Politics
Hope Hicks meets with New York prosecutors investigating Trump
Hicks and her lawyer, Robert Trout, spent several hours Monday inside the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
1 year ago
Biden and House Democrats chart a 2024 course based on their legislative track record
Democrats are strategizing on how to win back the House next year and are undertaking a publicity blitz to remind voters of their records.
1 year ago
Shapiro will pitch first budget as governor on Tuesday
Gov. Shapiro will unveil his first budget as he aims to remake the state's public school funding system and to put Pa. on competitive footing to attract major companies.
1 year ago
Pennsylvania lawmaker won’t quit amid sex misconduct claim
A Pennsylvania state representative accused of sexual harassment says he's not resigning but plans to enter inpatient treatment of some kind.
1 year ago
Philly City Council considers moving budget hearings to in-person
Last fall, council meetings moved back to in-person, but committee meetings have still been held online since the start of the pandemic.
1 year ago
Shapiro aims tax break at police officers, teachers, nurses
Gov. Josh Shapiro wants lawmakers to pass a three-year incentive of up to $2,500 a year for newly certified teachers, police officers and nurses in Pennsylvania.
1 year ago
House Ethics panel launches probe into GOP’s George Santos
The bipartisan leaders of the committee announced the panel had voted unanimously to establish an investigative subcommittee to look into the allegations.
1 year ago
Trump can be sued for Jan 6 actions, Justice Dept says
The department's position that Trump is not immune from suit was laid out in a filing before a federal appeals court.
1 year ago
Mayor Kenney’s final budget plan designed to make the city more equitable for all its residents
Mayor Kenney’s budget proposal doesn’t increase taxes and calls for a wage tax cut.
1 year ago
Listen 1:13TikTok sets a new default screen-time limit for teen users
The changes are meant to help teens limit their screen time and be more intentional about how much of their day they spend on TikTok.
1 year ago
The Democrat’s record $53 billion budget plan also calls for the renewal of the ANCHOR property tax relief program and the expansion of the Senior Freeze property tax program.
1 year ago
New Jersey lawmakers pass dozens of bills as budget season kicks off
The Legislature sprinted through several issues, passing bills that address sexual extortion, high school dropout rates, youth suicide, and more.
1 year ago
New Jersey advocates brace for further erosion of the federal Voting Rights Act
A case currently before the Supreme Court could decide whether election rules should be “race-blind,” even if they disenfranchise communities of color.
1 year ago
Child sex abuse lawsuit window again gets Pa. lawmakers’ OK
The chamber voted 161-to-40 to send the Senate a constitutional amendment. If senators go along with it, the amendment could go before voters for approval as soon as November.
1 year ago
No current evidence suggests that offshore wind farms or surveys have caused the recent spike in whale deaths. Necropsies have found the mammals were killed by vessel strikes.
1 year ago
Listen 1:51