Politics
Oxford University to rethink degree given to Brunei sultan
The university said on Saturday it shared the "international revulsion" the laws induced and that it would reconsider a 1993 decision to confer the honorary degree.
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Sex abuse survivors await Murphy’s signature on N.J. statute of limitations bill
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign a bill allowing child sex abuse victims to sue many years later. Current law bars suits more than two years after abuse.
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Listen 4:18Why prayers are allowed in government meetings — including the Pa. Legislature
A Republican Pennsylvania state Rep. has been under fire after her prayer opening a recent voting session. A look into the constitutional debate over religious invocations.
Air Date: April 4, 2019
Listen 12:24Report outlines priorities for Latinos in Pa., focus on education, workforce development
Pennsylvania Latino Convention chairman Norman Bristol Colón said the overarching goal is to make sure the community is heading in the right direction.
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NJ Governor Phil Murphy is expected to sign into law legislation that allows terminally-ill patients the option to end their own lives.
Air Date: April 3, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic
Judge Sharon Gleason in a decision late Friday threw out Trump's executive order that overturned the bans that comprised a key part of Obama's environmental legacy.
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Poll: Public split on whether state should act to prop up nuclear industry
A new poll found Pennsylvania voters generally support nuclear energy, but on the question of whether the state should prop up struggling plants, that support is mixed.
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Philly Councilman Mark Squilla moves to block supervised injection site
Councilman Mark Squilla has introduced a bill that could prevent the nation’s first supervised injection site from opening at the proposed Kensington location.
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Pa. gun owner among many nationwide fighting to overturn Trump-led ban on bump stocks
Federal officials are asking gun owners to immediately destroy or turn over bump stocks after a nationwide ban took effect this week.
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After N.J. passes medical aid-in-dying bill, Murphy vows to sign it
The medical aid-in-dying bill was controversial, and it passed both the N.J. Assembly and Senate with the minimum number of votes.
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Mueller report summary; holding gun makers accountable
We discuss Attorney General William Barr's summary letter of Special Counsel Mueller's report. Then, a recent decision opening gun manufacturers to liable.
Air Date: March 26, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:46Attorney Michael Avenatti, sometime scourge to Trump, now faces federal charges
Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who attained national prominence as a legal antagonist of President Trump, has been arrested on federal bank fraud and wire fraud charges.
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Teeing off on bias: Why four of York’s ‘Grandview Five’ are running for office
Five African-American women were kicked off of Grandview Golf Course in York County, Pa. last spring. Now four of them are running for public office.
Air Date: March 25, 2019
Listen 13:13Mueller report says Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia in 2016, makes no conclusion on obstruction
President Donald Trump is claiming vindication after the Attorney General released his summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
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Democrats press for full release of Mueller’s report
Barr was on pace to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said.
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