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A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly voters may be asked whether to place term limits on City Council

Councilmember Allan Domb introduced the bill, and wants the ballot measure to go to voters during May’s primary election.

4 years ago

A sign on the wall for the Delaware DOJ
Courts & Law

First felony hate crime conviction for Delaware Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust

For the first time, the Delaware Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has won a conviction at trial on felony hate crime charges.

4 years ago

A closeup of Gov. Tom Wolf
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Poorer cities, growing suburbs get most out of Wolf’s schools plan

Under the governor's proposal, 20 districts — primarily cities with the lowest household incomes — would get more than half of the $1.55 billion.

4 years ago

Students wearing masks
Education

Camden schools will stay masked up after statewide order is lifted

The Camden City School District says students, staff, and visitors will still be required to wear masks after the statewide order lifts. Other districts are still deciding.

4 years ago

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2022-23 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

An immigrant resource hub is being proposed by Pennsylvania Democratic state lawmakers.

The bill is not supported by Republican lawmakers.

4 years ago

Ray Hoffman is given a shot while laying down in a medical facility
Health

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

An aerial view of Liberty Point under construction
Community

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

A Philadelphia Gas Works sign
Community

City Council hears options for decarbonizing Philadelphia Gas Works. Divergent visions of the future emerge

The hearing’s focus was the 81-page PGW Business Diversification Study. Utility CEO Seth Shapiro offered one view; environmentalists, another.

4 years ago

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New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Politics & Policy

For 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

Alaha Abdul Faruq sits on a chair in her home
Community

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

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Police stop traffic on Broad Street
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Rules 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

Pete Ciarrochi speaks during a press conference
Money

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

Then-Delaware Republican Senatorial candidate Mike Protack takes a call at his office in Wilmington, Del., on Aug. 14, 2006. The former Delaware political candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nominations for governor and U.S. Senate has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of mailing threats to a lawyer who represented his wife in a divorce case. Protack was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 after pleading guilty in August to two counts of mailing a threatening communication. (AP Photo/Pat Crowe II, file)
Courts & Law

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

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

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

Kids swim at the James Finnegan Playground pool
Community

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

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