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A marijuana leaf flag hangs on the door of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's office on Sept. 21, 2020. (Sam Dunklau / WITF)
Politics & Policy

Fetterman’s flags fly in the face of some state lawmakers

A provision slipped into budget legislation would ban flags not approved by lawmakers from flying at the Capitol.

5 years ago

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Politics & Policy

Georgia governor certifies presidential electors for Biden

Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump.

5 years ago

Upper Dublin High School in Montgomery County. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Montco judge rejects lawsuit over remote learning, county schools to go virtual Monday

Montgomery County students are heading for at least two weeks of all-virtual school after a judge denied a legal challenge to the county’s remote-learning order.

5 years ago

An Eli Lilly researcher tests possible COVID-19 antibodies in a laboratory
Health

COVID-19 antibody treatment soon to arrive in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said the federal government will distribute the antibodies to healthcare systems in the state.

5 years ago

A gloved finger prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer.
Health

N.J. Health Commissioner expects COVID-19 vaccines to land in N.J. next month

The earliest shipments are expected to go to health care professionals and first responders first, with the vaccine likely becoming available to the public in April or May.

5 years ago

The Bartender Squeezes Citrus Juice Into A Cocktail.
Health

Spate of overdoses hits service industry workers in Philly who thought they were doing cocaine

Since Nov. 12, the city Medical Examiner's office has confirmed three overdose deaths among restaurant and bar workers who thought they were using cocaine.

5 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington, Del., on Thursday, March 26. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Wilmington lawmakers approve citizen review board for police department

City residents who have a grievance with a Wilmington police officer could soon have a new way to get that problem addressed.

5 years ago

Passers-by walk past a hiring sign as they enter a Target retail store location, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Westwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dept. of Labor shows small employment gains in October

In the month before Philadelphia and other Pa. cities entered a second coronavirus wave, the state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly.

5 years ago

In this Feb. 7, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, center, speaks as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listen during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News, Apple News, and WMUR-TV at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Politics & Policy

Sanders, Warren under scrutiny as Biden weighs Cabinet picks

The scrutiny on Biden’s staffing decisions reflects the tremendous pressure the president-elect faces as he cobbles together a team to execute his policy priorities.

5 years ago

Dead vegetation around a conventional well indicating a possible brine spill. (Courtesy of Pennsylvania DEP)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. bill heading to governor would relax environmental laws for conventional drillers

Wolf’s office has previously said he would veto the bill, as it “poses an undeniable risk to the health and safety of our citizens, the environment, and our public resources."

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Courts & Law

Pa. GOP wins court order on mail ballots in state Senate contest

The decision could swing the neck-and-neck contest toward GOP challenger Nicole Ziccarelli.

5 years ago

In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

NJ cannabis bill advances, but lawmakers differ on details

New Jersey lawmakers advanced legislation setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, which voters overwhelmingly approved this month, but differed on key details.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York.
Health

Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US

The action comes days after Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech announced that its vaccine appears 95% effective at preventing mild to severe COVID-19 in a study.

5 years ago

The Gloria Casarez mural by Michelle Angela Ortiz at 12th and Locust streets was painted over on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. (Photo by Steve Weinik/Mural Arts)
Community

This year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance is organized by a Black trans survivor of violence

Despite the pandemic, the annual Philadelphia event will go on and memorialize trans people whose lives were cut short by violence.

5 years ago

First-time election workers, seated, from left to right,  Chris DiStasi, Kaitlin Irvine, Alicia Dlugos and Katie Phillips, end their day at South Philadelphia High School, a polling site on South Broad Street. (Alan Chin for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Mapping Philly’s most surprising election takeaways

While the historically Democratic city delivered a decisive win for President-elect Joe Biden, a few surprising shifts emerged.

5 years ago

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