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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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The week’s events include outdoor theater performances, tap dancing in Clark Park, and a Chinatown scavenger hunt.
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Listen 4:38Experts 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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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