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Limited assistance plagues Delawareans seeking utility assistance. But new laws could help avoid shutoffs.
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Listen 3:17Michael Hilton also works with the Trenton Restorative Street Team as a high-risk interventionist, helping to settle disputes.
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Listen 1:385 people, including children, shot at West Philadelphia recreation center
Officials say a 16-year-old is in critical condition, while a 10-year-old, 11-year-old and another teenager are listed as stable. A Christy Rec Center employee was also shot.
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Gardeners breathe a ‘sigh of relief’ over Summer Winter Community Garden preservation
City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier hopes the Summer Winter Community Garden deal will be a model for securing more garden land.
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Listen 1:01The bronze likeness of Sadie Alexander will be installed not far from where former Mayor Frank Rizzo’s statue used to be, before it was taken down.
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Listen 1:29Schools and counties begin to see payment delays as Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate hits a month
Without the governor’s signature on a new spending plan, the state lost some of its spending authority starting July 1.
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Here’s what you need to know as Delaware legal weed sales start Friday, Aug. 1
The launch at existing medical dispensaries comes more than two years after legalization, but a key cannabis advocate is calling for a boycott.
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Listen 1:48PECO is offering $500 grants to help customers pay off overdue bills
The program is geared toward customers with incomes too high to qualify for some existing energy assistance programs.
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Listen 1:00Counties hadn’t done property reassessments in decades. But a recent court decision forced their hand.
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Listen 0:58Researchers mapped out the economic impact of the federal government canceling research grants that had already been approved.
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Listen 1:48How Philadelphia women are still working to close the gender pay gap
Data shows that, across multiple factors, the pay gap between men and women still persists, even in big cities like Philadelphia.
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Listen 1:03Millville glassblowing studio looks to help veterans with PTSD and emotional trauma
Founded in partnership with Rowan University, the studio looks to help local veterans through building community and fostering creativity.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers say child care is broken, but don’t agree on how to fix it — yet
State lawmakers are promising changes to improve affordability for families, profitability for businesses and less debt for teachers by cutting red tape.
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Listen 1:28Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims
Bove will serve as a judge on the Philadelphia-based appeals court following a 50-49 vote in the Senate.
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Proposed Pennsylvania legislation would beef up local news in areas lacking sufficient coverage
One proposal borrows from a New Jersey initiative that supports investigative reporting, multilingual journalism and hyperlocal news.
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