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Susquehanna Township police Lt. Francia Done shows a Motorola body camera. May 15, 2019. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Police body cameras can help officers and suspects, so why don’t more Pa. departments have them?

“You need to say if we do this, this is the commitment we would have to make financially."

7 years ago

Girls 19 years old and under participate in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Olympic Development Program program on the Schuylkill in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Young Olympic hopefuls tackle the Schuylkill with 2028 LA games in mind

Philly is hosting one of six Olympic development camps where young athletes are already preparing for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

7 years ago

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The entrance to Erie Coke. (Amanda Gillooly/Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP))
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania environmental regulators move to shut down Erie Coke plant

State environmental regulators are moving to shut down Erie Coke, a foundry with a lengthy history of environmental violations.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym.
(Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Why Philadelphia punted on tax abatement reform … again

Despite resounding calls for changing the tax subsidy, none of the six pending proposals for reform have moved forward.

7 years ago

In this Sunday, June 30, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands over the military demarcation line at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads:
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Experiment

With every step Trump takes it takes us further from who America is

President Trump should be trying to end the horrible conditions in the migrant detention cams here instead of cozying up to dictators.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale hosted a public hearing on how the state is responding to climate change on Penn State's University Park campus on March 14, 2019. It's the first of three hearings DePasquale plans. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is running for Congress, and here’s why

“I don’t think our country’s working right. And the challenge of trying to fix that is something I think I’m more up to now."

7 years ago

Sheriff Carolyn
Courts & Law

Chesco sheriff paid boyfriend $67K in ‘unmerited’ overtime, controller alleges

Chesco Sheriff Carolyn ‘Bunny’ Welsh authorized over $67,000 in overtime to her boyfriend, according to a report by the county controller’s office.

7 years ago

Westminster Choir College’s Williamson Hall in Princeton, NJ. (Provided)
Arts & Entertainment

Rider U. to move Westminster Choir College out of Princeton

After a sale to a Chinese company fell through, Rider University wants to move Westminster College off its campus of 87 years. A legal challenge mounts.

7 years ago

New Jersey has let expire two tax incentive programs that have helped attract companies to Camden and several other struggling towns. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Murphy lets ‘flawed’ N.J. tax break programs expire, vows to veto extension bill

New Jersey has let expire two tax incentive programs that have helped attract companies to Camden and several other struggling towns.

7 years ago

(Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Treatment plant malfunction forces ocean swimming ban in N.J. town

There's no ocean swimming allowed along a significant stretch of the Wildwood Crest beach after a malfunction at a wastewater treatment facility.

7 years ago

Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly (Julio Cortez and Seth Wenig/AP Photos, file)
Courts & Law

‘Bridgegate’ defendant to be freed amid high court appeal

U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton signed an order Monday for Bill Baroni's release. He was serving an 18-month sentence.

7 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Hahnemann Hospital bankruptcy complicates Philadelphia’s bid to keep it open

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed it will put an independent monitor in place to oversee Hahnemann University Hospital’s closure.

7 years ago

The Columbia County Sheriff's Department weapons storage facility is at 75 percent capacity of its weapons storage, according to Sheriff Timothy Chamberlain. Columbia and other rural counties tend to take multiple guns -- often dozens -- from defendants ordered to relinquish their weapons as part of protection from abuse orders. (Emily Previti/PA Post)
Courts & Law
PA Post

For Pa. sheriffs, new law means more guns in their hands. The question is where to put them all

Act 79 took effect in April – and already, some counties are noticing an impact on weapon storage capacity and/or manpower.

7 years ago

Election day voters voting booth
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Election security: The dire issue the Democrats barely mentioned

How did 20 Democrats vying to appear on the 2020 ballot debate last week without ever assailing the Republicans' refusal to protect that ballot from Russian interference?

7 years ago

In this file photo, a woman shouts while marching with service workers asking for $15 minimum wage pay during a rally at Newark Liberty International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Money
NJ Spotlight

N.J.’s minimum wage rises to $10 today in first step toward $15

The law increasing New Jersey’s minimum wage from the current $8.85 bears first fruit today

7 years ago

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