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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, center, speaks with members of the media as he departs a meeting with Senate Republicans on an economic lifeline for Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 16, 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Income tax filing deadline moved to July 15 from April 15

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the Trump administration has decided to push the income tax filing date to July 15 from April 15.

7 years ago

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Republican senators sold stock before steep market losses from virus

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid fears about the coronavirus

7 years ago

A large flare burns off fuel at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery while firefighters battle a fire there. The wind carried the black smoke toward residential areas of South Philadelphia. (Emma lee/WHYY)
Health

When it comes to coronavirus, air pollution may put marginalized communities in danger

Experts say the coronavirus puts the elderly and immunocompromised at risk. Environmental pollution might exacerbate those risk factors.

7 years ago

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(Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Politics & Policy

Here’s how Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware say they’re helping laid off workers

As the coronavirus pandemic puts thousands of people out of work, state and federal governments are finding ways to help them survive.

7 years ago

Carts litter the parking lot around 9 a.m. as a shopper heads back to their car with groceries after shopping at the ACME in Bala Cynwyd on March 19th 2020 during the uncertain times that surround the Covid 19 pandemic. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

Grocery store worries: Low supply, high demand, deep anxiety

Lines around stores, people buying $300 worth of food and other items at a time, cleaned-out shelves … welcome to pandemic shopping.

7 years ago

Kalaya owner Nok Suntaranon (right) hands out donated pizza to community members in need. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Restaurant workers have each other’s backs as layoffs and confusion abound

One chef offers free, daily ‘family meals’ to industry workers, whose futures are uncertain due to restaurant and bar closures, layoffs and confusion.

7 years ago

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson
Politics & Policy

Most renters will not receive protections under WH proposal

Despite what Trump said this week, most renters, many of whom just lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, will not be eligible for eviction protections.

7 years ago

In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 photo, pipes lay along a construction site on the Mariner East pipeline in a residential neighborhood in Exton, Pa. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf’s coronavirus shutdown order appears to include Mariner East pipeline construction

Construction on the Mariner East pipeline appears to be halted by Gov. Wolf’s new order that shuts down all “non-life-sustaining” operations and businesses.

7 years ago

(Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania police cut services, plan for shortages as coronavirus spreads

“It's not like you can go out and arrest a bad guy and stop a problem. That's not going to stop this,” the police chief in Scranton said.

7 years ago

(Pat Wellenbach/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Schools across Pa. are wary of offering online instruction during coronavirus closures

Some schools are running into a major legal hurdle in their attempts to offer online instruction during the current closures.

7 years ago

Clinical staff workers conduct a drive-through COVID-19 test Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Allegheny Health Network's Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion in Wexford, Pa. (Steph Chambers/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP Photo)
Health

Wolf orders ‘non-life sustaining businesses’ to shut down; Philly closes playgrounds

20 of those infected in the city are health care workers. So when the first public testing site opens, priority will go to health workers with symptoms.

7 years ago

Berks County Residential Center. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

‘Extraordinary times’: Advocates call for closure of immigrant detention centers for coronavirus

“Folks are basically saying, ‘If this is the way I’m going to die, I’d rather be with my family,’” said one advocate.

7 years ago

A closeup of Delaware's General Assembly seal
Politics & Policy

Delaware General Assembly postpones legislative session indefinitely

The Delaware General Assembly is on hiatus as Americans are asked to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

7 years ago

outside Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Cente
Courts & Law

Criminal justice groups want Philly’s juvenile detention center to release children

More than 100 children are being held in a Philadelphia juvenile detention center while the COVID-19 pandemic spreads through the city.

7 years ago

This combination of March 11, 2020 photos made by investigators with the Michigan Attorney General's Office shows a $4.47 shelf price sticker for a gallon of Clorox bleach and $8.99 on a price scanner for the same item at a Menards store in Jackson, Mich. (Michigan Attorney General's Office via AP)
Community

$10 toilet paper? Coronavirus gouging complaints surge in US

An Associated Press survey of attorneys general or consumer protection agencies nationwide found reports already exceeded 5,000, with hundreds more arriving daily.

7 years ago

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