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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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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

William Hite speaks from a podium, surrounded by city officials
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools poised to offer full in-person learning this fall

Superintendent William Hite spoke at a press conference Wednesday alongside the leaders of all the school staff unions, including the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.

5 years ago

Mike Scotto wears a mask inside Jester's Cafe
Community

New Jersey restaurants and businesses can now welcome more people indoors

As long as they adhere to social-distancing guidelines, N.J. restaurants and other businesses can now function at full or almost-full capacity.

5 years ago

A SEPTA bus approaches City Hall in a bus lane.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

D.C. has invested in SEPTA’s future. Now it’s Harrisburg’s turn

President Biden’s plan to invest in infrastructure is the boost Pennsylvania needs now. Unfortunately, it won’t solve SEPTA’s long-term funding problem.

5 years ago

Katherine Evers, assistant park superintendent, said the work has helped the native seed base return. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Science

‘I kill plants so others may thrive’: Removing invasive species one painstaking patch at a time

A crew of dedicated volunteers removes wineberry and other invasive plants that choke out native species and harm the ecosystem in White Clay Creek State Park.

5 years ago

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Real estate developer Anthony Fullard. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly to launch loan fund for Black and brown affordable housing developers

Seeded with roughly $11 million in city funds, the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund aims to finance Black and brown developers to build affordable housing.

5 years ago

Closeup of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. voters give legislature more power to override governor during emergency declarations

Republicans in Pennsylvania have won a significant victory in their efforts to curtail a governor’s power in emergency situations.

5 years ago

Ed Gainey giving his victory speech, after beating incumbent Bill Peduto in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor. (An-Li Herring/WESA)
Politics & Policy

Gainey likely to become Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor; Peduto concedes in Democratic primary

State Rep. Ed Gainey appears to have defeated two-term incumbent Mayor Bill Peduto, the first time a sitting mayor has lost a re-election bid in modern memory.

5 years ago

A little boy reads to a baby at a Kinder Academy site in Philadelphia. The baby was the first to return to child care during the pandemic and teachers encouraged the older children to be especially gentle. (Courtesy of Kinder Academy)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

A year into the pandemic, there’s good news and bad news about child care closures in Philadelphia

Fewer Philadelphia child care providers closed permanently during the pandemic than some early childhood groups predicted last year.

5 years ago

A person receives a COVID-19 vaccinations at a 24-hour, walk-up clinic hosted by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium
Health

Temple teams up with Prevention Point to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Kensington

Temple’s College of Public Health and Prevention Point Philadelphia will host low-barrier, community vaccine clinics twice a week at Step Up to the Plate’s “Love Lot.”

5 years ago

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