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In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sallie Mundy, a Republican, is pictured  (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

GOP incumbent, Justice Sallie Mundy, keeps Pa. Supreme Court seat

A Republican justice kept her seat on Pennsylvania's highest court Tuesday and voters approved a constitutional amendment that could eventually lead to property tax cuts.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (WHYY, file)
Community

Philadelphia plan to issue municipal IDs advances

The ID cards would help residents without other government-issued identification access city services, file a police report, visit the hospital or even open a bank account.

8 years ago

Closeup of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez against blue sky
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Menendez corruption case now in the hands of the jury

Closing arguments concluded Monday in the federal corruption trial of N.J. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy friend accused of engaging in a seven-year bribery scheme.

8 years ago

Listen 1:08
A law enforcement official stands watch outside the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community on Sunday, killing and wounding many. The dead ranged in age from 5 to 72 years old. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Texas Church shooting raises familiar questions

Guests: Lily Raff McCaulou, Melissa Jeltsen, Allison Anderman The plague of mass shootings in America continued t ...

Air Date: November 7, 2017

Listen 49:18
Drivers shift their weight and pull back on their harnesses during an afternoon race at Harrah's Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack in Chester, Pennsylvania. July 2014
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Harrah's Philadelphia sued over track conditions after crash paralyzes harness driver

Anthony Coletta was left paralyzed and brain damaged after he was thrown from his sulky and trampled by a horse in a crash his attorney blamed on poor track conditions.

8 years ago

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(AP Photo)
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

Your vote won’t count if you don’t cast it

Knowing the history of voting rights for black people and and women, and voter suppression currently in effect around the country, motivates me to still push some buttons.

8 years ago

Police stand guard at the Frank Rizzo statue on the grounds of the Municipal Services Building. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Courts & Law

Removing Rizzo statue a symbolic gesture; police must make real change

I am at once relieved that the Kenney administration made the right decision, and grieved that removing a symbol of brutality does not change the substance of this moment.

8 years ago

Listen 2:54
The United States Capitol building against a blue sky
Politics & Policy

Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House

As reports of harassment pile up, one current and three former female lawmakers tell The Associated Press that they, too, have been harassed by fellow members of Congress.

8 years ago

Hunter shooting wild hens.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Gun culture’s dirty secret

It’s really important to blow smoke about how we’re the last true defense of freedom against tyranny. That, however, is complete and utter BS.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pa. Ballot Question / Conservative media / Foreign lobbying

Guests: Ryan Briggs, Callum Borchers,  Theodoric Meyer        We begin today’s show discussing the ball ...

Air Date: November 2, 2017

Listen 49:16
Workers excavate coffins from a construction site in the Old City neighborhood March 9 in Philadelphia.   (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Science

Archaeologist claims hundreds of 18th-century Philly remains may have been dumped in landfill

The hundreds of remains in question would have been found between March and June at a Center City location under construction for condos.

8 years ago

In this file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez talk to reporters as he arrives to court for his federal corruption trial in Newark, N.J., (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Menendez judge denies defense mistrial motion

Menendez is charged with accepting free flights on a private jet and other gifts in exchange for political influence.

8 years ago

 FILE- In this Aug. 15, 2017, file photo, a woman holds up a signs in support of the Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, during an immigration reform rally at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Community

For some immigrant kids, claiming asylum leads to indefinite detention in Pennsylvania

If immigrants claim they’re afraid to return to their home countries, federal detention facilities can hold them, at times indefinitely, while authorities decide their cases.

8 years ago

Listen 17:59
Gov. Christie leans in to hand President Trump a pen
Politics & Policy

Trump declares opioids a public health emergency

Administration officials have made clear that the declaration, which lasts for 90 days and can be renewed, comes with no dedicated dollars.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania lawmakers formed a task force dedicated to studying capital punishment in 2011. The report came out June 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. capital murder study ties case trajectory to defendant income

A new report on death penalty cases in Pennsylvania shows a strong tie between how a case proceeds through the justice system and who a defendant relies on for legal counsel.

8 years ago

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