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Shell ethane cracker in Pa.
Politics & Policy

Wolf, legislature draw closer to more tax breaks for the natural gas industry

Lawmakers say Wolf has agreed to a compromise measure to incentivize natural gas manufacturers.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Community

First George Floyd-inspired bills become law in Pennsylvania

Wolf, a Democrat, characterized the two bills he signed as small, but important steps “toward what we have to do to make our society fair."

6 years ago

Juanita Kidd Stout Center
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Tribune

Report finds ‘culture of nepotism,’ ‘troubling pattern of racial resentment’ brewing in city courts

The report found that women of color, including female judges, were “experiencing specific harm” working within the district’s organizational culture and structure.

6 years ago

Borgata casino
Arts & Entertainment

Borgata to reopen July 26, last of Atlantic City’s 9 casinos

The top-performing casino in Atlantic City, the Borgata was the only one that did not to immediately reopen on July 2.

6 years ago

Protesters face off with police during a demonstration on I-676 in Philadelphia on Monday, June 1 (Courtesy of Pilar Goñalons Pons)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Protesters, residents sue city over tear gas on 52nd St., 676

More than 50 litigants in three separate civil rights lawsuits are suing the city over the use of chemical weapons and other force by the Philadelphia Police Department.

6 years ago

Democratic legislators announce a lawsuit aimed at blocking efforts by the Trump campaign to impose tighter rules on vote-by-mail and loosen restrictions on the eligibility of poll watchers.
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Democrats file suit in state court to counter election rules case filed by Trump campaign

"There are many of us who represent diverse communities, … [who] understand that it is our duty to stand up, to protect the rights of Pennsylvanians to vote.”

6 years ago

Hundreds of people filled the street outside Lebanon’s courthouse at a Black Lives Matter protest in early June. (Alanna Elder/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Voices of the movement: Meet the women who organized the anti-racist protest in this divided Pa. town

Lebanon, Pa. is known for being a town divided. These three women are trying to bring the town together in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.

6 years ago

Listen 5:12
Taylor Corbin, 4, (center) helps block captain Roslyn Myers inflate a hopper ball
PlanPhilly
Community

100 extremely hot Philly blocks are getting super soakers and other toys to beat the heat

Philadelphia is expanding its Playstreets program to help cool the city’s hottest neighborhoods.

6 years ago

Protesters gathered outside Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office Monday, July 13, 2020.
Courts & Law

Activists spar with Krasner over protest-related charges, boo him into his office

A group of protesters are demanding Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner drop all criminal charges related to George Floyd protests in the city.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy answers questions at the city's daily coronavirus briefing at the Fire Administration Building on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Mayor Kenney’s second-in-command to resign over police reform efforts

Managing Director Brian Abernathy, Mayor Kenney’s second-in-command, has been the target of protests calling for his resignation.

6 years ago

PhillyResist protesters marched through the streets on Monday. (Avi Wolfman-Arent / WHYY)
Community

Philly protest marks deaths of Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor

It’s been four months since the police killing of Breonna Taylor, five years since the death of Sandra Bland. Protesters honored the pair in Center City.

6 years ago

Close up of a dictionary word
Politics & Policy

Bucks County GOP lawmakers call for investigation into unresolved unemployment claims

Bucks County members of the Republican Caucus call for the House Oversight Committee to look into what they call “the failure of the Unemployment Compensation program.”

6 years ago

A white van that says
Community

Protest in Allentown after cop uses knee to restrain man

Allentown police appeared to violate their own policy against neck restraints when an officer used his knee to bear down on the man's head, the activists said.

6 years ago

Homeless encampment on the Ben Franklin Parkway
Community
Broke in Philly

Protest encampment residents say they’re not leaving Parkway, despite city deadline

Residents of the camp on Benjamin Franklin Parkway say they won’t move unless Philadelphia provides them with permanent housing.

6 years ago

Columbus monument at Penn's Landing
Community

Columbus monument supporters file suit, seek injunction

They accuse Penn's Landing of breaking an agreement to maintain the 28-year-old monument by covering up its base following recent protests.

6 years ago

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