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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. is sitting on billions in coronavirus relief money. What’s the hold up?

“Money has been sitting in Pennsylvania’s account for six weeks,” said Sen. Vincent Hughes. “The question is: Why are we waiting?”

6 years ago

Senior class members and spectators, most of them wearing masks, attend the graduation ceremony of Spain Park High School in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Health officials say usual graduation ceremonies could endanger the public health by promoting the spread of disease. But school officials say they're using social distancing guidelines and abiding by state health rules. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. releases guidance on school graduations

Earlier this week the governor said schools could hold in-person graduations starting in July, but now released the rules for doing so.

6 years ago

University of Delaware campus
Health

Coronavirus update: University of Delaware plans online graduation celebration

It’s not a replacement for graduation, but UDel grads will be honored Saturday with an online video presentation called Blue Hen Celebration.

6 years ago

A man and a woman demonstrate dining under a plastic shield amid coronavirus pandemic
Community

Patrons under plastic: Restaurants get creative in coronavirus era

As coronavirus restrictions are eased, some restaurant owners are seeking to welcome back in-person dining, but in a way that adheres to social distancing rules.

6 years ago

LAPD riot police stand by outside City Hall during a protest of the death of George Floyd
Community

Violence again rocks Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death; 1 killed

A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night.

6 years ago

Melissa Coleman walks toward the stage at Pottstown High School to the sound of Pomp and Circumstance. Four members of her family were allowed to attend the mini-cermony, which was repeated for each member of the graduating class. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

‘Headed to another part of life’: High school graduates walk in Pottstown, alone and adored

The 230 seniors will walk across the stage, one every 15 minutes, during the social-distanced procession.

6 years ago

Listen 2:53
MaryLouise Patterson and her friend
Community

Can we still be friends? Coronavirus means working at formerly easy relationships

Friendships can wax and wane over time. But with everyone struggling with something right now, it’s a new and different layer of stress.

6 years ago

(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

How is your congressional representative responding to COVID-19?

Members of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation skew Democratic. But the ways that they’ve responded to COVID-19 have varied widely.

6 years ago

A garden bloom in front of a historic home in the Garden Court neighborhood. (Ryan M. Collerd for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

I am a preservationist. This pandemic reminded me to see Philly’s ‘miracles’

Preservationist Paul Steinke rediscovers the wondrous yet fragile beauty of his West Philadelphia neighborhood, taking readers to 8 Garden Court sites.

6 years ago

Sundial Garden at the Winterthur Museum
Things To Do
Community

Philly celebrates local authors, N.J.’s new drive-in, and iconic Del. public space partially reopens in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

As the Delaware Valley region moves into a slow, phased reopening, places like Delaware's Winterthur Museum will partially reopen to state residents.

6 years ago

Listen 4:44
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., smiles during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

History in the making as House casts proxy votes in pandemic

To mark the history-making moment, Republicans sued to stop the majority from using the system, in which absent lawmakers can instruct those present to vote for them.

6 years ago

Candidates for Pennsylvania Auditor General, clockwise from Top L: Nina Ahmad (D), Scott Conklin (D), Rosie Davis (D), Michael Lamb (D), Christina Hartman (D), Tracie Fountain (D), and Timothy DeFoor (R). (Courtesy of candidate campaigns)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Six Democrats, one Republican vie to succeed DePasquale as auditor general

The candidates for Pennsylvania auditor general suggest the office has a significant role in oversight of the state's coronavirus response.

6 years ago

School buses are parked at a depot Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Schools relieved as Pa. budget poised to avoid education cuts, for now

Most of the Pa. budget will be settled in November, but schools got a welcome dose of stability. There will be no major cuts this year.

6 years ago

Traffic jams the Garden State Parkway across the Great Egg Harbor Bay Inlet Bridge near Ocean City, N.J.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Urban Planning

N.J. Turnpike, Parkway, Atlantic City Expressway to increase tolls

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Turnpike Authority voted to increase tolls on the Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway.

6 years ago

The Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Kalim A. Bhatti/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. House Democrats say they were in the dark for a week about Republican’s positive coronavirus test

State Rep. Andrew Lewis (R., Dauphin) said in a statement that he tested positive for COVID-19 last week and immediately began self-isolation.

6 years ago

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