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Medical aid in dying bill heads to governor’s office for action
It’s unclear what action Gov. John Carney will take. This is the first time the bill has passed both chambers since it was introduced in 2015.
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Listen 1:03Delaware lawmakers approve fiscal year 2025 budget, tee up last week in session
Lawmakers still have dozens of bills left to vote on, with subjects ranging from abolishing the death penalty to the definition of a firearm.
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Credit card ‘swipe fees’ could decrease under new Pa. bill, but banks hate the idea
Financial institutions say the current system works and that changing it would create “chaos,” while merchants argue the fees are an undue burden on them and their customers.
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United Sovereign Americans argues Pennsylvania failed to meet federal standards for elections in 2022. Election experts are skeptical.
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Listen 1:04‘Major surgery’: Controversial bill revising Delaware corporate law heads to Gov. John Carney
Supporters say the changes are not an extensive rewrite of current Delaware law. It allows secret side deals with a powerful stakeholder.
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After 5-year battle, new Pa. probation reforms pushed by Meek Mill go into effect
Pennsylvania has one of the most restrictive probation systems in the country. A new law seeks to change that.
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Listen 1:04Philadelphia Mayor Parker signs 3 public safety bills, including ban on bump stocks
The bills will ban devices that increase gunfire rate, allow speed cameras to be installed on Broad Street and create a licensing process for officers to evict Philly tenants.
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A spokesperson with the Delaware Department of Justice says it is reviewing the ruling. Delaware banned bump stocks in 2018.
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Listen 1:01How to give good advice, Biden’s medical debt proposal, modern fatherhood
Are you good at giving advice? We're talking to R. Eric Thomas who will have to answer people's questions in his new national advice column.
Air Date: June 13, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01‘Displaced’ and ‘abandoned’: Former UArts students file class-action lawsuit
Following UArts faculty’s lawsuit last week, students claim the now-closed school committed fraud and breach of contract.
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The legal battle to save Germantown YWCA represents a rare use of controversial Pa. law
The historic property has sat vacant for nearly 20 years. A real estate developer hopes a judge gives him the opportunity to change that.
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Listen 7:13Trump’s company: New Jersey golf club liquor license probe doesn’t apply to ex-president
Responding to an inquiry by the N.J. AG’s office, the Trump Organization said the former president is not the holder of liquor licenses at his three N.J. golf clubs.
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New Jersey businessman tells jury that bribes paid off with Sen. Bob Menendez
The businessman told a jury Monday that Menendez told him he'd look into a state criminal probe threatening his business and later assured him there was no threat.
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Closing arguments presented in Hunter Biden’s federal firearms trial
Biden's attorney told jurors Monday the prosecution has not proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. A prosecutor told jurors that "no one is above the law."
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A Superior Court ruled in February that early voting and permanent absentee ballot laws were unconstitutional. The state Supreme Court is now considering.
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