Government Accountability
‘It’s been a tumultuous two years’: Upper Darby’s dispute over final pandemic recovery funds
Upper Darby’s dispute over the final pandemic recovery funds has reignited once again.
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Elections 101: Everything you need to know about election recounts in Pennsylvania
Election recounts can be triggered in at least two different ways: automatically for close statewide races and by voter-initiated petition.
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City Controller’s Office deems thousands of Philadelphia properties as unsafe
Their investigation found that the Department of Licenses and Inspections only has 15 inspectors, and is unable to keep up with demand and oversight of the properties.
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New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution
His testimony Wednesday represented the second time that a top law enforcement figure has said the Democrat tried to speak about a criminal case affecting a businessman.
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New Jersey businessman tells jury that bribes paid off with Sen. Bob Menendez
The businessman told a jury Monday that Menendez told him he'd look into a state criminal probe threatening his business and later assured him there was no threat.
3 days ago
Delaware County lawmakers are hoping to pass legislation in honor of Fanta Bility, an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed by Sharon Hill police officers in 2021.
3 days ago
Listen 1:10Pa. House Speaker Joanna McClinton, who invited the officers, said that many Republican members walked off the floor, turned their backs and booed.
7 days ago
Gurbir Grewal told the Manhattan federal court jury on Thursday that he refused to discuss it with Menendez. He called Menendez's effort “pretty unprecedented."
1 week ago
Letters obtained by WHYY News acknowledge state oversight responsibility while arguing that not disclosing the embezzlement was the right move.
1 week ago
Listen 1:01Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife excused from court after cancer surgery
Nadine Menendez was scheduled to attend a pretrial hearing next Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. Judge Sidney H. Stein said she can skip the hearing.
1 week ago
New Jersey adopts public records overhaul but critics say it tightens access to documents
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation overhauling access to the state’s public records, likely making it harder to access some documents, according to critics.
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Wisconsin AG files felony charges against attorneys, Pa. aide in fake electors scheme
Mike Roman is accused of delivering Wisconsin’s fake elector paperwork to a Pa. congressman’s staffer in order to get them to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6.
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Research finds some states are ignoring recommendations to improve opioid use disorder treatments
U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved medications such as buprenorphine and methadone remain inaccessible for most people with opioid use disorder, Pew officials said.
1 week ago
Answers to your questions about Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial conviction
Here are answers to some of the biggest questions surrounding Trump's conviction.
2 weeks ago
4 takeaways from the historic felony conviction of Donald Trump
Despite the guilty verdict, Trump remains the Republican nominee for president. Here's how the conviction is already playing out for the campaign.
2 weeks ago