominations could spell the end of Louis DeJoy's controversial tenure as postmaster general.

4 years ago

Ryan Boyer calls himself “a child of the labor movement.” (The Philadelphia Tribune)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Ryan Boyer elected first Black leader of Building Trades Council

Ryan N. Boyer is making history as the first African American to be elected business manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council.

4 years ago

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Dr. Cheryl Bettigole speaks from a podium while wearing a face mask
Health

Mayor Kenney mandates COVID-19 vaccines for all city employees by mid-January

Mayor Jim Kenney announced Philadelphia will require that all city employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-January.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Biden to have routine colonoscopy, transfer power to Harris

President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy."

4 years ago

President Joe Biden walks with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021
Politics & Policy

Biden praises Canada, Mexico as leaders discuss strains

President Joe Biden has played host to the leaders of Canada and Mexico, reviving what used to be a North American tradition before the Trump presidency.

4 years ago

A closeup of Bobby Henon
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Bobby Henon quietly returns to City Council after his conviction in bribery trial

Councilmember Henon isn’t the only legislator who has kept quiet about the conviction. Just two out of 17 legislators released public statements.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Pa. state officials, lawmakers, and judges get big 2022 pay raise

It is the largest year-over-year increase since 1991, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

4 years ago

The New Jersey State House in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021
Politics & Policy

Here’s how legislative and congressional redistricting works in N.J. — and what’s at stake

Two commissions are redrawing N.J.’s legislative and congressional district maps. There’s still time for the public to weigh in, so here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

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