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Politics & Policy

House passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown

This is the third stopgap spending bill to keep the federal government afloat since October.

5 years ago

Closeup of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Courts & Law

Pa. judge recommends a GOP-drawn congressional map plan. But the process still isn’t over

The congressional map plan drawn by Republican state lawmakers was already vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. Here’s what happens next.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol is shown in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP won’t endorse in big primary fields for governor, Senate

The primary field for governor is double-digits deep, while the fields for U.S. Senate and lieutenant governor each feature at least a half-dozen candidates.

5 years ago

File photo: Vice President Mike Pence listens after reading the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Pence: Trump is ‘wrong’ to say election could be overturned

Pence is responding to Trump’s intensifying efforts this week to advance the false narrative that he could have done something to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Driscoll. (Pennsylvania House)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Democrats select state lawmaker to replace convicted Councilmember Bobby Henon

Mike Driscoll has been picked by ward leaders to be the Democratic candidate in a special election, virtually ensuring he will replace Bobby Henon on City Council.

5 years ago

Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. Commonwealth Court tosses no-excuse mail ballot law; appeal expected quickly

Gov. Tom Wolf has pledged to appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court, which recent history suggests will reverse the decision.

5 years ago

Thousands of people rally at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles, part of the nationwide March for Science, taking place Saturday, April 22, 2017. They chanted
Science

Americans’ trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows

Republicans' faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump gather outside the Michigan State Capitol in 2020. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Prosecutors in multiple states are investigating false Electoral College submissions

The efforts, which in many cases seem to have been coordinated by high-ranking members of Trump's campaign team, weren't successful.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. (Tyger Williams/ Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Republicans send doomed congressional map to Gov. Tom Wolf, likely handing the choice to state courts

The state Senate voted Monday to approve a Republican-backed plan that nonpartisan analysts say has a clear GOP advantage.

5 years ago

The deadly fire that engulfed 1855 N. 21st St. began on the second floor.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After a deadly 2018 house fire, Philly didn’t do much. Will this time be different?

Sometimes disasters lead to change. But in Philadelphia, officials failed to take steps after the last deadly group home fire.

5 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to a reporter at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Politics & Policy

McConnell responds to uproar over comment about Black voters

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the criticism he received over a comment made about African American voters is outrageous and offensive.

5 years ago

State Rep. Gerald Brady (D-Wilmington) sent a racial slur referring to Chinese women in an email from his official legislative account. (Rep. Brady/Facebook)
Politics & Policy

Delaware State Rep. Gerald Brady will resign after sending racist, sexist email

State Rep. Gerald Brady will step down Feb. 4 more than six months after using anti-Asian language in an email.

5 years ago

Tracy was the first outsider hired to run the Wilmington police force. (City of Wilmington)
Politics & Policy

Wilmington council votes ‘no confidence’ in police chief over lack of officer diversity

Wilmington City Council says the city’s police chief hasn’t done enough to improve diversity on the force.

5 years ago

An Afghan woman holds her children as she waits for a consultation outside a makeshift clinic organized by World Vision in an IDP settlement near Herat, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)
Radio Times
Community

Resettling Afghan refugees and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

We look at Afghan refugee resettlement in the Philadelphia region and discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, with millions at risk of famine.

Air Date: January 20, 2022 10:00 am

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In this Oct. 18, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington
Courts & Law

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee.

5 years ago

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