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Regional rail stations were nearly empty on March 17 in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA Key Travel Wallet will soon work on Regional Rail, allowing riders to pay per trip

Starting July 13, SEPTA rail riders will be able to tap in and out at card readers at stations and on platforms.

6 years ago

Boogaloo movement
Community

Facebook bans violent ‘boogaloo’ groups, not the term itself

The move by Facebook designates the extremist network as a dangerous organization similar to the Islamic State group and white supremacists, both of which are already banned.

6 years ago

Volunteers with New Kensington CDC clean up in Kensington on June 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘What we need is leadership’: Kensington councilmembers say mayor is failing community

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez and other community leaders say Mayor Jim Kenney must invest in housing and cleanup in the opioid hotspot.

6 years ago

Ken Metzner, executive director of the Colonial Theatre
Arts & Entertainment

Brandywine Museum and Colonial Theatre raise the curtain on reopening

The Brandywine and Colonial are the first Philly-area museum and theatre to reopen since COVID-19 shut everything down.

6 years ago

Listen 2:53
Advocates say the bill will help people with criminal records get better-paying jobs by obtaining professional licenses, such as those required for barbers, cosmetologists and real estate agents. (Nathon Oski/Unsplash)
Courts & Law

Getting professional licenses is about to get easier for Pa. residents with criminal records

Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to sign a bill this week advocates say will help people with criminal records get better jobs by obtaining professional licenses.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

The election-year plan backed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leaders is less ambitious than the sweeping Green New Deal.

6 years ago

Wilmington Trust headquarters on Rodney Square in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. (Wikimedia Commons)
Courts & Law

Appeals court panel weighs Wilmington Trust convictions

Wilmington Trust is the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program.

6 years ago

Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration employees Willie Townsend, left, and Joe Brown, attach a Mississippi state flag to the harness before raising it over the Capitol grounds in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Politics & Policy

With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag

Mississippi has faced increasing pressure to change its flag since protests against racial injustice have focused attention on Confederate symbols in recent weeks.

6 years ago

Activists and supporters held a rally and march in New Jersey to call on the state to take action on police reform. (Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Courts & Law

New Jersey activists want state action on police reform

Activists from all over New Jersey came to Trenton calling on the state to implement reforms to police departments.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Montgomery County Republican Joe Gale pictured here during his candidacy for commissioner  (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Montco commissioner faces federal lawsuit for blocking constituents on social media

Attorneys say Montco Commissioner Joe Gale violated constituents’ free speech rights through a pattern of blocking and deleting material on social media.

6 years ago

The whipping post in Georgetown, seen here in photo from the Delaware Public Archives, had been on display in the center of town since 1993. It will be taken down as of July 1. (courtesy Delaware Public Archives)
Community

‘Another example of hatred’: Whipping post to be removed from display in Delaware

Delaware was the last state to abolish the use of the whipping post as a form of legal punishment in 1972. Now the final remaining post on public display will be removed.

6 years ago

Dr. Valerie Arkoosh
Politics & Policy

Montco closes federally funded COVID-19 test site, will open six more next week

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh about how the county is reopening and ramping up testing sites.

6 years ago

Listen 8:25
A mural created by artist Nile Livingston was installed at 17th and Vine streets along with a public hand washing station meant for people who are living with housing instability. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Spotlight PA

Evictions could begin before Pa. rental assistance program can provide relief

The program will begin accepting applications July 6, but the state’s eviction moratorium expires just a few days later.

6 years ago

In this June 24, 2020 photo, Dean Loveland, a worker at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J., installs plexiglass barriers between player positions at a card table at the casino a week before it was to reopen amid the coronavirus outbreak. Smoking, drinking and eating will all be prohibited when Atlantic City's casinos reopen after being shut for three months due to the coronavirus outbreak under rules imposed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on June 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Community

No smoking, drinking or eating as Atlantic City casinos open

The late-night announcements from Gov. Phil Murphy landed like a one-two punch on Atlantic City's casino industry, already reeling from lost revenue during the pandemic

6 years ago

Free Library of Philadelphia
Community

‘Breaking point’: Philly Free Library workers declare ‘no confidence’ in leadership

Workers want to see Philadelphia Free Library President and Director Siobhan Reardon step down and systemic changes put in place.

6 years ago

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