Politics
Streets Department: Philly to stop burning recyclables
At a budget meeting Wednesday, the Philadelphia Streets Department chief told City Council that all the recycling material the city collects will soo be recycled again.
7 years ago
DOJ releases Mueller report on investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election
Barr said that no one outside the Justice Department has seen the unredacted Mueller report.
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers cleaning up old laws on Sunday baseball, public music
The retired statutes are prime examples of the 'blue laws' that once aimed to restrict activities on Sundays.
7 years ago
Trump vetoes move to end U.S. involvement in Yemen war
The veto — the second in Trump's presidency — was expected. Congress lacks the votes to override him.
7 years ago
Local Sudanese happy to see longtime dictator al-Bashir removed
These sentiments echoed through the approximately 3,000 members of the Sudanese community in greater Philadelphia this weekend.
7 years ago
Why and how 11 Trump states raised the minimum wage, explained
Here’s a look at the path to minimum wage increases in other reddish states.
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Beginning in August, terminally ill N.J. patients will have right to end their lives
Terminally ill patients in New Jersey will have to meet with two doctors and wait at least 15 days before they can get the lethal drugs.
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Pa. lawmaker continues push to give certain ‘lifers’ second chance
State Sen. Sharif Street is again trying to give the state parole board the option of releasing hundreds of inmates serving life without parole.
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Listen 1:55Why Philly’s mayoral candidates are hardly campaigning
Do Philly voters even know there's a mayoral primary going on? Why is the campaign so quiet, even as outside groups pour money into the race?
Air Date: April 15, 2019
Listen 13:41Kamala Harris is latest 2020 Dem contender to release taxes
Harris reported an income of about $157,000 in 2018 from her job as a senator, as well as about $320,000 in net income as a writer.
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FCC to hold big 5G auction, spend $20B for rural internet
The U.S. government will hold a massive auction later this year to bolster 5G service, the next generation of mobile networks.
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How much did WikiLeaks damage U.S. national security?
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has often argued that no one has been harmed by the disclosures. But many in the national security community say the leaks were harmful.
7 years ago
New Jersey enacts law on assisted suicide for terminally ill
Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed legislation making New Jersey the seventh state to enact a law permitting terminally ill patients to seek life-ending medication.
7 years ago
Dry since 1940, Shore town ponders allowing alcohol sales
Wildwood Crest is considering lifting the prohibition, in place since voters passed a referendum in 1940, and soliciting the opinions of residents.
7 years ago
Gov. Murphy signs law requiring mental health coverage parity by insurers
The new measure requires insurers to cover mental health care to the same extent and degree as physical health, and expands the conditions that qualify.
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