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Coal is piled up at the the Blaschak Coal Corporation pit mine
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

The coal industry was already struggling. Now it’s getting hammered by coronavirus.

Since the coronavirus hit the U.S., coal mines across the country have begun shutting down, laying off workers and slowing production. Bankruptcies loom over the industry.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Health

Here is Gov. Murphy’s plan for reopening N.J.

Murphy's six-point recovery plan included steps officials would have to take to slow the spread of COVID-19, minimize new outbreaks of the disease and reboot the economy.

6 years ago

A woman walks in Wilmington, Del., wearing a protective mask
Health

Coronavirus update: No flattening of curve in Delaware as mask requirement takes effect Tuesday

Delaware isn’t ready to start the 14-day countdown to the first limited phase of reopening as the governor takes further steps to limit the spread of the virus.

6 years ago

A group of people stand around a podium.
Health

Coronavirus update: Montco finds widespread, silent spread in prisons

“We’ve been checking temperatures in the correctional facility twice a day now for weeks,” said commission chair Val Arkoosh. “These are not people with symptoms.”

6 years ago

An empty jail cell
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. furloughs prisoners, Murphy outlines reopening plan

After drawing criticism for being slow, New Jersey prisons have begun furloughing some who are most likely to suffer the worst of COVID-19.

6 years ago

(Patrick Siebert for Gov. Larry Hogan / Flickr)
Health
Spotlight PA

States need coronavirus data to make timely decisions. What they share with the public varies widely.

Stateline and Spotlight PA surveyed six states — CO, GA, MD, PA, SC, and WA — to determine what information they have made accessible to the public via their websites.

6 years ago

A Jersey Shore beach scene.
Down the Shore
Community

Shore mayor outlines ‘common sense’ partial reopening plan

The mayor of Point Pleasant Beach has unveiled what he says is a "common sense" plan to incrementally reopen the town. N.J. Gov. Murphy will outline his statewide plan Mon.

6 years ago

Wine and Spirits store in Philadelphia
Community

Good booze news: Pa. liquor stores are ramping up curbside pickup

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is more than tripling the number of stores offering curbside pickup Monday.

6 years ago

I Voted Today sticker
Politics & Policy

AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic

The poll finds that 39% of Americans favor conducting all-mail elections, up from 19% in 2018. Another 40% are opposed.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Pelosi is latest high-profile Democrat to endorse Joe Biden

Pelosi's backing ratifies Biden’s contention that he is the party’s best chance to keep the House majority and regain Senate control from Republicans.

6 years ago

A wall of plastic trash at Garten Services in Salem, Ore., is headed to the landfill. The vast majority of plastic can't be or won't be recycled. (Laura Sullivan / NPR)
Science

‘Horrible hybrids’: The plastic products that give recyclers nightmares — and what you can use instead

Plastic products designed to be used for a few minutes can take decades or longer to decompose.

6 years ago

Angie Staudt
Community

What it’s like to be disabled now, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic

People who are disabled or have chronic illnesses have a different perspective on the limits we’re all living with today.

6 years ago

Plant manager Joe Glass poses with automotive parts manufactured by Catalus Corp. (Photo provided by Dave Parsons)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

COVID-19’s economic blow to rural Pa. far outstrips the pandemic. But reopening won’t be easy

Dependence on one industry, powdered metal, is part of the reason why this part of Pennsylvania has seen such a large drop in employment.

6 years ago

Listen 4:51
Police tape covers park benches in Rutherford, New Jersey, to enforce social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Health

Coronavirus update: Murphy says N.J. may lift stay-at-home orders ‘as one state’

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to outline the broad strokes of the state’s plan to ease social distancing measures on Monday.

6 years ago

In this April 23, 2020 photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks to her office after signing the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R. 266, after it passed the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

In Trump’s shadow, Congress-at-home eyes reboot during virus

Congress wants its voice back. Lawmakers long for what’s being lost. They want the ability to publicly question officials at committee hearings and to chat across the aisle.

6 years ago

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