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Politics & Policy

White House wants more funding to prep Philly’s Independence Hall for semiquincentennial

Stakeholders look forward to more funding for Independence Hall as America gets ready to celebrate its 250th anniversary after White House executive order.

1 year ago

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Elon Musk presents a woman with an oversized check for $1 million
Courts & Law

Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make promised payments over 2024 petition signatures

The lawsuit claims the man received hourly pay for canvassing ahead of the November presidential election, but it says he wasn't fully paid for the petition referrals.

1 year ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes part in a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, March 11, 2024.
Community

Philly district attorney’s office launches clean and green unit to tackle ‘short dumping’ and other quality of life crimes

The new unit will use high-tech surveillance to target people who dump trash on city streets and commit other quality-of-life crimes.

1 year ago

Cory Booker speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

New Jersey’s U.S. Sen. Cory Booker sets a record, makes a marathon speech objecting to several Trump administration policies

Sen. Booker got help from fellow Democrats during his marathon, anti-Trump speech, the longest Senate speech in history.

1 year ago

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Mike Carroll speaks
Community

Extra day added for Pa. drivers to get REAL ID before the May deadline. Majority of residents don’t have it yet

Pennsylvania travelers could be turned away from TSA checkpoints if they have not received their updated REAL ID by May 7.

1 year ago

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Community

Camden County launches Blue Envelope program to help communication between police and autistic drivers

The program, which informs police officers if a driver is autistic, was first implemented in the Garden State in Hunterdon County.

1 year ago

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Luigi Mangione
Courts & Law

Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Penn graduate Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, faces separate federal and state murder charges.

1 year ago

Sen. Cory Booker speaks during a hearing in Washington
Politics & Policy

Who is Cory Booker, the Democrat from New Jersey holding the Senate floor?

Booker played part in a 2018 bipartisan measure to overhaul federal sentencing laws passed after some Black leaders forged an alliance with Trump.

1 year ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks
Health

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware join lawsuit against HHS federal cuts to health departments and programs

A lawsuit led by Democratic state attorneys general and governors seeks to stop the Trump administration from cutting grant money to local health programs.

1 year ago

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Princeton University
Education

Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University

The university received notifications this week that grants were being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department.

1 year ago

Devlin Robinson
Courts & Law

Pa. Senate passes bills to alert ICE of crimes, restrict bail options for some defendants

The measures now move to the Democratic-controlled House, where they can expect tough sledding.

1 year ago

Chester County election workers process ballots
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania mail ballots don’t need accurate envelope dates, federal judge rules

Citing constitutional violations, a federal judge ruled Pennsylvania election boards can't invalidate mail-in ballots over missing handwritten dates on return envelopes.

1 year ago

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Community

NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes

Team owners were set to vote on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that helped the Philadelphia Eagles win a Super Bowl, but the proposal was tabled until May.

1 year ago

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.,, speaks during a confirmation hearing
Politics & Policy

Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

By standing on the Senate floor for more than a night and day and refusing to leave, Sen. Cory Booker had broken a record set 68 years ago.

1 year ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Pedestrian islands are coming to Chestnut Street in West Philly

Aimed to make crossing the street safer, pedestrian "refuge islands" are being built at more than a dozen intersections along Chestnut Street in West Philly.

1 year ago

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