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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania will lose a U.S. House seat after redistricting

Pennsylvania will lose one of its seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Census Bureau has confirmed.

4 years ago

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NPR
Politics & Policy

100 days: How Biden has fared so far on his promises

Biden acted swiftly once in office, particularly in regards to COVID. But there are still areas in progress and goals that haven't been achieved.

4 years ago

In this April 21, 2021, photo, Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., center, joined from left by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a news conference ahead of the House vote on H.R. 51- the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

DC statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms

A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state.

4 years ago

A person holds up a ballot from Northampton, Pa.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Key GOP lawmaker eyes photo ID, signature matching as Pa. considers voting changes

Election officials were impressed by 10 state House oversight hearings, but it's still unclear if lawmakers will embrace their recommendations.

4 years ago

A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Street sweeping is back: What to know about Kenney’s $62 million cleaning plan

Kenney’s plan includes $62 million over five years to expand mechanical street sweeping in certain neighborhoods.

4 years ago

Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Congressional push on to restore funds for Delaware River Basin regulator

A bipartisan group wants to give Delaware River Basin a higher national priority.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s shrinking delegation will mean hard decisions

In Pa., redrawing the districts to correspond with population shifts identified by the 2020 census will have a particularly unpredictable effect on congressional districts.

4 years ago

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

Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors’ emergency power

Next month, Pennsylvania voters will decide a pair of constitutional amendments to limit disaster emergency declarations to three weeks, rather than three months.

4 years ago

Dr. Kevin Baumlin stands outside
Politics & Policy

Philly ER doctor Kevin Baumlin declares candidacy for U.S. Senate as a Democrat

Although he hasn’t dabbled in politics before, Baumlin says he believes the skills he has developed in the health care sector are relevant.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

The deciding vote in Pa.’s high-stakes political redistricting could be yours, if lawmakers agree

Four of Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers are accepting applications to chair the redistricting commission, and advocates are hoping for independence.

4 years ago

Philadelphia schools Superintendent William Hite calls for equitable school funding during a press conference at Martin Luther King High School. He was joined by District Attorney Larry Krasner, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, State Senator Vincent Hughes and other officials calling for the adoption of Gov. Tom Wolf's proposed fair school funding formula. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Krasner, Philly Dems rally for Pa. school funding boost as way to curb gun violence

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says Gov. Wolf’s latest education funding proposal amounts to “the kind of anti-crime legislation that works.”

4 years ago

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Sens. Dan Laughlin (left) and Sharif Street introduced a bill to legalize recreational cannabis in 2021. (COURTESY SEN. DAN LAUGHLIN'S OFFICE)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. cannabis legalization remains unlikely as neighboring states go for it

New Jersey. New York. Virginia. One by one, Pennsylvania’s neighbors are moving to legalize recreational cannabis for adults.

4 years ago

New Jersey voter casts ballot
Politics & Policy

‘A big day for democracy’: Murphy signs N.J. in-person early voting into law

The state now requires counties to hold nine days of early, in-person machine voting ending the Sunday before Election Day in November.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Biden leaves door open for Senate change to pass agenda

Biden at first backed a modification — but not elimination — of the filibuster. But he then suggested, at least on certain issues, he would go further.

4 years ago

Closeup of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate GOP won’t fast-track child sex abuse lawsuit ‘window’

Ward announced Monday that the Wolf administration's failure to advertise a proposed constitutional amendment doesn't justify using the emergency amendment process.

4 years ago

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