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SEPTA General manager Leslie Richards speaks to a fellow SEPTA employee at Frankford Transportation Center in Philadelphia. (Courtesy of SEPTA)

SEPTA and other transit agencies are facing a massive funding shortfall that could imperil operations in 2021.

6 years ago

In this 2018 file photo, Kabeera Weissman, a co-founder of DelcoCPR, lays out the reasons the group and other residents want the privately managed George W. Hill Correctional Facility in the the public's control. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)

Delco Jail Oversight Board recommends deprivatization transition team

CGL Cos. has been recommended by Delaware County’s Jail Oversight Board to help deprivatize the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.

6 years ago

Homes line North Repauno Avenue in Gibbstown

Community

Controversial Gibbstown LNG terminal gets final DRBC approval

The vote came after a flood of opposition, including worries that ‘bomb trains’ along the proposed shipping routes could destroy homes and families.

6 years ago

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks during a Pennsylvania Democratic Party fundraiser in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Courts & Law

Sen. Casey introduces bills to improve interactions between police and people with disabilities

“It’s easy to describe this problem. It’s exceedingly more difficult to solve it, but we have to try,” said Casey during a virtual news conference on Wednesday.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 17, 2020 file photo the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, attends a meeting of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The U.N. human rights chief is hailing “some extremely encouraging pledges” from U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, citing his call for efforts to address issues like systemic racism, women’s rights, torture and climate change. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, file)

Politics & Policy

UN rights chief expects U.S. will be ‘much better’ under Biden

Bachelet cited concerns about the inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism like that highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media while wearing a face mask

Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Wolf quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19

The governor said in a statement that he tested positive during a routine test Tuesday, adding that he has no symptoms and is feeling well.

6 years ago

Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia.

Health

Judge’s ruling on Einstein-Jefferson merger hinges on insurers, not patients

A federal judge ruled the Federal Trade Commission cannot stop a merger between Einstein Healthcare Network and Jefferson Health, both with hospitals in the Philly region.

6 years ago

A sign reminds patrons to mask up while inside a Pennsylvania restaurant.

Community

WESA

For restaurants, ‘the employment situation is catastrophic’

As of October, the region’s restaurants employed about 57,000 workers, a sharp drop from the more than 88,000 working in those establishments a year ago.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Politics & Policy

Biden introduces his nominee for secretary of defense

Austin is widely admired for his military service, which includes leading troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly

Urban Planning

Neighbors are winning concessions from developers — but not affordable housing

As Philadelphia sees a boom in multifamily construction, community groups are negotiating with developers. Affordable housing is an elusive target.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly

Urban Planning

City controller’s report says PPA needs to tighten finances to better fund Philly schools

Rebecca Rhynhart’s office released a performance audit of on-street parking expenses, to assess whether better management could increase its funding share.

6 years ago

A sign at the entrance to a park warns pedestrians about increased risk for the coronavirus in the Ironbound section of Newark

Community

N.J. coronavirus update: Murphy says scenario will improve if people take precautions

In sharing modeling used to follow the virus, the governor said a moderate-case scenario can be achieved by mask-wearing, distancing, 'using common sense.'

6 years ago