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Politics & Policy

Lawsuit says census takers were pressured to falsify data

Some households were marked as completed after only one attempt to reach residents living there, according to the revised lawsuit filed by the National Urban League.

6 years ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Potentially thousands of mail ballots lost in Pa. county, official says

Butler County has the worst return rate for mail ballots in the state, and the U.S. Postal Service has been asked to investigate.

6 years ago

Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sanchez speaks on Wednesday at a press conference outside City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Community

‘2 people with a gun should not be leading a response’: Philly Council calls for police reform

City Councilmembers said that legislative measures long in the works would advance reform efforts in the wake of Wallace’s death by police gunfire.

6 years ago

Michael Imms, with Chester County Voter Services, gathers mail-in ballots after being sorted for the 2020 General Election in the United States, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Courts & Law

U.S. Supreme Court won’t throw out Pa.’s extended ballot deadline — for now

Pennsylvania can continue to accept mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day until Nov. 6.

6 years ago

Listen 60:33
A woman drops off her ballot for the 2020 General Election outside the Chester County Government Services Center, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

Pa. election officials ‘strongly urge’ counties to tally mail ballots as soon as possible

Pennsylvania law prohibits counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, but a few counties say they might not count them until the next day.

6 years ago

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in Washington.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Courts & Law

Delaware dissolves companies set up by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort

Manafort and Gates were accused of using the companies to launder $75 million from the Ukrainian government to help Manafort and Gates in tax fraud and other crimes.

6 years ago

A man is handed a sticker from a volunteer after dropping off his ballot for the 2020 General Election in the United States outside the Chester County Government Services Center, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Erie County restricts activities of openly armed residents near the polls if they aren’t voting

Elections officials said they took the steps to combat voter intimidation, but at least one legal expert said a challenge was almost guaranteed.

6 years ago

A residential street in Plymouth, Pa. Luzerne County. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Luzerne County will evaluate discarded military ballots

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, whose office oversees voting in Pennsylvania, described the discarded ballots as a “bad error” but not intentional fraud.

6 years ago

Reverend Robert Collier, president of the Philadelphia Black Clergy (center), speaks at a press conferencw
Community

Wallace killing is ‘Minneapolis all over again’ for West Philly, says Black Clergy president

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Rev. Robert Collier about how West Philly is also hurting from the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr.

6 years ago

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Protesters confront police during a march Tuesday, Oct. 27 in West Philadelphia.
Community

Philly issues citywide curfew; PPD to release 911 call, bodycam footage of Wallace killing

The curfew will go into effect Wednesday at 9 p.m. and will be in place through 6 a.m. Thursday.

6 years ago

Sharif El-Mekki
Education
Chalkbeat

Teaching Black Lives Matter virtually? Some Philadelphia teachers say it can be done

Educators' concerns followed the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. and unrest across the city.

6 years ago

At the Cra-West Apartments in Camden on Oct. 27, tenant Dehna Morris holds a toy that belongs to her 4-year-old son after a three-alarm fire at the complex forced them out.
Community

For Camden tenants already living in scary conditions, fatal fire is final insult

The three-alarm fire claimed the lives of Roberto Romero and Luis Silva. For Cra-West residents, the fire also exposed living conditions that made them feel unsafe.

6 years ago

A secure mail ballot drop box outside Eastern State Penitentiary
Politics & Policy

With deadline past for mail ballot requests, Pa. counties wait on 1.2 million votes

While 61% of mail-in ballots have already been returned, Pennsylvania election officials say 1.2 million still have not arrived back at county boards of election.

6 years ago

Socially distanced outdoor dining in early October in New Hope. (Joanne McLaughlin/WHYY)
Health

How much coronavirus are we willing to live with?

As cases rise again, individuals are being left to decide how much virus is too much — just as the pandemic feels distant and the cost of staying home, high.

6 years ago

Listen 4:12
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Rik Mehta
Politics & Policy

Trump dominates N.J. Senate debate between Booker, Mehta

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and his Republican challenger argued over President Trump in their only debate of the campaign.

6 years ago

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