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See-through barriers separate gamblers and a dealer at a card table at the Hard Rock casino
Politics & Policy

Controversial tax breaks for AC casinos pass in N.J. Legislature

The bill would reduce how much AC casinos will pay in lieu of taxes to the local governments and school system next year.

5 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is seen through trees
Politics & Policy

N.J. close to codifying same-sex marriage

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign the legislation, which enshrines same-sex marriage into New Jersey law.

5 years ago

This photo from the Attorney General's report shows the Officer Roberto Ieradi's body camera footage of his fourth and fatal shot of Lymond Moses. (State of Delaware)
Courts & Law

Delaware attorney general won’t prosecute two police officers who killed Lymond Moses

Attorney General Kathy Jennings’ report criticized officers’ training and police policies, but said prosecuting the two who shot Moses was not justified under the law.

5 years ago

City residents wait in a line extending around the block
Health

Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of U.S. COVID-19 cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron's share of infections in only one week.

5 years ago

City Council member Helen Gym lambasts the Philadelphia Parking Authority for trying to reclaim money paid to the Philadelphia School District. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Gym urges more oversight after PPA tries to take back $11M payment to Philly schools

The Philadelphia Parking Authority says it overpaid $11.3M to the city’s school district. Councilmember Helen Gym wants that mistake to lead to tighter oversight.

5 years ago

Makda Yesuf (center) and her son Jaden wait in line at a COVID-19 walk-in testing site
Health

‘Spread cheer, not COVID’: N.J. officials urge boosters, testing ahead of holidays

In the state’s final coronavirus briefing of 2021, Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey is seeing daily case counts hitting levels not seen since mid-January of this year.

5 years ago

Then-Delaware Gov. Jack Markell awaits the arrival of President Barack Obama on Air Force One at New Castle Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Saturday, June 6, 2015, before attending a funeral for Beau Biden. (AP Photo/Emily Varisco)
Politics & Policy

From Delaware governor to ambassador, Jack Markell confirmed for overseas role

Nearly six months after being nominated, former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate for his new role as U.S. Ambassador.

5 years ago

Alayna Thach (Thach family/Gofundme)
Education
6abc

Dozens of Olney Charter High School teachers call out sick after student’s COVID death

Alayna Thach, 17, was an honors student who was looking at colleges.

5 years ago

In this July 22, 2020 file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Health

Sens. Booker and Warren test positive for breakthrough COVID

Their announcements on Sunday of breakthrough infections come as the country deals with another surge in cases and the emergence of the omicron variant.

5 years ago

(Left to right) Jill Speckman, Lorie Stambaugh, and Mary LaRosa pose with Rosey
Community

How Delco Dawgs and others work to unsnarl the county’s stray animal issue

Delco has no countywide animal shelter, or even a comprehensive animal control structure, leaving cats and dogs out on the street.

5 years ago

Passengers board NJ Transit Bus Route 408 to Millville at the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden on Dec. 10, 2021. The route operates between there and Philadelphia and Millville with a stop in Glassboro, the southern terminus of the proposed Glassboro Camden Line. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Where is the Glassboro-Camden Line? An update on a long-awaited South Jersey project

A proposed rail line from Camden to Glassboro that was first floated 25 years ago is entering a new phase. Some commuters are anxious to see it completed.

5 years ago

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A person takes COVID-19 test at mobile testing site near Grand Central Terminal on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in New York. The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, had been discovered in at least five states by the end of Thursday, showing yet again how mutations of the virus can circumnavigate the globe with speed and ease
Health
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What do I need to know about the omicron variant?

Is omicron more contagious? Does omicron cause more severe illness than delta? WHYY's Health Desk Help Desk shares what you need to know about the fast-spreading variant.

5 years ago

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Chairman of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee Sen. Cris Dush, R-Jefferson, speaks during a hearing at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

New front in Pa. GOP election ‘investigation’ draws challenges

It is another step driven by former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about election fraud.

5 years ago

In August 2020, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. (PIDC) launched its Navy Yard Skills Initiative. (The Philadelphia Tribune)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia skills training programs can lead to jobs with higher pay

Philadelphia’s business community is joining with community groups and universities to offer skilled training programs to fill much-needed positions.

5 years ago

Lina holds her baby boy, Osman, as he undergoes treatment at the malnutrition ward of the Ataturk National Children's Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec, 2, 2021. According to U.N. figures from early November, almost 24 million people in Afghanistan, around 60% percent of the population, suffer from acute hunger, including 8.7 million living in near famine. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Politics & Policy

Philly activists help organize White House rally to combat starvation in Afghanistan

A rally outside the White House demanded the Biden administration ease sanctions in Afghanistan, to avoid millions of deaths by starvation.

5 years ago

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