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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney voices support for the expansion of the SAFE Network to Philly, where it will offer legal representation for immigrants facing deportation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly pilots program to pay for some detained immigrants’ legal defense

Philadelphia and the Vera Institute of Justice launched a one-year pilot program offering pro bono legal support to low-income immigrants facing deportation.

7 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Hahnemann wants to stop taking new patients Friday

The proposed closure timeline released Tuesday still needs official approval from the city Health Commissioner’s Office and the state Health Department.

7 years ago

While New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, (left), speaks, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal looks on after a bill signing ceremony in Berkeley Heights, N.J., Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Murphy has signed a measure aimed at making so-called smart guns available in the state. He also signed three other measures aimed at reining in gun violence. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Murphy signs latest batch of N.J. laws aimed at gun control

New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the U.S. On Tuesday, Gov. Murphy signed measures aimed at reducing gun suicides and restricting gun sales.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)
Down the Shore
Community

4 injured in N.J. boat crash, authorities say

Four people suffered injuries of varying severity in a Cape May County boat crash Monday evening, authorities say.

7 years ago

Regional rail train
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

SEPTA upgrade project to disrupt travel on 3 Regional Rail lines

The Media/Elwyn line, the Wilmington/Newark and Airport lines will be affected from July 20 to Aug. 4.

7 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner held a press conference with faith leaders arguing that the Pa. death penalty is unconstitutional. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly’s top prosecutor calls for end of death penalty in Pennsylvania

Krasner filed a motion arguing the state has used the death penalty arbitrarily, thus violating protections against cruel punishments.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Council President Clarke unveiled the newly renovated Amos Playground (PlanPhilly, file)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Philly Federal Reserve study challenges conventional wisdom on gentrification

A new Philadelphia Federal Reserve study finds little evidence to support the idea that gentrification is massively disruptive to lower-income city residents.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Dems, some in GOP criticize Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets

Most Democratic House members from Pennsylvania were quick to publicly condemn President Donald Trump’s statements. Meanwhile, Republicans offered a variety of reactions.

7 years ago

In this Friday, April 5, 2019, file photo, a protester gathers containers that look like OxyContin bottles at an anti-opioid demonstration in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Signing three bills, Murphy adds weapons to war against addiction

The new measures boost awareness of opioid misuse, add warning labels on medicine bottles containing opiates, and write MAT into law in New Jersey.

7 years ago

From left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., respond to remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Experiment

Trump doesn’t realize criticizing America is a form of tough love

Trump's recent tweets reminded me of what racists would say to black folks when I was coming up: "Go back to Africa."

7 years ago

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter speaks to the media at a news conference following closing arguments in Oklahoma's ongoing opioid drug lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson Monday, July 15, 2019, in Norman, Okla. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Oklahoma AG calls N.J. company ‘kingpin’ in state’s opioid crisis

Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson was a "kingpin" company that helped fuel the most devastating public health crisis in Oklahoma history, the AG argued Monday.

7 years ago

(Marc Levy/AP Photo, file)
Courts & Law

Lawsuit: Delaware inmate died in agony after receiving inadequate medical care

After three days of complaining of severe stomach pain, Delaware inmate died without receiving proper medical attention, lawsuit alleges.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia Police Department van
Community

Exclusive: Philly police release hundreds of disciplinary records for ‘Facebook cops’

The disclosure of civilian complaints for officers in the scandalizing social media database is likely the largest records disclosure in department history.

7 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Politics & Policy

N.J. can improve its redistricting process with a few changes, new report says

The report by a group of academics and analysts recommends a new focus for how New Jersey draws its legislative maps, and more public participation.

7 years ago

Firefighting foam used here at Dover Air Force Base may be to blame for PFAS contamination in wells nearby. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)
Community

Four more PFAS-contaminated water wells found near Dover Air Force Base

Four wells near Dover Air Force Base had levels of PFAS above federal standards. The Air Force is providing bottled water to those affected.

7 years ago

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