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Pennsylvania

Politics & Policy

Concerns over conflicts of interest arise over move to redraw Pa. maps

The ruling creates a rare question for members who are currently running for Congress: is it appropriate for them to help fix the maps or vote on the new ones?

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Gerrymandering thwarted by Pa. Supreme Court

Guests: Michael Li, Brian Gordon Pennsylvania has three weeks to draw new congressional districts following their ...

8 years ago

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U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan will not seek a fifth term in Congress. (AP file photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Rep. Pat Meehan’s sexual misconduct allegations

WHYY’s DAVE DAVIES ...

8 years ago

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Sunoco/ETP's Mariner East 2 construction continues this week in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. Despite DEP ordering construction to stop, Sunoco can continue to work on welding pipes. That work is regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, not DEP.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Delaware County Council looks into risk assessment of Mariner East 2 pipeline

8 years ago

Stewart Greenleaf Jr., a Republican attorney, announces he will run for the 12th District state Senate seat his father will vacate; his wife Heather by his side. (Dana DiFilippo/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Like father, like son? MontCo attorney to run for retiring dad’s Pa. Senate seat

State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf is stepping down, while Stewart Greenleaf Jr. hopes to step up.

8 years ago

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FILE - In this March 20, 2013, file photo, Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Listen to U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan explain his sexual harassment case

We post my awkward interview with Pat Meehan about his sexual harassment case.

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, southwest of Pittsburgh.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Supreme Court decision to redraw congressional map adds possibly ‘chaotic’ twist in Western Pa. race

Pennsylvania’s upcoming congressional elections are in flux after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled this week that the state’s congressional map is unconstitutional.

8 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Tariff could hurt Pa. solar, but won’t ‘slam the door shut’

Pennsylvania’s solar industry will feel the effects of the Trump administration’s move to place a tariff on foreign-built solar panels.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's capitol dome against the blue sky
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers push toward amendment to shrink Pa. legislature

This could be the year Pennsylvanians vote whether to amend the constitution and shrink the state House of Representatives by a quarter.

8 years ago

Man in suit at microphone, background darkened around him
Politics & Policy

Reed joins Pa. congressional race amid redistricting chaos

State House Leader Dave Reed is officially running for congress becoming the second top Republican in the chamber to seek higher office this year.

8 years ago

Tom Ellis, a Republican and avid Trump supporter, and his wife, Gretchen Wisehart, a liberal Democratic lawyer, have found ways to keep the peace even in these divisive times.
NewsWorks Tonight
Lifestyle

Flowers and ‘a lot of eye-rolling’: How this Philly area political odd couple keeps the peace

He's a resolute Republican. She's a lifelong liberal Democrat. How does this Elkins Park couple ensure household harmony in these politically polarizing times?

8 years ago

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U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Meehan admits ‘deep affection’ for accuser, but denies sexual harassment

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan of Delaware County says the former staffer who accused him of sexual harassment was a 'soul mate,' but he denies wrongdoing.

8 years ago

Fifty protesters chanted and held signs in an overflow room at the Bensalem Township municipal building on January 22, 2018.
Courts & Law

Bucks Co. township’s effort to partner with ICE sparks fears of racial profiling

A proposed partnership between the Bensalem Township police department and federal immigration enforcement derailed a run-of-the-mill township council meeting Monday night.

8 years ago

Candidate Paul Mango, seeking the Republican Party's nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's re-election bid next year, takes part in the Montgomery County Republican Committee gubernatorial forum in Blue Bell, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.
Politics & Policy

Mango holds conservative line, hits out at ‘insiders’

If anyone was wondering what Paul Mango—one of four Republicans vying to unseat Democratic Governor Tom Wolf—thinks about his namesake fruit, wonder no more.

8 years ago

Shelly Chauncey
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Sixth Democrat enters race to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan

A new Democratic candidate emerges in Pennsylvania's 7th District. Incumbent Pat Meehan faces sexual harassment allegations, and the Court has ordered districts to be redrawn.

8 years ago

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