Politics
End Citizens United announces $35M campaign for next year
The group End Citizens United says it will raise and spend $35 million to target 20 Republican candidates next year, including three from the Philadelphia region.
9 years ago
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Lawmakers consider breaks for oil, gas in tax bills
As lawmakers hash out differences between the tax bills in front of Congress, they must decide whether to keep a proposed tax break for oil and gas investors.
9 years ago
N.J. lawmakers launch bipartisan try to save state, local tax deductions from GOP tax overhaul
Republican Leonard Lance and Democrat Josh Gottheimer are floating a plan to strike a $10,000 cap on property tax deductions in both House and Senate tax bills.
9 years ago
Could online gaming cafes be coming to New Jersey race tracks?
A new bill requires race tracks to work out a deal with a casino located in Atlantic City or an online affiliate of those casinos in order to offer online gambling services.
9 years ago
Compelling closing arguments bring federal trial over Pa. gerrymandering to an end
The federal trial over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map wrapped up in a Philadelphia courtroom ...
9 years ago
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Tirade over touch on the arm in Pa. Capitol continues for second day
A conservative Pennsylvania lawmaker is doubling down on comments he made suggesting a fellow lawmaker might be gay f ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania voters testify in gerrymandering trial in federal court
Seven voters named as plaintiffs in the case testified that they believe their vote doesn’t count.
9 years ago
Flynn, and the latest on the Mueller investigation
Guests: Ryan Goodman, Bob Dreyfuss Last week, former National Security Advisor to President Trump, Michael Flynn, ...
Air Date: December 5, 2017
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Battle over Pa.’s congressional district map begins in federal court in gerrymandering case
A group of Pennsylvania voters are calling for a new map before the 2018 midterm elections.
9 years ago
Plan targeting bullet-proof barriers at Philly stop and gos fiercely opposed, pushed back
“Our safety is in your hands, our lives are in your hands,” said Adam Xu, chairman of Asian American Licensed Beverage Association.
9 years ago
Meehan seeking tax legislation changes on energy credits, medical deductions
U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan expects to vote for the Republican tax overhaul, but he wants changes to encourage clean energy investment and preserve deductions for medical expenses.
9 years ago
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In eastern Pa. senate districts, incumbents feel safe, but many voters feel out of the loop
On the eastern border of Pennsylvania, north of the Philadelphia suburbs, a cluster of state Senate districts appear — at first glance ...
9 years ago
NPR
Pope Francis: ‘The presence of God is also called Rohingya’
Pope Francis met with a group of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh on Friday, offering them blessings and hearing their stories.
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NPR
What went wrong in Charlottesville? Almost everything, says report
A review of Charlottesville's handling of the white nationalist rally there in August found that law enforcement and city officials made several significant mistakes.
9 years ago
NPR
Man who deactivated Trump’s Twitter account: ‘I didn’t break any rules’
Remember the story about the Twitter employee who (briefly) managed to delete President Trump's account?
9 years ago