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In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Dr. Shane Wilson performs rounds in a portion of Scotland County Hospital set up to isolate and treat COVID-19 patients in Memphis, Mo.
Health

COVID-19 vaccine mandate kicks in for health care workers in Pa., N.J., Del.

The mandate is first taking effect first in jurisdictions that didn’t challenge the requirement in court.

4 years ago

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman. (wikimedia commons)
Education

Book about Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman.

4 years ago

This Jan. 25, 2022 photo shows a large trash incinerator in Rahway, N.J. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Courts & Law

Environmental justice groups sue over incinerator pollution

The groups are asking a court to order the agency to update its standards for large incinerators, saying the EPA was supposed to do so at least 10 years ago.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol in winter
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers look to head off all-electric building codes

The legislation comes as some states, cities, and counties consider all-electric building codes as a way to fight climate change.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media while wearing a face mask
Politics & Policy

Wolf signs fast-tracked $225M for health care workers

The funding is aimed to help keep burned-out health care workers on board during a staffing crisis.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes Pa. congressional map sent to him by Republicans

In his veto message, the Democratic governor said the map failed “the test of fundamental fairness.”

4 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney speaks at a podium
Politics & Policy

Carney unveils nearly $5 billion Delaware budget plan

Gov. John Carney’s latest spending plan increases state spending by 4.6% over the current year and is reflective of strong revenue numbers.

4 years ago

Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Parents wary of COVID turn to lawsuits as school districts ease masking rules

One lawsuit out of Montgomery County says axing mask policies forces parents of medically fragile school children to pull their children out of in-person learning.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Park West high-rise
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Westpark residents say they want to remain in West Philly after towers emptied

Philadelphia Housing Authority plans to move forward with relocation of Westpark residents over the next 90 days. Where people will go is an open question.

4 years ago

The exterior of Henry C. Lea Elementary school
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

If Penn wants to invest in a public school, Philly should invest in public housing

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

4 years ago

Public access to The Rail Park on Callowhill Street between 11th and 12th streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Who’s benefiting?’: As Chinatown gentrifies, Rail Park begins equitable development plan

In the shadow of the Rail Park, neighborhoods are changing. The park’s backers hope to shape the area’s evolution and curb displacement.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Flyers chairman Dave Scott, left, and Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher take part in a news conference at the team's NHL hockey practice facility, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Voorhees, N.J. The Flyers have lost a team-record 13 straight games
Arts & Entertainment

Unlucky 13: Flyers stumble in franchise-worst losing streak

Flyers chairman Dave Scott apologized on Wednesday for the state of the state of the franchise. He says the Comcast Spectacor ownership will not sell the team.

4 years ago

U.S.Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon speaks from a podium at Jerome Brown Playground
Politics & Policy

Philly reps. urge Congress to pass bill to put $1B to help solve murders, care for victims

The press conference calling for the federal funding drew an uninvited guest: the mother of a 15-year-old who was killed just feet from where the politicians were speaking.

4 years ago

A sign marks an entrance to a Moderna, Inc., building, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. Moderna announced Monday that an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers.(AP Photo/Bill Sikes)
Health

Moderna begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults

The company announced Wednesday that the first participant had received a dose. Earlier this week, competitor Pfizer began a similar study of its own reformulated shots.

4 years ago

File photo: The New Jersey State House is seen in Trenton, N.J.
Politics & Policy

New N.J. law aims to help people with disabilities find and keep state jobs

The new program is focused on expanding employment opportunities at New Jersey’s state agencies.

4 years ago

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