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Politics

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a
Politics & Policy

Delaware bump-stock ban stalls in General Assembly

Another measure to prevent illegal gun ownership is ready to be signed into law,

7 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Nick Miccarelli is questioned by reporters at the county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre Thursday.  A lawmaker who alleges  Miccarelli  pulled a gun and threatened to kill her has been granted a three-year protective order against him. State Rep. Tarah Toohil alleges Miccarelli was physically abusive during a relationship that ended several years ago.  She also says he's been physically intimidating her at the Capitol this year. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmaker gets 3-year restraining order against colleague she says threatened her life

Rep. Nick Miccarelli of Delaware County has vehemently denied the claims, and he has resisted calls from GOP leaders and Gov. Tom Wolf to step down.

7 years ago

Marijuana plant. (BigStock)
Politics & Policy

Cannabis task force releases final report

A task force created to discuss concerns about cannabis legalization in Delaware voted to release its final report to legislators and the public.

7 years ago

(M. Spencer Green/AP)
Education

Pa. educators decry Trump’s proposed school security cuts

"National approaches to school safety" are on the agenda Thursday as the Pennsylvania House Education Committee meets in Harrisburg for a hearing on school safety measures.

7 years ago

New Providence High School, New Providence, New Jersey (Google StreetView https://goo.gl/maps/ML8QPWAqMf62)
Education

Some N.J. districts discouraged students from participating in school walkout

Not all of the events in New Jersey occurred with the blessing of school administrators. Some didn’t occur at all.

7 years ago

Soldiers wearing protective clothing prepare to lift a tow truck in Hyde Road, Gillingham, Dorset, England as the investigation into the suspected nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal continues Wednesday March 14, 2018.  The army cordoned off a road in Dorset on Wednesday as the investigated the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Authorities have cordoned off several sites in and near Salisbury, 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of London as part of their probe.  (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Poisoned spy inflames U.K. – Russia relations

Guest: Richard Pérez-Peña We talk about the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in Salisbury, U ...

Air Date: March 15, 2018 10:00 am

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Courts & Law

FBI: Ex-aide to US Rep Bob Brady target in murder-for-hire

Milton Cranford, an Arkansas lobbyist, was arrested last month with a .45-caliber pistol and nearly $18,000 in cash that authorities say he planned to pay the hit man.

7 years ago

Meek Mill’s mother Kathy Williams and his attorney Joe Tacopina
Community

From prison, Meek Mill vows to champion changes in Pa. criminal justice system

Penn hosts discussion of Philadelphia rapper's case as emblematic of a system clouded with racial bias.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, March 13, 2018

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy lays out his first bud ...

Air Date: March 13, 2018

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Nigeria's Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama hold a news conference in Abuja, Nigeria, March 12, 2018. Picture taken March 12, 2018. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Tillerson’s ouster and its implications

Guest: Emily Tamkin Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired by President Trump via tweet on Tuesday. His repla ...

Air Date: March 14, 2018 10:40 am

Listen 17:29
State Rep. Nick Miccarelli, R-Delaware (AP, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

In Harrisburg, Capitol police will bar lawmaker Miccarelli from building

State Rep. Tarah Toohil, who said Miccarelli stalked and harassed her in 2012, claimed he once brandished a gun and threatened to kill her by crashing his car.

7 years ago

City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Council hearing to focus on Philly’s efforts to fight opioid addiction

City Council will hold a second public hearing in April in Kensington, where residents will able to tell officials how the opioid crisis is affecting their community.

7 years ago

Science Leadership Academy student activists (from left) Tamir Harper, Ella Burrows, Horace Ryans, Kaamil Jones and Zoey Tweh. (
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Voices behind the walkout: Science Leadership Academy

Students weigh in on gun violence and the upcoming National School Walkout.

7 years ago

Listen 3:04
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, March 9, 2018

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Air Date: March 9, 2018

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People watch a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea  (Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Gallup finds Americans split on tariffs, consider North Korea most critical threat

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

7 years ago

Listen 5:35
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