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Politics

So far, bids for two mini-casinos have netted the state over $100 million. (AP, file)
Money

Pa. making more than expected on casino auctions — so far

With eight bids to go, the state has already made $90 million of the $100 million dollars it earmarked in the state budget.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan will not seek a fifth term in Congress. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Meehan won’t seek re-election after furor over payment to aide claiming harassment

The Delaware County Republican is the fifth member of Congress to resign or abandon re-election amid a national reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace.

8 years ago

Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. Republican lawmakers appeal to U.S. Supreme Court for stay on redistricting decision

Republican state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay on the state court decision earlier this week.

8 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney presents his FY 2019 budget to state lawmakers at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Money

Delaware Gov. Carney introduces $4.25 billion ‘sustainable’ budget

A pay raise for state employees and a $100 million boost for capital projects show how Carney’s spending plan is very different from last year’s bare bones budget.

9 years ago

Listen 1:57
Children hold signs at a November news conference in Miami in support of renewing temporary protected status for immigrants from Central America and Haiti. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

NAACP sues Trump administration over ending protected status for Haitians

At least 46,000 Haitians are living in the U.S. with protection from deportation and the ability to work under the TPS program.

9 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Gerrymandering thwarted by Pa. Supreme Court

Guests: Michael Li, Brian Gordon Pennsylvania has three weeks to draw new congressional districts following their ...

9 years ago

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U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan will not seek a fifth term in Congress. (AP file photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Rep. Pat Meehan’s sexual misconduct allegations

WHYY’s DAVE DAVIES ...

9 years ago

Listen 13:30
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, January 24, 2017

New Jersey’s new Attorney General joins a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s plan to end the DACA program.  We look ...

Air Date: January 24, 2018

Listen 22:24
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at Newark federal court, Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Newark, N.J.  (John Minchillo/AP File Photo)
Courts & Law

Judge tosses 7 counts in Sen. Bob Menendez corruption case

The seven counts all dealt with alleged bribery involving political donations to the New Jersey Democrat by Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, southwest of Pittsburgh.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Supreme Court decision to redraw congressional map adds possibly ‘chaotic’ twist in Western Pa. race

Pennsylvania’s upcoming congressional elections are in flux after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled this week that the state’s congressional map is unconstitutional.

9 years ago

State Rep. Stephanie Bolden talks at a press conference in Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware.
(Courtesy Jen Rini/Del. House Dems)
Politics & Policy

Changing the perspective: Female lawmakers talk politics, disparity, sexism

Men outnumber women 49-13 in the Delaware General Assembly. Some of those women are speaking out about about why it's so important that women hold elected office.

9 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

‘A Foreign Policy for the Left’

Guest: Michael Walzer Most of the discussions taking place among American leftists concern domestic issues, such ...

Air Date: January 24, 2018

Listen 49:28
Tom Ellis, a Republican and avid Trump supporter, and his wife, Gretchen Wisehart, a liberal Democratic lawyer, have found ways to keep the peace even in these divisive times.
NewsWorks Tonight
Lifestyle

Flowers and ‘a lot of eye-rolling’: How this Philly area political odd couple keeps the peace

He's a resolute Republican. She's a lifelong liberal Democrat. How does this Elkins Park couple ensure household harmony in these politically polarizing times?

9 years ago

Listen 4:51
U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Meehan admits ‘deep affection’ for accuser, but denies sexual harassment

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan of Delaware County says the former staffer who accused him of sexual harassment was a 'soul mate,' but he denies wrongdoing.

9 years ago

Facebook acknowledges some people have used the site in unexpected, possibly damaging ways.
NPR
Community

Facebook says social media can be negative for democracy

Facebook is doing some soul-searching.

9 years ago

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