Government
Doyle, Pennsylvania congressional delegation dean, to retire
The 68-year-old Doyle was first elected in 1994. His district includes all of Pittsburgh and some of its increasingly leftward-leaning suburbs.
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A Nobel Prize winner joins us. And, what does the American Heart Association have to say about salt and aspirin?
Air Date: October 18, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Former President Bill Clinton released from the hospital
Clinton, 75, had been hospitalized at the UC Irvine Medical Center since Tuesday for a "non-COVID-related infection."
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Pa. school boards leave national group after it asks Biden for help with violence threats
The decision comes after the National School Boards Association sent a letter to President Biden asking for federal assistance responding to threats against school officials.
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Indicted Delaware auditor accuses attorney general of violating her right to fair trial
Kathy McGuiness faces felony charges for abuse of her office. She says AG Kathy Jennings had no right to tell the public she would not answer investigators’ questions.
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The federal government pledges $100 million to address health care worker shortages
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is now committing $100 million through the American Rescue Plan to help solve the problem.
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Time is running out for Pennsylvanians to apply for a mail ballot in the general election
Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid says voters who choose to vote by mail should submit their application as soon as possible.
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Pa. lawmakers hand out millions in public contracts to law firms that fill their campaign coffers
The mutually beneficial system, entirely legal, enriches the campaigns of Pa. lawmakers, who in turn hire firms for all types of legal matters — and all paid for by taxpayers.
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Delco Council to vote on establishment of health department — pending state approval in January 2022
Delco’s health department could be created this month, but it won’t have any power until the Pennsylvania Department of Health gives the final stamp of approval.
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The House passes a short-term fix to the looming debt ceiling crisis
The bill heads off fiscal calamity and puts an end — for now — to tense negotiations over the federal debt limit.
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Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness accused of nepotism, fraud, witness intimidation
A Delaware official has been indicted by a grand jury for offenses that the state AG said represented a "clear and disturbing pattern of behavior."
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The White House authorizes the National Archives to share documents with Jan. 6 panel
President Biden determined that asserting executive privilege was "not warranted" for the first set of documents gathered by the archives.
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The Postal Service is slowing the mail to save money. Critics say it’s a death spiral
As of Oct. 1, some first-class mail has been delivered more slowly. Some say between that and recent price increases, it spells trouble for the agency.
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Everything you need to know about Philly City Council redistricting
The process was notoriously fraught in 2001, and the end result was considered a gerrymander. This year, onlookers are not expecting fireworks, but have concerns.
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Senate dodges U.S. debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing
The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars.
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