Politics
Twilight zone: Blackwell to remap West Philly in her last days on Council
With just a month left in City Council’s fall session, outgoing Councilmember Jannie Blackwell unveiled big plans for her West Philadelphia district.
4 years ago
Philly Council votes unanimously to provide free lawyers for tenants facing eviction
Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill Thursday that will provide lawyers to low-income tenants facing eviction.
4 years ago
Can science offer police a better way to handle protests?
Intimidation and police force enraged protesters in Hong Kong. Is there a different way to manage masses of people?
4 years ago
Listen 12:45N.J. advances ban on flavored e-cigarettes and menthols
The approval was seen as a blow to the vaping industry in New Jersey, which argued against the prohibition and claimed it could have unintended consequences.
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State Auditor General: Climate change could be costing Pa. hundreds of millions
Pa. Auditor General DePasqule wants lawmakers to come up with a more comprehensive plan to improve infrastructure, and hopefully prevent future damage from severe weather.
4 years ago
N.J. lawmakers propose plan to end school ‘lunch shaming’
The proposal would have the state pick up what federal dollars do not for school lunch costs.
4 years ago
What a blue wave could mean for SEPTA’s board
Three of the five counties served by SEPTA have flipped red to blue, and the board that governs the authority is likely to flip right along with it.
4 years ago
Feds say N.J. towns can use sand from offshore sites for beach replenishment
New Jersey municipalities can now dredge sand from nearby offshore sites for beach replenishment projects following a federal government rule reversal.
4 years ago
With insurgent Brooks joining Gym on council, what’s next for public education in Philly?
For the second time in as many city elections, Philadelphians have elected an education activist to Council. What does that mean for the city’s education landscape?
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Listen 2:05C.I.A. mind control experiments and the man behind them
In the 1950’s, the CIA began a secret mind control program called MK-ULTRA and they hired chemist Sidney Gottlieb who was given free rein to experiment on unwitting subjects.
Air Date: November 5, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Council passes overhaul for Philly’s troubled public land sale process
New City Council legislation will change the way Philadelphia sells off thousands of publicly owned properties, crack down on land-flipping and cronyism.
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Shore congressman introduces bill to protect disaster survivors from government ‘clawbacks’
A Shore congressman has introduced legislation that would prevent the federal government from recouping allocated federal disaster funds awarded to citizens.
4 years ago
AG: Wilmington Council president violated open meetings law by barring dissenter
Dion Wilson had been profane and angry at earlier meetings but that didn’t give Hanifa Shabazz to deny him the right to address members Sept. 19.
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Listen 0:50Journalist Brian Rosenwald details the circumstances that led to the rise of AM talk radio, Rush Limbaugh, all the way to the election of Donald Trump.
Air Date: October 29, 2019 12:00 am
Listen 49:44The swing vote for decades on the U.S. Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy was awarded the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia. He called for tolerance and civic discourse.
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