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N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy says he intends to veto the budget plan that legislative leaders are advancing. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey lawmakers unhappy with the governor’s budget offer alternative

New Jersey legislative leaders are pressing ahead with their own state budget plan even after Gov. Phil Murphy said he’d veto it.

8 years ago

The Supreme Court Building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Trump admin. asks high court to halt sanctuary cities ruling

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to largely implement a policy of withholding public safety grants from "sanctuary cities."

8 years ago

The Supreme Court on Monday punted on the merits of partisan gerrymandering. The decision could make it more difficult for challengers of the practice to bring cases in the futur
NPR
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Supreme Court punts on partisan gerrymandering, leaving status quo in place

The Supreme Court declined to address the central questions at the heart of whether the practice is constitutional.

8 years ago

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell speaks at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia on Monday June 18, 2018. Rendell said he was diagnosed three-and-a-half years ago with Parkinson's disease. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Ed Rendell, ex-Pennsylvania governor, says he has Parkinson’s

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says he was diagnosed three-and-a-half years ago with Parkinson's disease.

8 years ago

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In this Friday, May 18, 2018 photo, A2 milk is displayed on the shelf at The Fresh Market in Latham, N.Y. So-called A2 milk is showing up on more supermarket shelves. (Michael Hill/AP Photo)
Community

Struggling Pa. dairy farmers producing alternative milk

A2 milk, named for the remaining A2 protein, is becoming more mainstream even as scientists debate its claims.

8 years ago

A 2012 fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, Calif., led the state to update regulations governing how disasters at refineries are investigated, and requiring companies to disclose information to emergency workers and citizens. The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to block similar federal chemical regulations from taking effect. (Paul Sakuma/AP)
NPR
Science

Fear and frustration over EPA move to kill chemical-disaster protections

The EPA is taking public comments on the new chemical disaster regulations until July 30, and expects to make a final decision later this year.

8 years ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Susan Walsh/AP Photo, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

AG Sessions bashes Philadelphia, defends new border policies in Scranton visit

Sessions spoke at Lackawanna College, one of a handful of engagements in which he's defended controversial federal immigration enforcement policies.

8 years ago

Listen 1:31
A group of children hold up signs during a demonstration in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices, Friday, June 1, 2018, in Miramar, Fla. The children were taking part in the Families Belong Together Day of Action, where demonstrators in cities across the U.S. protested against separating immigrant children from their families. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

A father’s plea in defense of all children

It’s almost Father’s Day, and my government has detained nearly 1,500 undocumented immigrant children — many forcibly separated fro ...

8 years ago

Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at District Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday. A judge ordered him to jail ahead of his trial in connection with alleged witness tampering. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Judge orders Paul Manafort detained amid witness tampering allegations

Manafort is facing charges that include alleged money laundering, tax evasion, conspiracy and failure to register as a foreign agent.

8 years ago

The FBI seal is attached to a podium prior to Director Christopher A. Wray speaking at a news conference at FBI Headquarters, Thursday in Washington, D.C.
(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

The huge Justice Department IG report is out. What comes next?

The Justice Department's internal watchdog agency unveiled a report Thursday that provides an inflection point in the never-ending war over the 2016 presidential campaign.

8 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney signs legislation banning bump stock devices Thursday. (Courtesy of Jen Rini)
Politics & Policy

Delaware’s ban on bump stocks to take effect after buyback events

To encourage Delawareans to hand over the devices, the state will pay $100 for each bump stock weapon and $15 for each trigger crank weapon turned in.

8 years ago

A document identifying Saja Iwensky from the Feldafing displaced person’s camp in Germany   (Courtesy of Judy Eidelson)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Did European immigrants come to the U.S. ‘the right way’?

How hard was it to immigrate when people coming to the U.S. were more likely to be from Italy than El Salvador?

8 years ago

Listen 8:43
A sign announces a polling place in Spanish outside of the Harrison Community Center during New Jersey's primary election June 5. (Julio Cortez/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court strikes down state law barring ‘political’ apparel in polling places

In an extremely narrow opinion, SCOTUS Thursday struck down a law that bars voters inside a polling place from wearing political badges, buttons, and other insignia.

8 years ago

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)
NPR
Community

Americans’ support for abortion rights wanes as pregnancy progresses

While a majority of Americans support legalized abortion in early pregnancy, most oppose it in the later stages, according to the survey.

8 years ago

(Brennan Linsley/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Delaware bill to legalize pot amended to address safety, regulatory concerns

Delaware would have six months to prepare for implementation.

8 years ago

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