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Larry King, who has worked for the city for more than 25 years, is running for city sheriff. (Photo provided Larry King)
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Courts & Law

Embattled Philly sheriff faces another challenger

A third candidate is running against Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams, who’s battling sexual harassment allegations.

7 years ago

The state aims to collect more information on department finances to help with the budgeting process. Its first subject was the Department of Corrections. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Money

Pa. lawmakers try out new way of assessing impact of state dollars

Pennsylvania's Independent Fiscal Office is now required to periodically create what are known as performance-based budget reports on state agencies.

7 years ago

A police car sits at the entrance to Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Ky., Saturday, Jan 19, 2019. A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from the Catholic boys' high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial on Friday after a rally in Washington. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Community

Boys school shuts down amid fallout over Washington videos

Longer videos from wider perspectives emerged later over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.

7 years ago

TSA workers are required to work without a paycheck during the shutdown. (WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

Philabundance sets up weekly food provisions for U.S. workers missing paychecks

A Philadelphia nonprofit is working with several organizations to set up opportunities to provide free food staples to furloughed workers.

7 years ago

Police office guards the main entrance to the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court returns to gun rights for 1st time in 9 years

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up its first gun rights case in nine years, a challenge to New York City's prohibition.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania is working to roll out online gambling, which will be licensed through existing casinos. (Wayne Parry/AP)
Money

Amid Pa. gambling expansion, questions arise about federal laws

 Pennsylvania is in the middle of rolling out a slate of gambling expansions, including online gaming.

7 years ago

Marty Moss-Coane reading
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Political dysfunction since 1974

Marty talks with historians Julian Zelizer and Kevin Kruse, who believe the current polarization in America can be traced back to 1974.

Air Date: January 22, 2019 10:00 am

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Venus Caceras dons a Handmaid's Tale costume as she participates in the 2019 Women's March along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pa. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Thousands brace cold for 2019 Women’s March in Philadelphia

For the third year in a row Philadelphia’s streets were flooded with thousands of rally goers supporting a renewed women’s movement.

7 years ago

In August 1963, African-American girls were held in a Georgia stockade after being arrested for demonstrating segregation. Left to right: Melinda Jones Williams (13), Laura Ruff Saunders (13), Mattie Crittenden Reese, Pearl Brown, Carol Barner Seay (12), Annie Ragin Laster (14), Willie Smith Davis (15), Shirley Green (14), and Billie Jo Thornton Allen (13). Sitting on the floor: Verna Hollis (15). (Danny Lyon)
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Community

‘I gave up hope’: As girls, they were jailed in squalor for protesting segregation

The day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech in August 1963, a lesser known moment in civil rights history was unfolding in southern Georgia.

7 years ago

In this Sept. 23, 2011 file photo, Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Congressman who worked on Trump’s Pa. campaign is resigning

Tom Marino, a five-term Republican congressman who helped steer Donald Trump's successful presidential campaign in Pennsylvania, said Thursday that he is resigning.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 26, 2016, file photo, a one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Radio Times
Health

The ACA and contraceptive coverage

Guests: Allison Hoffman The Trump administration had another setback in the courts ...

7 years ago

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(AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith;  AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli; AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

The census citizenship question / ACA contraceptive coverage / Philly’s deadliest roadway

Guests: Ari Berman, Allison Hoffman, Jason Laughlin ...

Air Date: January 17, 2019 10:00 am

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Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 19 during the March for Life. (Susan Walsh/AP)
Health

Pennsylvania sued over limits on state coverage of abortion

The lawsuit seeks an order requiring the state's Medicaid program to begin covering abortions, without restriction.

7 years ago

Feminista Jones and Brittney Cooper (courtesy of the authors)
Radio Times
Community

Black feminism

Guests: Brittney Cooper, Feminista Jones We talk about black feminism and what makes it distinct from white femin ...

Air Date: January 16, 2019 10:00 am

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William Barr, nominee to be Attorney General, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

‘Not the president’s lawyer’: Senators push attorney general pick Barr on impartiality

7 years ago

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