Politics
Education head DeVos: Polarizing but enduring Cabinet member
While the White House focuses on issues such as immigration and the economy, DeVos has been free to continue her push for school choice.
7 years ago
Prosecutors refuse final meeting with Cohen as prison looms
For months, President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen tried — but failed — to position himself as a whistleblower in the vein of Watergate hero John Dean.
7 years ago
U.S. Small Business Administration needs to do more for HBCUs, Evans says
The U.S. Small Business Administration is not doing what it is supposed to do to help historically Black colleges and universities, Congressman Dwight Evans said this week.
7 years ago
Protecting the Italian Market’s walkability is the goal of new City Council bill
Councilman Mark Squilla is stepping into a fight over a driveway that opponents say would threaten the pedestrian character of the Italian Market.
7 years ago
Brady aide Ken Smukler gets 18 months in prison, $75K fine for election law crimes
A jury found that Smukler helped arrange and cover up a $90,000 payoff to one of then U.S. Rep. Bob Brady’s opponents in the 2012 congressional election.
7 years ago
As beach season approaches, N.J. senators target flying beach umbrellas
In a letter to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday, Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker say beach umbrellas can be dangerous.
7 years ago
How companies and allies of one powerful Democrat got $1.1 billion in tax breaks
Meet George Norcross. Nearly two thirds of $1.6 billion in tax incentives in his hometown of Camden, New Jersey, went to his own company, business partners, political allies.
7 years ago
Why do companies connected to George Norcross get N.J. tax breaks?
Who is George Norcross? And why is New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy convening a task force to look into a state program from which Norcross and his allies have reaped benefits?
Air Date: May 2, 2019
Listen 13:05New Jersey industry groups optimistic about possible U.S. infrastructure deal
New Jersey is hopeful that the White House’s $2 trillion infrastructure spending spree will help fix its transportation problems.
7 years ago
Pa. Republicans move to pick judges by region, but clash on details
The merit selection concept has been around for years but this version added a provision in which judges are picked from three legislatively-drawn judicial districts.
7 years ago
Pending bill would create a $500 fine for releasing a balloon in N.J.
The pending bill cites balloons as a danger to wildlife and marine animals who mistake them as food or become entangled in the string.
7 years ago
Court orders administration to identify separated migrant children within 6 months
The administration had said it hoped to identify the children within six months, but it opposed a specific deadline in case finding the children took longer than expected.
7 years ago
The Mueller Report itself didn't find criminal charges against Trump, but it did include information that raises questions about the constitutionality of Trump’s actions.
Air Date: April 26, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Pa. Republicans setting scene for another Trump win in ’20
Pennsylvania Republicans meet with President Donald Trump's advisers to work out a strategy to once again deliver the state's electoral votes to the president.
7 years ago
Biden enters massive 2020 primary field
Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce his candidacy for President on Thursday, adding to an already-crowded field of candidates.
Air Date: April 25, 2019 10:00 am
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