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An immigrant resource hub is being proposed by Pennsylvania Democratic state lawmakers.
The bill is not supported by Republican lawmakers.
4 years ago
Most vulnerable still in jeopardy as COVID precautions ease
As more places drop mask orders and other COVID-19 precautions, there's new urgency in finding ways to protect up to 7 million Americans with severely weak immune systems.
4 years ago
Liberty Point eyes spring opening at Penn’s Landing as Philly’s ‘largest restaurant’
Situated next to the Independence Seaport Museum, wrapping around the waterfront, will be a multi-level restaurant and entertainment venue that can host up to 1,400 people.
4 years ago
The hearing’s focus was the 81-page PGW Business Diversification Study. Utility CEO Seth Shapiro offered one view; environmentalists, another.
4 years ago
Listen 1:54For the first time, the public weighs in on drafts of N.J. legislative district maps
On Wednesday, the public got to weigh in on two proposed maps — dubbed “Turnpike” and “Parkway” — before a state commission votes to adopt one for the next 10 years.
4 years ago
Afghan families in Philly frustrated at high bar to help loved ones escape Taliban
Philadelphia families of Afghan residents left behind after the U.S. withdrawal last summer say efforts to get humanitarian parole are increasingly difficult.
4 years ago
Listen 5:01Rules of the road: Car stops for minor traffic offenses will be off-limits in Philly
The goal of the new law is to reduce racial profiling and use police resources more efficiently.
4 years ago
Parx Race and Sportsbook opens first licensed sports betting outlet in Chester County
Ahead of the Super Bowl, Greenwood Racing cuts the ribbon on its new Parx Race and Sportsbook location inside Chickie's and Pete's Malvern.
4 years ago
Former Delaware gubernatorial candidate sentenced for threatening ex-wife’s attorney
Once a candidate for Delaware governor, Mike Protack will spend the next year behind bars after pleading guilty to mailing threats to his ex-wife’s attorney.
4 years ago
Philadelphia underperforms national economy, according to Pew report
Philadelphia’s economy has been hit hard by the pandemic, a new Pew Charitable Trusts study finds.
4 years ago
Philly kicks off lifeguard recruitment effort after challenging 2021
The recruitment effort follows a difficult 2021 summer season, which saw fewer than 70% of the city’s roughly 70 outdoor pools open due to a lifeguard shortage.
4 years ago
Nation’s largest power grid moves to clear logjam of energy projects
If the solar projects held up in the logjam are not cleared, that jeopardizes New Jersey’s own efforts to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
4 years ago
Massive water main break leads to flooding, evacuations in Kingsessing
"It's one of the largest mains that the City of Philadelphia has," a fire official said.
4 years ago
‘Everyone is special to someone’: Philly artist enlists others to draw portraits of COVID victims
The 150 drawings now on display at InLiquid Gallery in Kensington form a formidable wall of grief and memory, even if most viewers can’t name the people they see.
4 years ago
Safehouse is in settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Justice
The nonprofit has been battling for years with the U.S. Justice Department to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia.
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