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(Lauren Witzke for Delaware/Facebook)
Politics & Policy

Del. Senate candidate Witzke retweets support from group with ‘white nationalist’ ties

The GOP nominee would not address the supportive tweets by VDARE, whose website publishes writers its founder regards as “white nationalist.”

6 years ago

(Jeff Rhode/ Holy Name Medical Center.)
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: State now offering at-home COVID testing

The in-home tests are designed especially to help older residents who are at higher risk of infection and may be hesitant to go to a public testing site.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Courts & Law

Judge declines to stay ruling on Pennsylvania crowd size

The judge said the administration had failed to show “imminent and irreparable harm will occur” if the state can’t limit crowds to 25 people inside and 250 people outside.

6 years ago

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

Lawmakers’ power to redraw Pa.’s political maps could be more limited in 2021

A bill advancing in the state Senate would set strict criteria for drawing congressional and legislative maps, and make underlying data available for analysis.

6 years ago

Voting stickers
Education

‘Invested in democracy’: Pa. high schools compete to register the most voters

With the general election less than six weeks away, city and state officials are encouraging young people to take an active role in the electoral process.

6 years ago

A woman walks through a Philadelphia neighborhood. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Why did Mayor Kenney disable a tool for fighting blight in the name of ‘public safety’?

City Hall disabled the function after protesters showed up at the home of a top official. The change could impair efforts to improve neighborhoods.

6 years ago

Department of Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette in Monaca, Pa. on Monday. (Reid R. Frazier / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump’s energy secretary questions mainstream science on human impacts of climate change

Scientists say human impacts are clear.

6 years ago

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey
Politics & Policy

Toomey supports Senate voting on Trump high court nominee

In 2016, Tommey endorsed waiting eight months to fill a Supreme Court vacancy under President Barack Obama.

6 years ago

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, tries to avoid reporters as he leaves the Senate Chamber following a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Romney is one of four Republicans who could oppose a vote on a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prior to Election Day.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Romney OKs voting on court nominee, all but assures approval

"If the nominee reaches the Senate floor, I intend to vote based upon their qualifications,” Romney said.

6 years ago

Electric power grid transmission lines
Science
NJ Spotlight

Fierce debate over N.J.’s clean-energy goals centers on possible abandonment of regional power grid

Currently, state buys power on PJM capacity market. Critics want New Jersey to go it alone.

6 years ago

Liam Whomsley and his brother Conor
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘No more Zoom’: Chester County families rally against virtual school

Holding signs reading “no child left behind a screen,” the protesters demanded schools allow for the immediate return of five days of in-person instruction.

6 years ago

Ramón Diaz and Vicenta Ortiz Rivera
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Puerto Rican community in Pa. displaced by Hurricane Maria eager to vote in 2020

Three years after Hurricane Maria, Pennsylvanians displaced from Puerto Rico and now able to vote for president reflect on priorities for the 2020 election.

6 years ago

Listen 6:00
Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Your 2020 guide to voting in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is dealing with a huge mail-in voting spike, sluggish mail, a slew of lawsuits and mail-in-ballot laws that could change. Here’s what you need to know.

6 years ago

A look down Main Street in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

A university reopened, COVID spiked, and now a wary college town wonders: What’s next?

The university’s return brought the possibility of economic revival at a time when local businesses need a lift. But locals worry students will spread the virus in town.

6 years ago

Listen 5:29
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, shown last month during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, is now under investigation by that committee. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Longtime ally to Trump’s postal chief was paid by RNC

A Republican official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the details of Hauck's work said he was hired to help the party organize campaign events in North Carolina

6 years ago

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