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In the last three election cycles Republicans have won 13 of Pennsylvania's 18 congressional seats. The 18th district seat is currently vacant.  Former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, a Republican, resigned in October. (Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

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

Listen 5:09
Former deputy mayor Nina Ahmad will challenge U.S. Rep. Bob Brady in the Democratic primary.
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Why this Philly women’s advocate is taking on 10-term congressman and power broker Bob Brady

'My goal in life is to make sure we give the tools and the pathway for people to direct their own destiny,' says U.S. House candidate Nina Ahmad.

9 years ago

Listen 4:28
Former Philadelphia Parking Authority director Vince Fenerty is described as tyrant in a scathing report from Pennsylvania's auditor general.
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

PPA, Fenerty blasted in state audit accusing agency of cheating Philly schools

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released two scathing audits looking into the authority's operations and policies.

9 years ago

Listen 2:09
Paul Butler works at the 24-hour hotline at the main psychiatric hospital in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Crisis averted: scenes from the nation’s 24-hour helpline

The call came in late one summer night. Immediately, Paul Butler’s stomach sank, his heart sped up and he started listening.

9 years ago

Listen 6:06
Chantal Pronteau has been a Kitasoo/Xai'xais Coastal Guardian Watchman since 2015. She patrols about 1,500 square miles of inlets on the Canadian coast. (Irina Zhorov/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Watching over the land in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest

First Nations communities in British Columbia are training indigenous people to manage local natural resources.

9 years ago

Listen 8:53
Science

Delaware archaeologists find groundbreaking human remains

Eleven 17th century remains have been found in Rehoboth.

9 years ago

Listen 2:13
Former inmate Robert Rice is on this third stay at the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Incarceration can launch stubborn cycle of homelessness, Villanova researcher finds

Using homelessness as a barometer, a Villanova criminologist looked at the experiences of more than 10,000 state inmates for nearly a decade after they were released.

9 years ago

Listen 3:17
Philadelphia Acting Supervisor of Elections Kevin Kelly breaks a tie in an election board race by drawing numbered tokens from a coffee can.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Winning by a single vote? Happens all the time

Despite national attention on a Philadelphia man who won an election judge post with a single write-in vote, it's not uncommon. We explain how it works.

9 years ago

Listen 3:15
Rapper Meek Mill arrives at the criminal justice center in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times

Meek Mill update

GUEST: BOBBY ALLYN We’ll get an update on the imprisonment of Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill, who was just denied bail for charge ...

9 years ago

Listen 13:30
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Adam Levinson’s ‘The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah’

Guest: ADAM VALEN LEVINSON ADAM VALEN LEVINSON is on a miss ...

9 years ago

Listen 35:29
Lydia Macy, 17, left, and Mira Gottlieb, 16, both of Berkeley, Calif., rally outside of the Supreme Court which is hearing the 'Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission' today, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

High court ruling in case over same-sex wedding cake could cast shadow in Philly

Philadelphia city officials are among local leaders nationwide anticipating the outcome of the Masterpiec ...

9 years ago

Listen 2:25
Princeton scientists (from left) Lyman Page, David Spergel and Norman Jarosik
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Princeton scientists win $3 million for early pictures of the universe

The research uses billion-year-old radiation to confirm the universe's age and how quickly it expanded after the Big Bang.

9 years ago

Listen 1:58
The capitol is seen against a darkened blue sky
Politics & Policy

Blue states targeted under GOP tax bill may wage court battle

With a major, Republican-led overhaul of the federal tax code underway in Washington, D.C., a group of Democrats that includes New Jersey ...

9 years ago

Listen 5:01
Lacey Kohlmoos, with her son Finn, and Samantha Matlin, with children Olivia, 4, and Logan, 2, campaigned for lactation facilities at 30th Street Station.
Health

Breast-feeding Philly moms push for accommodations to pump at train stations

“Women should not have to feed their child, whether it's nursing or pumping, while sitting on a dirty toilet,” said Lacey Kohlmoos, the woman who created the online petition.

9 years ago

Listen 2:35
Rep. Pat Meehan, R-Pa., with Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Ohio, left, work on the markup of the GOP's far-reaching tax overhaul, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

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

Listen 3:55
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