Pennsylvania
Chester to Philadelphia: ‘Find somewhere else’ to send your trash
A bill would prevent Philadelphia from signing new contracts for waste incineration, forcing the city to send all of its waste to landfills.
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Listen 0:58The food assistance payments had previously been frozen by the Trump administration amid the federal government shutdown.
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The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School resulted in the remains of 17 being repatriated.
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SNAP funding: Here’s the latest on November benefits and how the Philly region is impacted
The food assistance program serves close to 1 million people in the Greater Philadelphia area.
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LIHEAP is delayed in Pa. due to the government shutdown. Here are other resources for energy bills
With the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program delayed, over 300,000 Pa. households will wait longer for help heating their homes.
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The government shutdown is delaying an assistance program families use to heat homes
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel, or fix broken heaters.
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Democrats sweep school board elections at Pine-Richland and across Pennsylvania
Democrats retook all seats on the Central Bucks School District’s board, which gained national attention for high-profile book bans and policies targeting LGBT students.
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‘Democratic energy’, and anger at Trump, powered wins up and down Pa. ballot, observers say
In the final days of the campaign, President Donald Trump and Barack Obama weighed in on the Pennsylvania race, which drew national attention and spending.
2 months ago
Lawmaker departures won’t upend Pa. House control, but budget gridlock persists
Lawmakers aren’t saying much about where budget negotiations stand. Legislative leaders met with Gov. Josh Shapiro in his Capitol office last week.
2 months ago
Fishtown residents deliver food to neighbors amid SNAP benefits freeze
The White House will comply with a court order to partially fund SNAP, but not every food stamp recipient will receive the allotted half benefit amount this month.
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Listen 1:40Philly suburbs record highest off-year voter turnout since 2011
Voters in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties showed up in droves, despite there being no big-ticket federal race.
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Philly voter turnout rose to 34% this election — the highest in at least a decade. Here’s why
Off-year elections are typically sleepy. But this year’s cycle had more intrigue than usual.
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Key takeaways from Democrats’ strong election night
Democrats had a big night Tuesday and outperformed in races across the country. This hour, we’ll break down the results, and talk about the lessons learned for 2026.
Air Date: November 5, 2025
Listen 51:11SNAP partial benefits will be delayed by Trump admin’s red-tape process, Pa. officials say
Pennsylvania officials are asking the federal government to allow them to use a swifter method to calculate each household’s partial payment.
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Pa. election 2025: Here’s who won and who lost; full results
Democrats swept major races in Philadelphia and the suburbs, as well as statewide judicial contests.
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