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Marijuana buds are seen in a prescription bottle
Politics & Policy

N.J. voters weigh constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana

If passed, the Garden State would join eleven other states and Washington, D.C. in having legal recreational cannabis.

6 years ago

Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

Biden, Harris rally from opposite ends of Pennsylvania in final campaign night

Kamala Harris made a final pitch to Philadelphia voters Monday, while Joe Biden did the same in Pittsburgh.

6 years ago

A mail-in official ballot for the 2020 General Election in the United States is shown
Politics & Policy

Philly residents uneasy waiting for election results

As of Friday, state officials reported more than 2.2 million mail-in or absentee ballots had been returned, while more than 9 million people registered to vote.

6 years ago

Mail-in ballots. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

These Pa. counties won’t start counting mail ballots until Wednesday, possibly skewing early results

Officials in Pennsylvania agree it’s going to take a while to count all of the ballots cast in this election, and that means we won’t know the final results on Election Day.

6 years ago

An early election ballot completion area at the North Park Ice Skating Rink Lodge area, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in McCandless, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy

How Pa. prepares for Election Day: non-violent direct action training, volunteering and prayer

Election Day comes with concerns of voter intimidation, long lines at polling locations, and worries over who will be declared the winner.

6 years ago

Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘Mad or Nah?:’ Philly police killed Walter Wallace Jr. How do you feel about it?

Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hit the streets of Philadelphia to ask residents how they feel about the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

6 years ago

Listen 4:31
Voters receive a sticker after voting at one of Philadelphia’s satellite election offices
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia voters continue dropping off early ballots ahead of election day

Pa. officials have asked anyone who still has a mail ballot at this point to deliver it directly to their local county election officials by Tuesday at 8 p.m.

6 years ago

Ebony Powell is the organizer of the “Enough is Enough” campaign. University of Pennsylvania students marched to UPenn’s campus in protest of the school’s lack of investment in the community and over-policing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Penn students, community members protest disinvestment in West Philly

A protest kicked off in Malcolm X Park organized by a new group called Enough is Enough.

6 years ago

Voters can catch a free trolley ride to their polling location this Election Day
Politics & Policy

By bike, by car, by trolley: Free and discounted rides for Philly voters on Election Day

Ride-hailing companies, local nonprofits and union organizations are all pitching in to help voters get to their ballot drop boxes and polling sites on Tuesday.

6 years ago

Public health nurses look on during coronavirus testing
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Officials advise residents ‘don’t travel’

New Jersey officials advise residents to not travel as the state has exceeded more than 1,000 cases on a daily basis for the last several weeks.

6 years ago

John
Courts & Law

Federal judge: ‘Johnny Doc’ will face separate trials on embezzlement and corruption

A judge has ruled the John Dougherty case will be divided into two trials because a single proceeding would “unduly prejudice” the defendants in the case.

6 years ago

Oil spill on Delaware beach
Community

Delaware oil spill cleanup inches closer to completion; source remains unknown

Crews have collected more than 75 tons of oil that fouled Delaware’s coast after a spill near Broadkill Beach two weeks ago.

6 years ago

Protesters gather at Malcolm X Park responding to the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

What should Philly expect after the city releases the Walter Wallace Jr. bodycam footage?

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY’s community contributors and engagement editor Chris Norris about the Walter Wallace Jr. footage.

6 years ago

Listen 5:58
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One
Politics & Policy

Pa. officials push back on Trump demand for quick election call

President Trump has baselessly claimed that officials shouldn’t continue to sort through ballots after election day.

6 years ago

Jean Gary drops off her ballot at City Hall
Politics & Policy

Philly officials prepared for Election Day ‘shenanigans,’ promise safety at the polls

Prosecutors, elected officials and police stood outside a Philly recreation center to deliver one message: Anyone eligible to vote on Tuesday will be able to do so safely.

6 years ago

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