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Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium with people behind him
Politics & Policy

Higher wages, sick pay now attached to Pennsylvania’s incentives

Wolf signed an executive order requiring companies receiving incentives to pay at least $13.50 an hour, rising to $15 an hour in 2024.

4 years ago

This November 2019 photo shows new condos at 1834 Frankford Avenue (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly gets another $35 million for rental assistance, but it’s far from enough

Tens of thousands of people affected by the pandemic are still waiting for help from the city’s emergency fund. The additional money will help just a fraction.

4 years ago

A school buses is pictured outside a school
Education

Wolf administration ramps up efforts to recruit school bus drivers

The state is at its lowest number of bus drivers in five years — with about 42,000.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law

‘Simply not true’: Delco DA disputes narrative of bystander inaction during alleged rape on SEPTA train

“There is a narrative out there that people sat on the EL train and watched this transpire and took videos of it for their own gratification,” he said.

4 years ago

Workers hold up yellow signs at a protest outside PHL Airport
Money

Piedmont Airlines flight attendants at PHL unanimously vote to authorize a strike

Piedmont, a subsidiary of American Airlines, is a regional carrier with hubs in Philadelphia and Charlotte that flies to more than 55 cities around the United States.

4 years ago

James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Courts & Law

New blueprint hopes to reverse revolving door at Delaware prisons

More than 65% of people released from Delaware prisons in 2016 were re-convicted within three years. A new blueprint from the state aims to change that.

4 years ago

Empty vials of the Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine are seen at the Vaxmobile, at the Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y.
Health

CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots

Federal health officials say millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different vaccine for that next shot.

4 years ago

The Montgomery County Courthouse Plaza in Norristown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

More than a ‘stump speech’: Local orgs to host Montco magisterial judge candidate forum

Masks will be required for this nonpartisan event, which will also be livestreamed for those who prefer to watch at home.

4 years ago

A young student attends virtual school from his home
Community
Broke in Philly

Philly broadband survey: 84 percent of homes have high-speed internet, up from 70 in 2019

Local government was eager to learn how discounted or free broadband access programs affected digital access across Philly. With updated stats, it can focus on what works.

4 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Reinstated Philly police officer, fired for assaulting Dunkin’ Donuts worker, charged with another assault

Marion, a nine-year veteran of the department, was previously charged with assault in connection with a 2015 incident outside a Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot.

4 years ago

A jogger runs along McCovey Cove outside Oracle Park, under darkened skies from wildfire smoke
Health

Reports: Health problems tied to global warming on the rise

“Climate change is first and foremost a health crisis unfolding across the U.S.,” said Dr. Renee Salas, a co-author of one of the reports.

4 years ago

Elvis Costello and Jim Lauderdale, left, perform during at the Americana Honors & Awards show Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Film Festival, Elvis Costello, H.E.R, Afro-art redux at Delaware Art Museum, and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Despite the positive strides made in the battle against COVID, uncertainty and varying mandates ...

4 years ago

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Students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School while wearing masks
Education

N.J. parent group continues to press Murphy on virtual school option

Gov. Phil Murphy remains committed to schools being open for in-person instruction only. New York City has taken the same approach. Philadelphia hasn’t.

4 years ago

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President Joe Biden speaks in front of an American flag backdrop
Politics & Policy

Big changes in White House ideas to pay for $2 trillion plan

The White House is floating new plans for ways to pay for President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion proposal for expanding social services and tackling climate change.

4 years ago

Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter principal Le'Yondo Dunn spoke along with other Philadelphia principals about the impact of gun violence on students in the district at a press conference demanding more support from the city to combat gun violence around district schools on Oct. 20, 2021, a few days after a student was seriously wounded at Lincoln High School
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly principals demand more robust response to gun violence near schools

Educators, politicians, racial justice organizers, and clergy gathered Wednesday evening to call for a coordinated, citywide strategy to stop the violence.

4 years ago

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