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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Standing with McConnell is Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., right
Politics & Policy

McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’

As former President Donald Trump has downplayed the attack, the RNC took a voice vote to approve censuring Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.

4 years ago

A nurse fills out a vaccine card at an L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

The Biden administration will pay community groups to help boost trust in vaccines

On Tuesday, the Health Resources and Services Administration is distributing $66.5 million to community groups working in 38 states and in Washington, D.C.

4 years ago

(Left to right): The Turnpike map vs. the Parkway map
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Parkway or Turnpike? For first time, N.J. residents will get to comment on new legislative district maps before final vote

The Democratic and Republican redistricting plans had formerly been kept confidential until the Apportionment Commission made its final decision.

4 years ago

The National Archives and Records Administration said it retrieved 15 boxes of documents and other items from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last month.
(Lynne Sladky/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

According to the Washington Post, the boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago violated the Presidential Records Act.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf, wearing a face mask, speaks to the press from behind a podium
Politics & Policy

What to watch for in Wolf’s budget proposal

The details of Wolf’s budget plan for the 2022-23 fiscal year starting July 1 remain under wraps, but he has made it plain that public school funding is his top priority.

4 years ago

The outside of an IRS building, surrounded by caution tape.
NPR
Money

Want information from the IRS? For some, the agency wants a selfie

Taxpayers seeking access to some information about their taxes will be required to submit to facial recognition software, a move that has raised privacy concerns.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol is shown in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP won’t endorse in big primary fields for governor, Senate

The primary field for governor is double-digits deep, while the fields for U.S. Senate and lieutenant governor each feature at least a half-dozen candidates.

4 years ago

FILE - Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., listen as the House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol meets on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 19, 2021. Republican Party officials have voted to punish Cheney and Kinzinger and advanced a rule change that would prohibit candidates from participating in presidential debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates. GOP officials took a voice vote to approve both measures at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting in Salt Lake City
NPR
Politics & Policy

RNC votes to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over work with Jan. 6 panel

The Republican National Committee voted to censure the two House GOP lawmakers, who are involved in investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

4 years ago

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

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