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Pa. House Dems advance firearm reforms in wake of recent acts of gun violence

Democrats’ one-vote House majority could derail the bills before they could be sent to the Senate, given the voting record of one comparatively conservative Democrat.

3 weeks ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

What to know after Trump classifies decentralized antifa movement as a domestic terror organization

Antifa, short for “anti-fascists,” is an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity.

3 weeks ago

President Donald Trump speaks on Tylenol and autism at a press conference in the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photos; altered)
Studio 2
Science

What science says about autism and Tylenol

While President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. linked Tylenol to autism, the FDA and other scientists took a more cautious approach.

Air Date: September 23, 2025 12:00 pm

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TV host Jimmy Kimmel on the left and President Donald Trump on the right. (AP Photo)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC and broadcast media under Trump

After Kimmel’s suspension for remarks following the killing of Charlie Kirk, voices across the political spectrum are raising questions about the power of the FCC over media.

Air Date: September 22, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:12
Mikie Sherrill addressing the crowd at a rally
Politics & Policy

New Jersey election 2025: What to know about Mikie Sherrill and the race for governor

She says her three top priorities as governor will be affordability, protecting kids and making state government more accountable.

3 weeks ago

State treasurer Stacy Garrity speaks at the Pennsylvania Republican Party’s fall meeting with an American flag behind her
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP endorses state Treasurer Stacy Garrity for 2026 governor race

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the party’s nominee in 2022, blasted the decision as a “coronation” and said it would not impact whether he runs this time.

4 weeks ago

Tamar Riley, president of the Carousel House Advisory Council, speaks at a Philadelphia City Council meeting
Billy Penn
Community
Billy Penn

Carousel House supporters ask for quick reopening of shuttered rec center

Promises from Rebuild program are “unfulfilled,” they tell City Council. The center has been closed since 2020.

4 weeks ago

President Donald Trump speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens in the Oval Office of the White House
Politics & Policy

Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications

This move is among the changes to the program for highly skilled foreign workers, which has come under scrutiny by the administration.

4 weeks ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shakes hands with state Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman.
Politics & Policy
WITF

Political gridlock continues over Pa. budget, straining finances for counties, schools, nonprofits

Despite their insistence a few weeks ago that a deal was as near as a few days away, neither chamber convened in the Capitol for a voting session during the week of Sept. 15.

4 weeks ago

Overhead photo of a residential area
Politics & Policy

Delaware County Council creates human relations commission. How it will work is still up in the air

The council tabled a law that would’ve empowered the new commission to mediate discrimination complaints, leaving the body’s scope up in the air.

4 weeks ago

Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration rushes to rent space for immigration officers conducting raids

ICE has also requested that GSA identify existing federally owned or leased property that might be suitable for their use in Philadelphia and other cities.

4 weeks ago

People sit in chairs at a Delaware community listening session about gun violence
Community

‘Peer pressure’: Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer holds listening sessions on the causes of gang and gun violence

Wilmington community activists and state officials discussed various causes of gun violence, including poverty and lack of positive male influences.

4 weeks ago

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Free speech and cancel culture. Now, the right is calling for people to be cancelled, fired and potentially investigated by federal agencies for what they say online.
Studio 2
Courts & Law

Right-wing cancel culture and free speech

Demands to fire people for their opinion have ramped up after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who talked a lot about the importance of open debate.

Air Date: September 17, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:12
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Politics & Policy
WITF

Pa. hemp leaders form guild, urge clear rules amid policy clash with cannabis, law enforcement

Many of Pennsylvania’s legitimate hemp business owners — mostly retailers, but including farmers and processors — want new regulations to clear up any public confusion.

4 weeks ago

Delaware Governor Matt Meyers at podium
Health

‘A prescription we’ve written for every Delawarean’: Gov. Meyer’s order lets virtually all residents get updated COVID-19 vaccine

The governor’s move aims to override the FDA’s action to restrict shots to people 65 or older and others with serious health issues.

1 month ago

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