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Politics

Members of Mayor Kenney's panel that will nominate candidates for the new Board of Education listen to city Chief Education Officer Otis Hackney at its first meeting on Friday January 19 in the Mayor's Reception Room (Greg Windle/The Notebook)
The Notebook
Education

Philly Board of Education nominating panel convenes for first meeting

The Mayor’s education nominating panel, charged with recommending candidates to serve for the Board of Education, met for the first time Friday.

8 years ago

In this file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez talk to reporters as he arrives to court for his federal corruption trial in Newark, N.J., (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Prosecutors say they will retry New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez

The government has told a federal judge in New Jersey it will seek a retrial of Sen. Bob Menendez, whose 11-week corruption trial ended in a hung jury in November.

8 years ago

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Map of the state of Pennsylvania showing county boundaries and names, county seats and rivers from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. counties call on state government to better support local public services

Pa.'s 67 counties signed on to a list of priorities they hope to achieve in 2018. But the local leaders say they cannot achieve their goals alone.

8 years ago

Students in Elaine Carboni's 8th grade class at Saint Gabriel School take a vocabulary test. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Feds approve Pa. education plan that deemphasizes standardized testing

Now that US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has approved Pennsylvania’s 13-year education-improvement plan, state officials are working on rolling out some changes.

8 years ago

Former Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., walks from the federal courthouse after his sentencing hearing in Philadelphia, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.  (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Fattah’s lawyer says juror was wrongly dismissed

A lawyer for imprisoned former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah on Thursday zeroed in on what he called the improper dismissal of a holdout juror.

8 years ago

(Gary Lindstrom/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Carney’s State of the State speech focuses on economy, education

Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware, delivered his first State of the State speech Thursday. He focused on jobs, education and how to address Delaware's budget shortfalls.

8 years ago

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Denise Kennedy, a 21-year employee at Garrettford Elementary School in Drexel Hill, says she could use overtime to supplement her $35,000 a year salary. (Annette John-Hall/WHYY)
Money

Wolf proposes lifting cap on overtime pay for low-wage earners

Pennsylvania rule on eligibility for overtime pay is 40 years old, and governor says it's time for a change.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

A tale of two State Reps

Guests: Chris Rabb, John Taylor The Pennsylvania legislature has a lot on the docket for 2018. Among the issues b ...

Air Date: January 18, 2018

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Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district, which is often considered the poster child of gerrymandering. The district cuts through five counties and a number of municipalities.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Supreme Court weighing decision on fast-tracked gerrymandering case

The court is expected to rule quickly on a lawsuit challenging the state’s congressional district boundaries.

8 years ago

Gurbir Grewal, the former Bergen County prosecutor, has been confirmed as New Jersey's attorney general. He is the first Sikh in the nation to serve as a state attorney general.
Politics & Policy

N.J. confirms nation’s first Sikh attorney general

Bergen County prosecutor Gurbir Grewal becomes the state's top law-enforcement officer.

8 years ago

Erik Arneson, director of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records.
Courts & Law

With move to expand open-records law pending, most Pa. agencies get few requests

A new study shows that Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know law does not burden public agencies. Still, advocates for the public's right to know say there is room for improvement.

8 years ago

NEWARK, NJ - OCTOBER 19:  Democratic candidate Phil Murphy, who is running against Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno for the governor of New Jersey , speaks at a rally on October 19, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey. Murphy was later joined by former President Barack Obama This is Obama's first return to the campaign trail to stump for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia as they prepare for next month's elections.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

New Jersey’s changing of the guard

Guests: Ryan Hutchins, Brent Johnson On Tuesday, New Jersey has a new Governor, Phil Murphy, putting the state’ ...

Air Date: January 17, 2018

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Beth Lawn, a chaplain at a retirement community who lives in Chester, Pa., is one of 18 Democratic petitioners challenging the Pennsylvania congressional district map. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide if state congressional district map is a partisan gerrymander

Pennsylvania’s congressional district map is ...

8 years ago

DACA advocates march near Trump Tower in August in New York City. The government says it will resume DACA renewals. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

DACA recipients can apply for renewal, government says

The Department of Homeland Security says it will once again accept renewal requests from recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves to lawmakers before delivering his final state of the state address at the Statehouse in Trenton Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Assessing the legacy of Chris Christie: ‘What could have been’

Colorful and controversial New Jersey governor leaves office after eight years with record-low approval ratings. But he was a national leader in combating addiction.

8 years ago

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