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Gov. Wolf announces $15M for gun violence prevention to fund community programs

Pennsylvania is using federal stimulus funding to put another $15 million dollars toward violence intervention and prevention programs.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Billy Penn

How will Bobby Henon be replaced? There’ll be a special election, and ward leaders get to pick the nominees

The timing is up to Council President Clarke.

4 years ago

2nd amendment protest
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Pennsylvania Senate moves forward a measure targeting local gun laws

Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to veto the bill.

4 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney speaks at a podium
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In State of the State speech, Carney again says Delawareans ‘have proven their resilience’

The toll of the coronavirus has been a heavy one, but the governor says Delaware’s economy has weathered the storm and praises educators for keeping kids in school.

4 years ago

In this image from Senate Television, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)
Politics & Policy

Voting bill blocked by GOP filibuster, Dems try rules change

Biden has been unable to persuade two holdout Democratic senators, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, to change Senate rules to pass this bill.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘Not even close to out of the woods’: Philly Council faces big challenges as they return to work

Philadelphia City Council is starting up its weekly meetings with tough budget negotiations ahead and COVID-19 keeping them virtual.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & Policy

Biden says nation weary from COVID, but U.S. in a better place

At a Wednesday news conference marking his first year in office, He said he would likely have to settle for “big chunks” of his signature economic package to break an impasse.

4 years ago

An aerial view of the New Jersey State Assembly in Trenton
Politics & Policy

N.J. leaders agree affordability is a top priority, but limited consensus on how to get there

While there’s some consensus among Democrats and Republicans on what can be done to lower taxes in N.J., leaders have yet to offer a clear plan to do so.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez.
PlanPhilly
Education

A Philly Council member wants the city to follow NYC’s model for fixing crumbling schools

Fixing Philly’s ailing public school buildings has been a big item on City Council’s collective to-do list for years. A new bill targets the problem.

4 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters alongside, from left, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., during a press conference regarding the Democratic party's shift to focus on voting rights at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022
Politics & Policy

Big voting bill faces defeat as 2 Dems won’t stop filibuster

President Joe Biden’s own party is poised to let the bill fail as two holdout senators are unwilling to change the Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks to supporters
Politics & Policy

Murphy sworn in for second term with a goal to cut property taxes

After narrowly winning reelection on a progressive platform, Murphy is focusing his second term on dealing with a perennial problem in New Jersey: high property taxes.

4 years ago

Craig Prichard, 65, of Des Moines, Iowa, who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, but says he voted for Joe Biden in 2020 believing Trump had failed to the confront the coronavirus pandemic, talks on Jan. 10, 2022. The retired factory worker says he is
Politics & Policy

How’s he doing? Americans weigh in on Biden’s performance

President Joe Biden took office at a particularly polarized time in American history, so it's not surprising that citizens are divided on his performance at the one-year mark.

4 years ago

In a long exposure photo, lights from a snowplow illuminate sleet at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Ceremonies scheduled for the site on Monday, to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, have been canceled because of the weather. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work

Biden's remarks Monday were among many by politicians acknowledging unmet needs for racial equality on Martin Luther King Day.

4 years ago

In these episodes of Ron's Office Hours, Ron Elving explains the filibuster. (NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate Democrats plan a vote to change the filibuster. So what is it?

4 years ago

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

Pa. GOP answered Wolf’s pandemic vetoes with constitution changes. The strategy is here to stay

Wolf’s veto tally grew extensively during the pandemic and will likely expand during his final 13 months in office, as Republicans continue to largely bypass his agenda.

4 years ago

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