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New Jersey casino workers want the state to implement a ban on smoking a casinos, citing health concerns. Advocates with Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects  organized a rally in Trenton on Dec. 9, 2021. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Workers urge lawmakers to ban smoking at N.J. casinos

Casinos and cigar lounges are exempted from a statewide smoking ban in indoor public facilities and workplaces. Workers say that should no longer be the case.

4 years ago

Night falls at the the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, with the deadline to fund the government approaching. Republicans in the Senate are poised to stall a must-pass funding bill as they force a debate on rolling back the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some workers
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Politics & Policy

In a largely symbolic move, the Senate votes to block Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate

4 years ago

Wilmington, Delaware skyline
Politics & Policy

Wilmington considers moratorium on water shut-offs for unpaid bills

Wilmington City Council members sparred over a plan to halt water shut-offs for residents who are overdue on their bills.

4 years ago

The U.S. Capitol on December 06, 2021 in Washington, DC
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Politics & Policy

The House OKs a bipartisan defense policy bill that includes servicemember pay boost

The National Defense Authorization Act would also overhaul the military justice system.

4 years ago

In this Aug. 3, 2021, photo, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, left rear, smile when they both arrived at the same time to speak to reporters about progress on infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington. Senators are convening for a rare weekend session on the bipartisan infrastructure bill as they edge toward a vote. Saturday's action in the Senate could wrap up swiftly with passage of the $1 trillion package or drag out for days by opponents trying to slow President Joe Biden’s big priority.
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Politics & Policy

After Senate leaders broker a deal, the House takes a first step to avoid default

Congress is setting up a complicated process that could avoid a potential federal default.

4 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden talks about the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies
Politics & Policy

Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors

U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.

4 years ago

In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo a Pittsburgh Police officer walks past the Tree of Life Synagogue and a memorial of flowers and stars in Pittsburgh in remembrance of those killed and injured when a shooter opened fire during services Saturday at the synagogue. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

$6.6M awarded to Tree of Life synagogue, site of massacre

The state of Pennsylvania has awarded $6.6 million for redevelopment of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, where a gunman killed 11 people in 2018.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Will Pa. lawmakers live up to their redistricting transparency promises? Doubt is creeping in

The House GOP caucus promised the “most transparent” congressional redistricting process ever. Advocates for redistricting reform worry it’s empty talk with less than two mont

4 years ago

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A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy

Municipal bank could be a first for Philadelphia and the country

The first municipal public bank in the country could be coming to Philadelphia now that legislation is moving forward in City Council.

4 years ago

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

Philadelphia City Council considers changing ethics rules

Legislation has been introduced to clarify conflicts of interest in Philadelphia City Council, though officials say the conviction of a member has nothing to do with it.

4 years ago

U.S. Capitol is seeing behind the Christmas Tree in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016
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Politics & Policy

Congress avoids a government shutdown — but a long to-do list looms

Congress has less than three weeks to resolve differences that have plagued both parties for the entire year.

4 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to update reporters on the must-pass priority of funding the government, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
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Politics & Policy

House approves a short-term funding bill to avoid a government shutdown

The measure now heads to the Senate, where prospects for quick passage are in doubt ahead of a Friday deadline.

4 years ago

Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams speaks during a get-out-the-vote rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe at Ting Pavilion on October 24, 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Virginia gubernatorial election, pitting McAuliffe against Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, is November 2.
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Politics & Policy

Stacey Abrams announces candidacy in Georgia governor’s race

Abrams narrowly lost in Georgia's 2018 governor's race. Her entrance into the contest sets up a potential rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (center), CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Michael Balaban, and Councilmember Allan Domb (right) light a Hanukkah menorah
Community

Political, religious groups join together in Philly to ‘shine a light’ on antisemitism

Pennsylvania and New Jersey are among the five states with the most antisemitic incidents recorded in 2020, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt wears a mask while sitting at a table
Politics & Policy

Philly’s only Republican city commissioner leaving to take over good government group

In 2020, Schmidt attracted vitriol from his own party when he defended Philly’s election process against baseless fraud allegations.

4 years ago

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