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Philly public works program lights the way to contracts for diverse talent
Rebuild Ready has helped 96 Philly businesses scale up to be able to compete for contracts with local government. Nearly 90% are owned by people of color.
4 years ago
School funding in Pa. is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know
It’s taken seven years to reach this critical juncture in Pennsylvania’s landmark school funding case. Now, the real arguments begin.
4 years ago
Listen 5:18Why people with mood disorders are now eligible for COVID vaccine boosters
The CDC added mental health conditions to the list of health issues that make people more vulnerable if they get COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.
4 years ago
Listen 4:24Doylestown hosts its first annual Diwali Day
Doylestown had its first annual Diwali event at Burpee Park this Sunday. Hosted by Desis of Doylestown and Youth4Unity, community members came out for the festival of lights.
4 years ago
40-year-long friendly football tradition lives on
As childhood friends, they roughed it up on the football field in South Philadelphia. They still meet to play today.
4 years ago
After drinking water crisis, Newark is winning war on lead
An ambitious program to replace thousands of residential lead water lines in New Jersey's largest city is about to be completed years ahead of schedule.
4 years ago
After a surge in voter turnout, N.J. Republicans say they’ve ‘just begun’
At a happy hour in Gloucester County, Republicans celebrated what seemed, for some, to be a shift in momentum for New Jersey politics.
4 years ago
Listen 1:55Democrats facing tough slog in 2022 governor’s races
Republicans are increasingly optimistic about flipping governor’s offices in key battleground states next year.
4 years ago
Teen drivers taught how to ‘survive’ a traffic stop — by the cops
A new initiative from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Delaware has one goal in mind — “making sure everyone goes home safely.”
4 years ago
Listen 4:20Delaware River takes a bite out of a waterfront art exhibit
A show of contemporary sculpture on Cherry Street Pier hit by flooding on opening night.
4 years ago
A little scared maybe, but ‘super excited’ too: Young kids line up for their COVID vaccines
Needles? They’re a little scary, but worth it to get back to normal, kids at the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium’s first weekend of vaccinations said.
4 years ago
Roads, transit, internet: What’s in President Biden’s infrastructure bill?
The House passed the bipartisan plan Friday night and Biden said Saturday he will hold a signing ceremony when lawmakers return from a week’s recess.
4 years ago
Biden: Families of separated children deserve compensation
Raising his voice, Biden said that regardless of the circumstances, people who had their children taken under the Trump administration’s policy should be remunerated.
4 years ago
Appeals court stays Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on larger businesses
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, said the court action halts Biden’s administration from “moving forward with his unlawful overreach.”
4 years ago
Philadelphia-area transit agency workers ratify 2-year pact
The Transport Workers Union Local 234 said Saturday that workers voted 1,450 to 631 Friday to ratify the contract with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
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