Politics
Senate debates GOP tax bill: What to watch for
Many GOP members sound hopeful about passing their tax bill, possibly in a matter of hours. But they aren't there yet.
7 years ago
The future of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, remains uncertain. Congress is fighting over how to pay for the ...
7 years ago
Listen 17:00No regrets, Chelsea Manning tells Penn audience
Seven years ago, newspapers around the country published details of the explosive cables released by WikiLeaks after Chelsea Manning provided the trove of U.S. Army documents.
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers floating stringent budgeting bill to save money
Several Republican state senators plan to introduce legislation that would require Pennsylvania to use zero-based budgeting—a standard specifically designed to save money.
7 years ago
Christina district, state working on proposal to close 3 schools
Christina School District is considering a plan to close three Wilmington elementary schools and expand two others in the city, according to a confidential memo.
7 years ago
‘I could do with less material’: Philly comedy troupe dumps Trump
1812 Productions' 12th annual "This Is The Week That Is" comedy show opens this week in Philadelphia. The "year-in-revue" production will not parody the president.
7 years ago
Judge halts Pa.’s attempt to take funds from insurer
This is the second year Pennsylvania lawmakers have tried to take surplus money from the Joint Underwriting Association to help balance perennial budget gaps.
7 years ago
The shifting media landscape of the Trump era
Guests: Cory Doctorow, Andy Kroll, Meg James There are a lot of changes in the media these days. We’ll begin to ...
Air Date: November 28, 2017
Listen 49:16Grad students in Philly, Newark plan to join nationwide walkout to protest GOP tax plan
The tax plan passed by the House could increase taxes on graduate students by thousands of dollars, when many make less than $20,000 a year.
7 years ago
The government agency in a tug-of-war leadership fight
The U.S. consumer watchdog agency is now at the center of a tug-of-war over who will lead it.
7 years ago
Gorsuch establishes conservative cred in 1st year on court
The 50-year-old justice has been almost exactly what conservatives hoped for and liberals dreaded when he joined the court in April.
7 years ago
Judge blocks Pennsylvania’s demand for $200M from insurer
U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner this week granted an injunction sought by the Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association.
7 years ago
Opposition to refugee arrivals keeps getting louder
A few days after Trump was elected, more than a hundred people packed into a church in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to hear about refugee resettlement in their town. It didn't go well.
7 years ago
DOJ gives funding advantage to cities cooperating with immigration authorities
The news comes not long after a number of federal courts blocked the Trump administration from attempting to keep grant funding from sanctuary cities.
7 years ago
Why Harrisburg’s silence on demise of Philly’s School Reform Commission speaks volumes
This wasn’t just any governance shake up. It was a bet that state government could and should help fix struggling school districts.
7 years ago
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