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South Jersey Republican U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur at a town hall in Willingboro, May 10, 2017. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Murphy move to legalize recreational pot gets fractured response from N.J. delegation

'I think it’s nuts,' says U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur of plan for legalizing recreational marijuana.

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania state State Rep. Mary Jo Daley has ended her bid for the newly created 4th Congressional District centered on Montgomery County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Daley, two others drop congressional bids in Philly suburbs

Suburban congressional candidates Mary Jo Daley, Shelly Chauncey, and George Badey end their congressional campaigns.

8 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney is pictured here at City Hall in Philadelphia, in this Thursday, June 16, 2016 file photo. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Speak Easy
Education

Mayor Kenney abandons Philadelphia kids

The mayor insists much of the money will go toward pre-K and Rebuild after the Big Soda lobby is defeated in court. Then why not create a reserve fund earmarked for pre-K?

8 years ago

Supporters cheer at an election night rally in Canonsburg, Pa., for Democrat Conor Lamb, whose victory got a boost from suburban voters.
(Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

What we mean when we talk about ‘suburban women voters’

Suburban women get a lot of attention from politicians these days.

8 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing investigations into his use of taxpayer funds for security and travel along with scrutiny of his ties to industry lobbyists.
Money

AP reports EPA’s Pruitt spent millions on security, travel

The agency spent millions of dollars for a 20-member full-time detail.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, April 6, 2018

Fourteen candidates for Congress are vying for the Democratic Party’s endorsement in Delaware county. Frank Newport, editor-in-chie ...

Air Date: April 6, 2018

Listen 22:45
(Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios)
NPR
Community

‘Black Panther’ expected to formally break Saudis’ 35-year cinema ban

The ban is older than the kingdom's crown prince, along with two-thirds of his country.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Courts & Law

Update on special counsel Mueller’s investigation

Guest: Josh Gerstein We get an update on Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion. Politic ...

Air Date: April 6, 2018

Listen 19:16
The bayfront town of Fortescue in Downe Township, New Jersey.
Money

Study finds state aid weighted against South Jersey’s poorest cities

The most economically distressed municipalities in South Jersey receive nearly a third less state aid than similarly impoverished cities and towns in Central and North Jersey.

8 years ago

Cars drive past windmills on the grounds of a sewage treatment plant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Monday Jan. 4, 2016. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Community

Murphy: Danish off-shore wind firm coming to Atlantic City

"Opening of this office is just the beginning," Murphy said.

8 years ago

Facebook says it took down more than 200 pages and accounts that were linked to a Russian
NPR
Community

Kremlin calls Facebook’s takedown of Russian pages and ads censorship

The Kremlin is crying foul on Facebook.

8 years ago

Tree branches and cars are tree branches are covered by heavy snow during a snowstorm last month in Jersey City, N.J. A Garden State lawmakers wants to make sure utility companies are held accountable for their response to power outages from such storms. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmaker wants utilities better prepared to handle storm-driven outages

Measure would establish standards for emergency preparation and restoration of service after a major power outage.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy addresses a gathering as he unveils his 2019 budget Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in the Assembly chamber of the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Some of the first-term Democratic governor's proposals are to raise the state sales tax and extend its reach, hike income taxes on the wealthy and legalize recreational marijuana. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Education

Educators decry N.J. school funding levels proposed by Murphy as insufficient

One school board member calls the allocation to Chesterfield School District a "punch to the gut."

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, April 3, 2018

An ex-Philly Sheriff’s ...

Air Date: April 3, 2018

Listen 18:40
FILE-- This July 22, 1969 file photo shows U.S. Sen Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., arriving back at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., after attending the funeral of Mary Jo Kopechne in Pennsylvania. A new feature film is in the works about the tragedy on the small Massachusetts island nearly a half century ago that rocked the Kennedy political dynasty. Kopechne drowned when a car driven by Kennedy went off a bridge on Chappaquiddick, a small island in Edgartown, Mass., on the eastern end of Martha's Vineyard in July 1969. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)
National Interest
Arts & Entertainment

Finally, a movie about the Chappaquiddick scandal

When I heard that Hollywood was making a movie about Chappaquiddick, I said to myself, "Hallelujah. It's about time."

8 years ago

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