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Politics

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks at an education forum at Delaware Valley Community College Friday morning. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Pelosi downplays spat with Trump in Pennsylvania appearance

Speaker Pelosi was in Delaware County to promote plans to make college more affordable. Asked about her war of words with President Trump she said, “I’m not even going there."

7 years ago

Debris is piled outside an apartment complex that was damaged by Hurricane Michael on May 10 in Panama City, Fla. Rep. Chip Roy objected to a procedural vote on a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, forcing Congress to wait until June to finish work on the legislation. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

$19.1 billion disaster aid bill stalled after Republican blocks House vote

Texas House Republican Rep. Chip Roy blocked an attempt to pass the $19.1 billion disaster aid bill likely stalling passage of the legislation until Congress returns in June.

7 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Pa., Harrisburg, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money
PA Post

Democrats take to Harrisburg market to argue for higher wage in Pennsylvania

If you’re not thinking about your employees, you’re not taking them into account, and that’s a shame.”

7 years ago

Money

Democratic pledges against big money come with an asterisk

Virtually all Democrats running for the White House rail against the flood of campaign cash. But as the primary unfolds, it's clear that those pledges come with asterisks.

7 years ago

State Sen. President Steve Sweeney, left, said he wants $50 million in the state budget for fiscal year 2020 to go toward so-called extraordinary aid for special education students (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Education
NJ Spotlight

Sweeney wants $50M extra for special ed but no more funds for losing districts

The increase would for students with the greatest needs. Senate president says districts facing steep cuts in state support shouldn’t expect additional aid.

7 years ago

Harriet Tubman won't be put on the $20 bill during the Trump administration. (MPI/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill? Not during the Trump administration

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ruled out any changes to the U.S. currency imagery before 2028.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney thanks his supporters on stage Tuesday evening after winning the 2019 Democratic primary. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Kenney says ‘no’ to debate with Republican challenger

Philly Mayor Jim Kenney says he won't debate his GOP challenger, citing documents posted on the website Unicorn Riot saying Bill Ciangalini met with a white supremacist group.

7 years ago

Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone lost her bid for re-election in the Tuesday Democratic primary. (Courtesy of Chester County)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Chester County commissioner loses primary battle

Three-term Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone, president of a statewide association of county commissioners, was ousted by voters in Tuesday’s primary.

7 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The call for impeachment intensifies

Democrats are putting pressure on Speaker Pelosi to open an impeachment inquiry into the President.

Air Date: May 22, 2019

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Lieutenance Governor John Fetterman asks the audience who is in favor of the legalization of recreational marijuana and the majority of attendees raise their hands. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Community

Curiosity about legalizing recreational pot as Fetterman’s listening tour stops in Philly

People on all sides of the debate joined Lt. Gov. Fetterman’s listening tour. Even some favoring medical marijuana wondered about legal recreational use.

7 years ago

Bridget Anne Kelly (left) and Bill Baroni (right) (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Courts & Law

Feds: U.S. Supreme Court should turn down ‘Bridgegate’ appeal

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni want the court to hear the appeal of their 2016 convictions for causing gridlock near the George Washington Bridge.

7 years ago

On York Street in East Kensington, a rowhome towers above its neighbors. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Is Philly growing too big, too fast? Gentrification concerns fuel City Council zoning reform call

City Council President Darrell Clarke wants a redo of the sweeping code that governs construction and development in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar, (D-Minn.), is the first Muslim women in Congress. She has been the target of criticism and censure for statements regarded as anti-Semitic. Many other prominent black Muslim leaders say her experience is familiar. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
Community

American Muslims in public life say they face outsized scrutiny

At a rally on Capitol Hill organized by black women leaders in support of Ilhan Omar, the embattled Democratic congresswoman addressed the crowd.

7 years ago

Democratic candidates for mayor Alan Butkovitz, left, state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, right, and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, center, participate in a live televised debate, Monday May 13, 2019, at the Comcast Technology Center  in Philadelphia.  NBC10 Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek, Pool
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly candidates for mayor spar on crime, poverty in only televised debate

As Kenney faced off against state Sen. Anthony Williams and former City Controller Alan Butkovitz, the race showed its first signs of a pulse.

7 years ago

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Delaware State House
Politics & Policy

Measures focused on gun safety stall in Delaware

Two hours of testimony concerning tightened regulations on firearms convinced Delaware Senate leaders to hold the proposals for further modification.

7 years ago

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