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Government

The exterior of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, surrounded by fall foliage
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. Senate moves to block key part of Wolf’s climate plan

The action comes the same day the Democratic Attorney General, who is running for governor, tried to distance himself from the program.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from a podium, with VP Kamala Harris in the background
Politics & Policy

Biden unveils smaller spending framework, asks Democrats for votes

The revised package has lost some of the Democrats’ top priorities as the president’s ambitions make way for the political realities of the narrowly divided Congress.

5 years ago

Andrienne Dolley stands in front of a gas station surrounded by floodwaters
Politics & Policy

Home state help: Biden approves Delaware disaster declaration after Ida flooding

President Joe Biden signed off on requests to help parts of Wilmington that suffered severe damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida last month.

5 years ago

Screenshot from 6abc's StormTracker 6 Live (6abc)
Weather
6abc

Gov. Phil Murphy declares State of Emergency for N.J. ahead of nor’easter Monday night

The State of Emergency will go into effect at 8 p.m. for all 21 counties in the Garden State.

5 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

John Dougherty told Bobby Henon to delay Comcast deal in recorded call

As the corruption case moved into its fourth week, prospectors dug into wiretapped calls about the city’s franchise deal with Comcast.

5 years ago

In this photo released by the Colombian presidential press office, one of the country’s most wanted drug traffickers, Dairo Antonio Usuga, alias “Otoniel,” leader of the violent Clan del Golfo cartel, is presented to the media at a military base in Necocli, Colombia, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021.  (Colombian presidential press office via AP)
NPR
Money

Colombia has captured one of the world’s most wanted drug lords, Dairo Antonio Úsuga

Úsuga for years flew under the radar of authorities by eschewing the high profile of Colombia's better known narcos.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, left, speaks at a news conference at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, where he announced that the state will give free season-long admission to the park and other state parks to any New Jersey resident who has gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by July 4. At right is Shawn LaTourette, the acting environmental protection commissioner. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Community

Gov. Murphy proposes $100 million investment in urban parks

Through the Green Acres Program, several projects across the state in cities will receive funding for either improvement or development.

5 years ago

In this April 29, 2016, file photo, Pope Francis shakes hands with Vice President Joe Biden as he takes part at a congress on the progress of regenerative medicine and its cultural impact, being held in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican
Politics & Policy

Biden to meet Pope Francis amid some rifts with US bishops

Biden is facing strong opposition from many U.S. Catholic bishops over his stances on abortion and LGBTQ rights.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talk in a basement hallway of the Capitol after meeting with House Democrats to rescue his his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021
Politics & Policy

Deal seems near on $2T Biden package, though deadline slips

A deal within reach, President Joe Biden and Congress’ top Democrats have edged close to sealing their giant domestic legislation.

5 years ago

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Washington
Politics & Policy

White House: Biden to outline filibuster changes in ‘weeks’

The filibuster stands in the way as Biden aims to pass sweeping voting laws and secure the nation’s credit.

5 years ago

Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
NPR
Politics & Policy

Dr. Rachel Levine sworn in as the nation’s first transgender four-star officer

Levine leads the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

5 years ago

In this Aug. 1, 2018 photo weeds engulf a playground at housing section of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster in Warminster, Pa. the foams once used routinely in firefighting training at military bases contained PFAS. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science

Environmental advocates applaud EPA plan to address PFAS, but say more is needed

EPA has released a “road map” to prevent PFAS from being released and to speed up the cleanup process. Local environmental advocates say it’s an important first step.

5 years ago

Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., testifies during hearings in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 1954. McCarthy stands before a map that charts alleged communist activity in the United States. (Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Decades before Trump’s election lies, McCarthy’s anti-communist fever gripped the GOP

The Republican Party has tackled countless controversies since its birth in the 1850s, but it is hard to find a precedent for the posture it finds itself in today.

5 years ago

Rep. Mike Doyle
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

David W.C. MacMillan, one of two winners of the Nobel Prize for chemistry, smiles as he is interviewed outside the Frick Chemistry Laboratory and Department of Chemistry at Princeton University, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Princeton, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/18/21

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

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