Government
Pennsylvania governor announces new vaccine safeguards, expanded access to shots in executive order
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s executive order, issued Oct. 1, directs state agencies to create vaccine information hubs, safety net programs and insurance requirements.
2 months ago
Listen 1:20Dr. Ala Stanford, who provided vaccines to Philly’s communities of color, announces run for Congress
Stanford is shaking up a crowded field for a Democratic primary that will likely be the de facto general election.
2 months ago
Vote to end government shutdown fails in Senate as Democrats hold firm on health care demands
Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration.
2 months ago
New Castle County says the prior administration was advised to send out the new property values last summer, not in mid-November.
2 months ago
Listen 1:01Kilmar Abrego Garcia moved to Pennsylvania detention center
Attorneys for Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported in March, say the move could make it more difficult to access him and provide counsel.
2 months ago
Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey pushes back after GOP questions her service record
The Democratic candidate for governor is defending her Navy service amid questions surrounding a cheating scandal during her time at the Naval Academy.
2 months ago
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 months ago
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 months ago
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
Listen 51:13Jimmy 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 51:12New 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 months ago
Listen 6:58Pa. 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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago
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.
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