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Governor Tom Wolf
Community

Gov. Wolf announces $15M for gun violence prevention to fund community programs

Pennsylvania is using federal stimulus funding to put another $15 million dollars toward violence intervention and prevention programs.

5 years ago

Teddy bears are placed outside the North 23rd Street rowhouse
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly’s first legislative response to deadly Fairmount fire is a proposed tax credit for landlords

Philadelphia officials have publicly mourned the loss of life but said nothing concrete about changes to fire safety policy before now.

5 years ago

Empty courtroom
Courts & Law

Top Delaware court rejects ex-Trump adviser’s defamation case against Yahoo, Huff Post

Delaware’s Supreme Court denied former Trump adviser Carter Page’s defamation lawsuit over media reports on his connections to Russian officials.

5 years ago

2nd amendment protest
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Senate moves forward a measure targeting local gun laws

Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to veto the bill.

5 years ago

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

In State of the State speech, Carney again says Delawareans ‘have proven their resilience’

The toll of the coronavirus has been a heavy one, but the governor says Delaware’s economy has weathered the storm and praises educators for keeping kids in school.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on in the warm-up pool during a swim meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. NCAA rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year
Community

NCAA adopts new policy for transgender athletes

The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission sits at a panel
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania redistricting panel enters final stretch to complete House, Senate maps

The chair of the committee in charge of drawing the legislative maps said it will be “challenging” to finish them in under 30 days.

5 years ago

A closeup of Bobby Henon
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon resigns, two months after bribery conviction

A jury found that Henon used his seat on City Council to do the bidding of powerful labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty.

5 years ago

A woman stands near signs at University Hospital's COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark
Health

N.J. requires COVID-19 vaccine for health care workers, ending test option

The order means health care workers who are unvaccinated will have until Jan. 27 to get their first shot and until Feb. 28 for the second.

5 years ago

A view of the Roundhouse building.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Shaped like handcuffs, the future of Philly’s iconic Roundhouse is in debate

The Philadelphia Police Department’s iconic headquarters symbolizes police brutality to many. Now Philadelphians will have a chance to help guide its redevelopment.

5 years ago

A front view of a snow plow
Weather
6abc

Messy morning commute in Philly region ahead of snow

The Delaware Valley is under a Winter Weather Advisory until either 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Thursday, depending on the county.

5 years ago

Jerry Blavat poses for a photo
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

New exhibits, Jerry Blavat, mom’s night out, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Baby, it’s cold outside … but there’s still lots of fun to be had this week, including new exhibits, concerts, and a great mom’s night out.

5 years ago

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Amina Malik (center), with her children (from left) Rabiyyah, 13, Sadat, 10, Raina, 8, and Ruqayyah, 18, in their yard in Northeast Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

When school feels ‘chaotic’: Philly parents struggle with shifting virtual learning guidelines

Even as Philly officials vow to reduce omicron’s interruptions to in-person learning, the school district’s shifts to virtual are causing angst.

5 years ago

A building is shown at Cobbs Creek golf course
PlanPhilly
Community

Barrier-breaking Cobbs Creek Golf Course to reopen with $65M restoration

The shuttered course is more than a century old, with a rich history as an esteemed public course that welcomed players of color decades before other courses and the PGA.

5 years ago

In this image from Senate Television, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)
Politics & Policy

Voting bill blocked by GOP filibuster, Dems try rules change

Biden has been unable to persuade two holdout Democratic senators, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, to change Senate rules to pass this bill.

5 years ago

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