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Signs that read, ''I Buy Houses'' and ''We Buy Houses'' can be seen posted on a street pole in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

‘We buy houses’: Philly Council targets real estate scammers with bill

A bill introduced by Philly City Councilmember Allan Domb and co-sponsors would create protections against scammers plastering the city with 'We buy houses' signs.

5 years ago

People dance as they celebrate outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly reacts to Trump’s post-election defiance

Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what residents think of President Trump’s refusal to concede.

5 years ago

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Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt wears a mask while sitting at a table
Politics & Policy

‘An extraordinary election’: Nearly 750K votes later, Philly’s ballot counting is officially over

The unofficial total, which eclipsed the final tally in 2016, was effectively an even split between mail ballots and votes cast at the polls. 

5 years ago

Victim advocate Jennifer Storm, second left, joins survivors of child sexual abuse including Patty Fortney-Julius, third left, and Mary McHale, second right, waiting for a news conference in the Pennsylvania Capitol, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Victim Advocate criticizes Senate ‘no’ vote as ‘political vendetta’

Storm alleges state Senate President Joe Scarnati led a personally-motivated effort to block her from serving another six-year term in the appointed position.

5 years ago

John Jackson, senior research scientist at the Stroud Water Research Center, measure conductivity in the White Clay Creek stream. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Bill in Pa. House would loosen pollution reporting requirements

Dischargers would only have to report spills that may cause a violation of water quality criteria under DEP regulation or that are reportable under federal requirements.

5 years ago

Nurses picket at the entrance to St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa. About 800 nurses went on strike Tuesday citing long simmering grievances over wages and staffing levels. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Nurses at St. Mary Medical Center strike for safer staff levels as coronavirus surges

As the virus hospitalizes more people across the region, the 700-plus nurses say there aren’t enough of them on staff to keep patients safe.

5 years ago

A rendering of the Mamie Nichols Townhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

33 affordable rental homes named for Point Breeze hero Mamie Nichols break ground

Built on formerly vacant city lots, the housing will be earmarked for families earning less than $50,000 and veterans.

5 years ago

The United States Courthouse is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
Courts & Law

In court, Giuliani argues to block Biden win in Pennsylvania

The court case is over the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results.

5 years ago

A health worker holding a COVID-19 vaccine vial
Health

Four in 10 New Jerseyans would skip a coronavirus vaccine, poll finds

New Jersey respondents were more likely to say they would take a coronavirus vaccine if it was discussed in positive terms.

5 years ago

Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Officials anticipate that the task of scanning mail and absentee ballots will be completed Thursday.
Politics & Policy

Pa. Supreme Court rules against Trump campaign

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dealt yet another blow to President Donald Trump’s faltering legal challenges over the 2020 election.

5 years ago

The White House
Courts & Law

U.S. judge blocks Trump Administration rule inhibiting unions

The rule would have harmed the bargaining rights of more than 500,000 home healthcare workers in California and several hundred thousand additional workers across the nation.

5 years ago

Red Bank Middle School. The school opened with a hybrid model of instruction on Sept. 14. (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)
Education

School funding in New Jersey back at 1994 levels

A nonpartisan think tank says state funding of New Jersey schools has failed to recover from the Great Recession of 2008 and actually receded to levels seen in the mid-1990s.

5 years ago

Voters practice social distance while lining up at polling place in Northern Liberties in Philadelphia on Election Day. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Spanish speakers in Pa. faced confused poll workers, lack of interpreters on Election Day

Latino advocacy groups across Pennsylvania said there were only a handful of incidents in which Spanish-speaking voters had trouble with language assistance.

5 years ago

police car lights flashing
Community

New Jersey’s capital city has tied its 2013 homicide record

Jeremy McTamney, 26, was fatally shot in Trenton on Tuesday, marking the city’s 37th homicide this year.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Health

Gov. Carney puts new restrictions on indoor dining, gatherings, youth sports in Delaware

Gov. Carney ordered sharp new restrictions, saying the skyrocketing number of coronavirus cases and increasing hospitalizations and deaths forced him to act.

5 years ago

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