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Sussex County criminal defense attorney Julianne Murray (Murray for Delaware) and Delaware Gov. John Carney (Office of Gov. John Carney)
Politics & Policy

Carney’s GOP challenger says Delaware COVID-19 shutdown based on fear

Republican Julianne Murray said Delaware needs to step back from coronavirus fear in her challenge to incumbent Gov. John Carney.

6 years ago

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Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court
Health

Providers to argue Pa. ban on using Medicaid funds for abortions is illegal

Eight providers are suing the state’s Department of Human Services over the prohibition. Oral arguments are set for Wednesday in Commonwealth Court.

6 years ago

The exterior of SEPTA's HQ building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA wins $1.2 million federal grant for safety fixes

The funds will support an automated system that prevents trains from being routed into areas where people are working and safety fixes on Grays Avenue.

6 years ago

Protesters wait behind blockades to defend the Parkway homeless encampment
Community
Broke in Philly

Housing protest leaders, city agree to terms for disbanding Parkway encampment

The tent settlement will disband this week. The city and PHA will transfer 50 vacant properties into a community land trust established by encampment residents.

6 years ago

Katie O’Regan sits for a portrait outside her home in Lititz, Lancaster County. O’Regan decided to vote in person after running into a problem with her mail-in ballot application. She says official-looking mail from outside groups is confusing voters. (Kate Landis/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Ballot applications from outside groups confuse some voters as deadline looms

While some of those groups have checked with the state to ensure accuracy of their mail-in applications, others have not, and it is not required that they do so.

6 years ago

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

To jumpstart relief program, Wolf gives landlords more flexibility to collect unpaid rent

Landlords will no longer be required to forgive all payments owed in return for accepting state aid, which is capped at $750, much lower than average rent in many areas.

6 years ago

The 2020 census form. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

‘Do not wait’: Philly urges residents to take the census as Supreme Court stops the count

Philly’s census organizers are urging residents to take the census now before the online portal is turned off following Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling.

6 years ago

Barry G. Croft of Bear, Delaware is accused of allegedly conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (Facebook)
Courts & Law

Del. man was leader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor, FBI says

Barry G. Croft of Bear is portrayed in an FBI affidavit as a leader of the alleged abduction plot. The FBI said he constructed improvised explosive devices.

6 years ago

Earl Harvey, publisher of the Black Professionals' News
Community

Earl Harvey, pioneering Black media entrepreneur, dies at 65

The publisher of The Black Professionals News and The Atlantic City Times is remembered as a major booster of Black business people in the Philly area.

6 years ago

Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director, Delaware Division of Public Health answers questions regarding Delaware’s response to coronavirus disease during a press briefing at the Carvel State Office building in Wilmington, DE.
(Saquan Stimpson / WHYY)
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Hospitalizations for COVID-19 rise again

State officials reported 112 hospitalizations, with 19 of those patients in critical condition. Significant increases are being seen in Sussex County.

6 years ago

Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies on the second day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
Politics & Policy

Amy Coney Barrett faces Democrats’ tough questions

She declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any election-related cases involving President Donald Trump.

6 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Youngest Philly students could return to buildings after Thanksgiving, sources say

The school district’s reopening plan calls for students in pre-K to second grade to come back on Nov. 30, with other students to follow.

6 years ago

A medical worker collects a sample after a patient self-administered a COVID-19 nasal swab test at a Walgreens pharmacy, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Health

Murphy announces $100 million in new coronavirus aid for N.J.

The money will largely be distributed through existing programs and will address businesses and individuals.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania prescribed wildfire burn
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate change could shift Pennsylvania’s wildfire season

Data from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shows Pennsylvania had 686 fires on average each year between 2015 and 2019.

6 years ago

A firefighter is silhouetted against a fire burning outside the village of Roqueiro
Science

UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year

In the wake of heat waves, global warming and forest fires, the U.N. is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030.

6 years ago

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