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Pro-Trump insurrectionists storm the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

GOP set to block 1/6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight

Most Republicans oppose the bill, which would establish a commission to investigate the attack by Donald Trump supporters over the election.

5 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf in Wilkes-Barre on May 19, 2021. (Gov. Tom Wolf/Flickr)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

The Pa. legislature has new power to overrule Wolf on COVID. The two camps differ on details

Pennsylvania Republicans have chafed under Wolf’s COVID-19 orders for more than a year, and have tried repeatedly to take back some measure of control.

5 years ago

Clarice Brooks points to damage on the side of her home caused by construction on North 7th Street. The house has been owned by her family for 66 years. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘I come from people who put up a fight’: New construction fuels tensions on North 7th Street

A dispute about a damaged wall has stalled a contentious development project in a rapidly gentrifying North Philadelphia neighborhood.

5 years ago

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10th Street Plaza is the only public place in Chinatown where people can convene outdoors and feel connected to Asian culture. (Photo by Yue Wu)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Anti-Asian racism has been perpetuated in Philadelphia’s urban space. It’s time for that to change.

Philadelphia’s Chinatown falls short of providing a high-quality community space. Other AAPI residents across the city also lack public space.

5 years ago

A group of people dressed up in costumes at the New Jersey Renaissance Faire
Things To Do
Community
May 27 - June 2, 2021

Latino film fest, N.J. faire, Fords on display, a Spring Thing, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

May 27 - June 2: The week's events include hanging at the Philly Pump Track, a Chester County car show, and the reopening of Spruce Street Harbor Park.

5 years ago

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(Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

‘Internal systemic failures’ led to Wolf administration blunder that derailed child sex abuse amendment

The report by the state inspector general’s office concluded that there was no evidence that the mistake was deliberate or the result of “intentional malfeasance."

5 years ago

Horse-racing. (AP Photo/Hodges Photography, Alexander Barkoff)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Students or horses? Education advocates want to repurpose Pa.’s generous horse-racing subsidy

According to a new study, taxpayers are, in essence, funding racehorses at three times the rate they are investing in students in state universities.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw addresses the press
Community

Violence interrupters, police will try to keep the peace over Memorial Day weekend

Staffers with the city’s Community Crisis Intervention Program will be poised to respond to potentially violent conflicts in an effort to prevent shootings.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf, wearing a face mask, speaks to the press from behind a podium
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says he will only lift face-mask requirements once the percentage of fully vaccinated people reaches 70%.

5 years ago

Plastic sheeting surrounds every juror's chair and separates tables for attorneys at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in downtown Wilmington as Delaware's courts prepare to resume criminal jury trials that had been on hold since March 2020. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Backlog of 1,500 jury trials for Delaware courts as 14-month pandemic break ends

Delaware's courts will start the long slog through a backlog of hundreds of criminal cases starting next week. The pandemic has halted jury trials since March 2020.

5 years ago

A waiter takes the order of customers inside a restaurant
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Employers no longer need to require workers to wear masks

On Friday, the state will no longer require employers to have their employees wear facemasks and maintain physical distance.

5 years ago

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier arrives for a hearing at the Dauphin County Courthous
Courts & Law

Judge upholds Penn St. ex-president Spanier’s jail sentence

The judge ordered Graham Spanier to begin serving at least two months at the county jail on July 9 for a misdemeanor conviction of endangering the welfare of children.

5 years ago

The exterior of The Pennsylvania Capitol
Courts & Law

Pa. drops legal action against restaurants over pandemic

The Health Department had filed two separate complaints alleging that restaurants were violating pandemic restrictions that Gov. Tom Wolf imposed in December.

5 years ago

A large crowd gathers for the Made in America festival in 2019.
Arts & Entertainment

Made in America will be back on the Parkway this Labor Day weekend

This will be the 10th anniversary of the concert of top-tier hip-hop, rock, and electronic musicians presented by rapper Jay-Z.

5 years ago

Juan Frutos receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot
Health
Spotlight PA

A stark racial divide on vaccinations leaves many at risk as Pa. reopens

As the state eases distancing and mask mandates, health officials are still failing to successfully vaccinate communities that have been disadvantaged from the start.

5 years ago

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