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Lawmakers convene in person and over Zoom
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. senators threaten subpoena if Wolf administration refuses to turn over list of coronavirus business waivers

If the Pennsylvania legislature issues a subpoena to Wolf for the records, the process could lead to a court fight, which could take months to resolve.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Education

Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer

Reopening schools is considered key to getting the economy moving again. But some education officials say opening schools quickly would bring major risk and little reward.

6 years ago

Ocean City, New Jersey
Health

Ocean City says beaches will stay closed for Memorial Day

Normally, it’s the unofficial start of summer, but at least one Jersey Shore town says it can’t safely reopen in time for Memorial Day weekend.

6 years ago

Socially distant art gallery in West Philadelphia yard
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

How to turn your front yard into a socially distant gallery

Quarantine life means no gallery shows, gatherings or classes so we turned our front yard into a place to share art. You can do it too.

6 years ago

Preparing for COVID-19 intensive care patients (Photo by: Britta Pedersen/AP Images)
Health

Treating blood clots, kidney injuries and other problems linked to COVID-19 could save lives

As doctors treat more and more COVID-19 patients, they are realizing the new coronavirus can affect far more than just a patient's lungs.

6 years ago

Listen 1:44
Ballester plays a hang-man style game with students, solving a puzzle related to a lesson they're working on. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

The diary of Ms. B.: Tears and triumphs inside a Philly teacher’s virtual classroom

Lauren Ballester is among the thousands of Pa. teachers trying to figure out online education. Her first week was an adventure of emotions.

6 years ago

Listen 5:00
Tammy King (left) is comforted by her sister Michelle Rouco, both nurses, who were not allowed to see their father before he succumbed to COVID-19. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Their father died of COVID-19 at the hospital where they worked. They still weren’t allowed to see him

Sisters Tammy King and Michelle Rouco worked as nurses at the same hospital where their father died of COVID-19. They still couldn’t be by his side.

6 years ago

Listen 5:00
A Black doctor performs a free COVID-19 test in the parking lot of the West Philadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church. (Christopher Norris for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Black churches aid free testing

Amid a health crisis that’s disproportionately ravaging African-American communities, the Black church is busy, even if its pews are empty.

6 years ago

A sign advertises the Wilmington Airport.
Community

County recommends new leadership for Wilmington Airport

A New Castle County task force looking at how to improve business at the Wilmington Airport recommends not renewing DRBA’s lease to run the facility.

6 years ago

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

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