
Law
The state's top federal prosecutor is investigating Gov. Murphy and AG Platkin over an order to local law enforcement to not help federal agents with immigration policing.
4 months ago
The U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights says federal funding is a privilege, not a right.
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Philadelphia courts offer post-trial counseling to help jurors cope with secondary trauma
The service will give jurors three counseling sessions if they feel troubled after rendering a verdict.
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Listen 1:05Many of the bills were inspired by last year’s acrimonious Christina school board meetings attempting to remove the superintendent.
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Listen 1:05Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
The justices split 5-4 Friday, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the three liberal justices in dissent.
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Delaware County Council bans ‘ghost guns.’ A gun rights organization threatens legal action
Pennsylvania Gun Rights sent a letter to Delco officials in March calling the ordinance a violation of the Constitution and threatening legal action if adopted.
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Listen 0:58New Jersey, 18 other states and the District of Columbia challenged the Trump administration's mass dismissals at more than a dozen agencies across the country.
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Pennsylvania travelers could be turned away from TSA checkpoints if they have not received their updated REAL ID by May 7.
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Listen 0:58N.J. lawmakers want to stop pop-up parties and disruptive flash mobs down the shore
New Jersey passed a bill to toughen penalties for inciting brawls at public gatherings. It’s part of an effort to stop chaotic shore pop-up parties.
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Listen 1:22Philadelphia City Council weighs small business tax exemption dilemma as some push to double it
Tax relief on the first $100,000 of revenue for businesses in Philadelphia could either be eliminated or doubled in the next city budget.
5 months ago
Listen 0:59Despite some fierce public opposition to the bill nationwide, it easily passed both chambers of the General Assembly and was signed into law.
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Listen 1:00Oil companies ask Bucks County judge to dismiss climate lawsuit
A Bucks County judge must decide whether a lawsuit against several oil companies can proceed. The county says Big Oil should pay for damages.
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Listen 1:27Another U.S. judge issues temporary ban on Trump’s removal of transgender service members
On Monday, a federal judge in New Jersey issued a temporary ban on the removal of two transgender men from the Air Force. The ruling follows a similar one last week.
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More states requiring paid medical or sick leave
Separately, more states and cities also are requiring paid sick days, which give people time off to deal with short-term illnesses like the flu.
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If the ordinance passes, Delaware County would join a growing number of communities in Pennsylvania who have made ghost guns illegal.
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