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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney listens during the daily coronavirus update at City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Mayor to Philly landlords: ‘Be a good citizen,’ don’t evict people during a pandemic

Mayor Jim Kenney denounced those who would first look after their own financial interests over the greater public good during the current public health crisis.

6 years ago

Listen 1:07
(Screenshot via PA House Livestream)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers gather at Capitol despite remote voting and calls for social distancing

Many Republicans said they felt conflicted about balancing their duties as elected officials with their responsibilities as individuals to stop the spread of coronavirus.

6 years ago

A person walks down Sansom Street in Center City Tuesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus death toll rises in N.J. and Pa. as Del. confronts new cases

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the tri-state region have topped 4,500 with New Jersey reporting nearly 1,000 new cases in a single day.

6 years ago

Mariner East 2 construction site in Delaware County, Sunday March 22, 2020. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Energy Transfer seeks waiver to continue some Mariner East work

The company says the state has allowed some work to continue.

6 years ago

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Hahnemann building’s owner stymies city’s bid to lease it for COVID-19 cases

Mayor Jim Kenney accuses owner Joel Freedman of “jacking up monthly prices.” Councilmember Helen Gym calls for seizing it via eminent domain.

6 years ago

A medical staff member in protective gear administers a test for COVID-19 at a drive-through testing center in Paramus, N.J., Friday, March 20, 2020. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. now has second-most cases nationwide

3,675 coronavirus cases in New Jersey puts the state second only to New York. The Garden State moved to cancel all standardized tests for students.

6 years ago

(Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Cyber charters in Pa. keep teaching amid confusion in coronavirus shutdown order

School districts in Pa. fear drastic damage to their budgets if parents decide en masse to move children to cyber options amid coronavirus uncertainty.

6 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
Keystone Crossroads
Education
Broke in Philly

Philly to buy laptops for needy students for virtual classes during shutdown

Philly says it’s moving toward online education as fast as it can — buying thousands of devices for students who need them.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during briefing on coronavirus in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump hopes country will be reopened by Easter amid outbreak

“I would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter," he said during a Fox News virtual town hall.

6 years ago

(Monica Herndon/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Quarantining patients at Pa. drug treatment centers could pose risk, but many have nowhere else to go

As of March 23, the state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs had no reports of COVID-19 cases within treatment facilities. Providers say it’s only a matter of time.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteers (from left) Megan Boyle, Marina Spitkovskaya, Jamie Huot, and Stephen Bonett, all of whom are nurses, walk to the swabbing tent as the city's coronavirus testing site prepared to open next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health

Philadelphia officials refute Trump’s comments, call on federal government for help

“If we do this right, then maybe, maybe within two to four weeks, we can see evidence of slowing of the epidemic wave,” said Health Commissioner Tom Farley.

6 years ago

Roberto Valdes, at age 7, with his mother Kelly Beaz at Hershey Park. (Courtesy of Roberto Valdes)
Community

My mother is a feminist. She raised me to be one, too

For Women’s History Month, Roberto Valdes honors his mother, Kelly Beaz, who taught him the values of feminism.

6 years ago

A runner at Ridge Avenue and Spring Garden Street on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Exercise is good for us. Even more so now that we’re stuck at home

We’re all a little stressed during these “stay-at-home” days. The health benefits of exercise can help counteract the impacts of isolation.

6 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Property tax relief takes big hit as N.J. freezes nearly $1B in spending

The $921 million on the chopping block includes tuition assistance, lead abatement, drug recovery programs and municipal aid.

6 years ago

Nurses with ChristianaCare test people for the coronavirus in downtown Wilmington on March 13, 2020. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Health

Delaware coronavirus case total hits 104, presidential primary postponed

Delaware’s Democrats will have to wait a little longer to vote in what’s expected to be a landslide primary win for Joe Biden.

6 years ago

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