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 Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski arrives at the federal building in Philadelphia, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Mayor Pawlowski’s federal corruption trial begins in Allentown

The defense of Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski in his bribery trial started in dramatic fashion.

8 years ago

Rutgers University archivist Stephanie Crawford
Community

Rutgers archivist collecting Women’s March signs and memorabilia

Rutgers University is collecting Women's March signs and memorabilia to document the feminism and grassroots activism of the historic movement.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has decided against a run for Congress in the newly constituted 10th District. (File photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale / Rep. Dent on gov’t shutdown

Guests: Eugene DePasquale, Charlie Dent Today we’re joins by Pennsylvania Auditor General, ...

Air Date: January 22, 2018

Listen 49:29
NPR
Health

Before ‘Roe v. Wade,’ the women of ‘Jane’ provided abortions for the women of Chicago

Ultimately, Roe vs. Wade brought an end to Jane because women then had access to legal abortion providers.

8 years ago

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

Listen 1:11
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

Listen 49:28
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

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