
Politics
Schools, child care legislation advances in Pennsylvania as lawmakers try to move past budget feud
Legislation to expand child care tax credits for parents was expected to come up for a vote Wednesday night, with both chambers still in session.
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New Jersey has a new seizure first aid awareness law. A local teen helped make it happen
The legislation was inspired by 17-year-old Paul St. Pierre of Maple Shade.
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Listen :59Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s Exit Interview
The 99th Mayor of Philadelphia, Jim Kenney, is finishing his final term, clearing a path for the city's next leader. He joins us to reflect on his time in office.
Air Date: December 6, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 45:15Philly immigrant groups accuse federal officials of preying on people passing through courthouse
The group says immigration officials are lurking inside and outside the courts to catch undocumented immigrants and hold them.
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In Dubai, Harris deals with 2 issues important to young voters: Climate and Gaza
Vice President Harris gave young climate activists a shout-out in her remarks to world leaders at COP28. "Let us all share in their sense of urgency and their optimism."
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Philly lawmaker helping lead impeachment of Larry Krasner will run for Pa. attorney general
Rep. Craig Williams, a Republican who represents part of suburban Philadelphia, has said for months that he planned to run for the state's top law enforcement office in 2024.
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Republican ex-federal prosecutor in Philadelphia to run for Pennsylvania attorney general
Between her work for the district attorney's office and the U.S. attorney's office, Katayoun Copeland has spent three decades as a prosecutor.
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Automatic pay raise pays dividends, again, for top state officials in Pennsylvania
The law will give more than 1,300 officials — including Gov. Josh Shapiro, 253 lawmakers and seven state Supreme Court justices — a pay raise of 3.5% in 2024.
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Mayor Purzycki thought he had the votes to eliminate a law that’s been on the books for decades. Instead, a vocal public forced City Council to reaffirm the law.
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Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue
It's a decision that voting rights advocates say could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law.
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Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in insurrection, but rejects constitutional ballot challenge
The decision by District Judge Sarah B. Wallace is the third ruling in a little over a week against lawsuits seeking to knock Trump off the ballot.
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Rutgers alums suspend donations citing antisemitism concerns
Marvin and Eva Schlanger contributed regularly to New Jersey’s flagship university. But concerns about the treatment of an Orthodox Jewish law school student raised concerns.
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Listen 1:09GOP rifts boil over in exchange between Reps. McCarthy and Burchett
Tensions among House Republicans boiled over in a physical altercation between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the members who voted to oust
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Maryanne Trump Barry, the former president’s older sister and a retired federal judge, dies at 86
Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below the Supreme Court.
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Donald Trump Jr. exuberantly lauds dad’s real estate exploits as civil fraud trial shifts to defense
Trump Jr. spent more than an hour Monday testifying almost as a character witness for Donald Trump's company, waxing exuberantly about the former president.
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