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Courts & Law

ACLU-PA sues Montco for blocking attorney-client meetings in county jail

In March, the organization says, the county prison said it required court documentation or a letter verifying an attorney-client relationship.

5 years ago

Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. and Justice Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves talk with WHYY News about a new effort to improve diversity in the state's courts. (Screengrab via Zoom)
Courts & Law

‘It is inadequate’: Delaware launches new effort to diversify judges and lawyers

Delaware’s first Black Supreme Court justice joins an effort to improve diversity among the state’s judiciary.

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Parking Authority writes a ticket for an expired meter in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Money

Philly Parking Authority resumes ticketing thousands of cars parked in street sweeping lanes

Six weeks after Philadelphia resumed street cleaning on major corridors, the parking authority has issued nearly 1,900 cleaning-related tickets.

5 years ago

An artist's rendering of the Sala Keturah STEM Pavilion designed by Nyasha Felder and under construction at North Philly Peace Park. (Courtesy of North Philly Peace Park)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Why North Philly Peace Park is building an Afrofuturist pavilion

North Philly Peace Park educator Kermit O on the Sala Keturah STEM Pavilion and its meaning as a space of self-determination and a continuation of the Black struggle.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining in Philadelphia
Things To Do
Community
May 20-26, 2021

Center City Restaurant Week, Shakespeare’s ladies, and hoofin’ in the park in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

The week’s events include outdoor theater performances, tap dancing in Clark Park, and a Chinatown scavenger hunt.

5 years ago

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(Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Experts say Pa.’s 2021 primary was typical, but GOP lawmakers are seizing on issues

Routine poll issues, some mail-ballot snafus, and low turnout were all par for the course of a normal election.

5 years ago

Mitchell Elementary School students color fans at an anti-violence rally and resource fair in Southwest Philadelphia on May 19, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

‘I don’t feel safe’: Southwest Philly school distraught over recent wave of gun violence

According to the City Controller’s Office, the Paschall-Kingsessing area has had 46 victims of gun violence this year, among the highest concentrations in the city.

5 years ago

A water tower stands above a residential neighborhood
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Delaware County sues PFAS makers for contamination at fire-fighting sites

DuPont, 3M say they will ‘vigorously’ defend claims they knew chemicals were toxic since 1960s.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, left, speaks at a news conference at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, where he announced that the state will give free season-long admission to the park and other state parks to any New Jersey resident who has gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by July 4. At right is Shawn LaTourette, the acting environmental protection commissioner. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Health

N.J. is offering up more freebies for COVID vaccinations. But do those incentives work?

In N.J., a vaccination card can now get you a free glass of wine, a free season pass to a state park, and a chance to win dinner with the governor and his wife.

5 years ago

A closeup of Sen. Mastriano
Politics & Policy

Trump ‘asked me’ to run for governor, Pa. state Sen. Mastriano says

Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, said he met with Trump on Monday in New York and, among other things, discussed the governor's race and the candidates.

5 years ago

Officers at the Cumberland County Prison walk the halls in Carlisle, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Courts & Law

In-person visits to be reinstated at several Pennsylvania state prisons

COVID-19 cases are on the decline, so select facilities will allow incarcerated people to have visitors for the first time since March 2020.

5 years ago

Darius Brown is sworn in as a Delaware State senator at Legislative Hall in Dover in January 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Delaware State Senator accused of punching woman, police say

State Sen. Darius Brown faces misdemeanor charges after a woman accused him of punching her in the face at a Wilmington area restaurant.

5 years ago

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Sponsor of Delaware’s minimum wage increase predicts success

With just 11 legislative working days left in the General Assembly’s calendar, supporters of a bill to increase Delaware’s minimum wage are urging lawmakers to act.

5 years ago

People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk in Philadelphia
Community

Pa. coronavirus update: Philly won’t require masks outdoors starting Friday

Masks will still be required indoors in Philadelphia, but that policy could soon change as well.

5 years ago

The exterior of CHOP in Philadelphia
Health

CHOP receives $25M donation for its fetal medicine program from the family behind Wawa

The gift will fund expansion of the delivery unit, creation of a birth defects biorepository, and a position in pediatric surgical science.

5 years ago

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