Politics
A voter guide to Pennsylvania’s 2021 judicial elections
Voters will elect a slew of judges to Pa’s three statewide appellate courts — judges who will shape important policy in the state for at least a decade.
3 years ago
Philly pols eye wage and business tax cuts ahead of next city budget
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Councilmember Allan Domb are mulling competing tax cut proposals.
3 years ago
Pa. vote signals support for child sex abuse window in bill form
Many victims lost the right to sue when they turned 18 or were young adults, depending on Pennsylvania state law at the time.
3 years ago
Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill
President Biden just unveiled his plan to fix America's crumbling infrastructure.
Air Date: April 1, 2021 12:00 am
Listen 49:00The state Health Department has ditched its plan for two PEMA vaccine sites to serve people in a combined 2,000-plus square miles. Officials are elated.
3 years ago
Ban on invasive plants ‘great win’ for Delaware conservation
A new Delaware law outlawed the sale and import of invasive plants to better support native ones. It could also help combat the spotted lanternfly invasion.
3 years ago
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
The lawsuit is part of a growing body of legal action filed by the voting company and other targets of misleading, false and bizarre claims spread by President Donald Trump.
3 years ago
N.J. lawmakers pass bill to notify parents of child’s first marijuana, alcohol offense
The so-called clean-up bill is yet another tweak to the state’s new laws legalizing recreational marijuana.
3 years ago
The Township Council unanimously repealed a homophobic 1987 ordinance after community members brought it to their attention.
3 years ago
Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges
In delegating the matter to Harris, Biden is seeking to replicate a dynamic that played out when he served as President Barack Obama's vice president.
3 years ago
What the new child tax credit means for you
One of the biggest changes in the new stimulus is an expanded tax credit for families with kids. Here’s what it would mean for you.
3 years ago
Biden, Harris offering solace to grieving Asian Americans
The presidential trip was planned before the shooting, as part of a victory lap aimed at selling the benefits of pandemic relief legislation.
3 years ago
Biden highlights Black-owned businesses during first official trip to Philly area as president
After passage of a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, President Biden headed to one of the places that helped get him into office: southeastern Pennsylvania.
3 years ago
FBI says Luzerne County woman filmed inside Capitol on Jan. 6
Annie C. Howell of Swoyersville was charged earlier this month with trespassing, disorderly or disruptive conduct, violent entry, and obstruction of Congress.
3 years ago
In Delco, Biden to highlight coronavirus aid to small businesses
Biden is set to visit a small business in suburban Philadelphia on Tuesday, his initial trip outside Washington for the “Help is here” tour that got underway Monday.
3 years ago