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Workers at a mostly empty COVID-19 vaccination clinic located at Cathedral of the Cross A.O.H. Church of God in Birmingham, Ala., are shown on Monday, May 3, 2021. Health officials say vaccine demand is on the decline in some places, and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she will soon end a state health order and state of emergency enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Health

Biden aims for vaccinating 70% of adult Americans by July 4

Already more than 56% of adult Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 105 million are fully vaccinated.

5 years ago

Xavier Teixido, who owns two popular restaurants in the Wilmington area, is relieved that capacity limits will go away. (Courtesy of Xavier Teixido)
Health

Capacity limits on Delaware restaurants, retail stores, churches to be lifted

Coronavirus rates have been on a steady decline, but are still well above the year’s lows recorded in mid-March.

5 years ago

Sen. Vincent J. Hughes
Health
The Philadelphia Tribune

Vincent Hughes, Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes host vaccination clinics

State Sen. Vincent Hughes and wife Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes are hosting five vaccination clinics throughout West Philadelphia as part of their #StopTheVirus campaign.

5 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman stands at a podium
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

One ritzy fundraiser shows how tough selling lobbying reform in Pa. will be

A campaign event for Jake Corman, the top Republican in the state Senate, is being organized by a company that has cornered the market on a political practice he wants to end.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Derek Green speaks during a hearing on a bill that would guarantee legal counsel for those facing eviction. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A ‘progressive’ approach to taxing land gains traction in Philly Council

After years of drama over unfair property taxes, Council considers a land tax that advocates believe could lower assessments for some property owners.

5 years ago

(Rido81/BigStock)
Health

Advocates push for centralized homebound vaccine plan in New Jersey

As New Jersey officials push to get more residents vaccinated, advocates are calling for them to make it easier for some of the most vulnerable people to get inoculated.

5 years ago

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President Joe Biden departs after attending Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Community

Delaware’s Catholics, including President Biden, get new leader

Bishop-elect William Koenig will replace Most Reverend W. Francis Malooly who has led the Diocese of Wilmington since 2008.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave after stepping off Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Washington. The Biden's traveled Monday to coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week.
Politics & Policy

Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash

Refugee resettlement agencies have waited for Biden to quadruple the number of refugees allowed into the United States this year since Feb. 12.

5 years ago

Kimberly Esack addresses the press from a DAO podium
Courts & Law

Philadelphia man charged with stealing 14 homes through deed theft

Such fraud is fueled by a white-hot real estate market, said Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Esack, with the office’s Economic Crimes unit.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Supreme Court (Christopher Millette / PennLive)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Supreme Court picks former Pitt chancellor to chair powerful redistricting commission

The Pa. Supreme Court announced that it had appointed Mark Nordenberg to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.

5 years ago

Police tape marks off a crime scene near Olney Transportation Center
Politics & Policy

Philly Councilmembers call for a ‘bold investment’ to fight gun violence

During the first of several budget hearings, members of City Council called on the administration to devote more money to combating gun violence.

5 years ago

Orange barriers enclose chairs and tables that will be used for dining along Sixth Street between Liberty and Penn avenues
Politics & Policy

Pa. tipped wage workers rally behind Wolf’s proposed minimum wage hike

In Pa., the tipped minimum wage is $2.83 cents an hour, an amount set in 1998. Gov. Wolf wants to end that separate, lower tipped wage and raise the overall minimum wage.

5 years ago

A close-up of the entrance to an emergency room.
Health
NJ Spotlight

Mental health, substance use visits to ER reflect ‘a pandemic within a pandemic’ in N.J.; greatest toll on the young

Though behavioral health cases remain a small number of the overall emergency visits, the increase is causing concern.

5 years ago

Amanda Holt holds up Pa. House and Senate maps
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Are Pa.’s state House and Senate maps gerrymandered? Depends on how you measure them

While a court declared Pennsylvania's previous congressional map was drawn to benefit Republicans, the current legislative maps have not faced the same level of scrutiny.

5 years ago

Gary Royster of Atlantic City holds up a wad of cash he used to gamble at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City
Arts & Entertainment

Despite pandemic, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millions

The latest to open the corporate checkbook is Hard Rock, which told The Associated Press on Monday it will spend $20 million on renovations.

5 years ago

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