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BrightView landscapers work on Independence Mall.  Brightview has been the largest employer of H2B guest workers in the country for the last several years. (Courtesy of BrightView)
Politics & Policy

Pa. landscaping companies vie for some of added summer work visas

Federal officials are releasing 30,000 more non-agricultural seasonal visas, called H-2B visas, amid low unemployment and an immigration crackdown.

8 years ago

A panel discussion convened by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau discussed the changes to the U.S. debt collection process at the University of Pennsylvania. Consumer advocates and creditors have concerns. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
Money

Should feds let debt collectors call 7 times a week? Stakeholders clash in West Philly

Under a lengthy proposal the CFPB released Tuesday, debt collectors could also email and text borrowers as much as they want. Consumer advocates and creditors have concerns.

8 years ago

Philadelphia is home to 400,000 stray and feral cats. Those living in a managed colony are trapped, neutered and released back into the colony where they are fed and looked after by volunteers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Cat fight: How to manage Philadelphia’s exploding feral cat population

Philadelphia residents disagree on the best way to control the hundreds of thousands of cats freely roaming the city. The quandary involves

8 years ago

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Pediatrician Eileen Everly and mom Teneika Thomas discuss Kyiren Smith's literacy progress during the 4-year-old's visit. Thomas said the boy corrected his teacher when she skipped two pages of a book she was reading in class. (Christine Bahls for WHYY)
Health

These pediatricians ‘prescribe’ kids books, to boost your baby’s brain

Reach Out and Read, with 81 sites in the Philadelphia area alone, helps families with young children that typically don’t own books and can’t afford them.

8 years ago

Josie Shipley received many books for her 6-month birthday. Her mother, Nicole Chaney, requested extras to donate — 60 in all — to new mothers in 2015 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she worked. (Courtesy of Nicole Chaney)
Health

Your baby’s brain: If you want to build a better mind, tell stories

Reading, even talking, to a little one furiously directs neuron fibers to places in the brain where the magic of language, memory and attention develop.

8 years ago

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Things To Do
Community
May 9 - 15, 2019

Celebrate your Mom, release your inner artist, and delight in flowers

Moms, parks, artwork with a twist and music accessible to all are highlighted this weekend.

8 years ago

An informational card about ticks distributed by the Maine Medical Center  (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)
Health
PA Post

There are a lot more Lyme disease-carrying ticks in Pa. today, Penn State study finds

Pennsylvania has had the highest number of Lyme disease cases in the U.S since 2000.

8 years ago

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Wolf started second term with hefty raises to senior aides

About a dozen of Gov. Tom Wolf's senior aides are starting his second term with pay raises that ranged from $25,000 to $33,000.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Council candidate Allan Domb (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
PlanPhilly

Activists file ethics complaint against Allan Domb

Opponents of Philly’s 10-year tax abatement filed an ethics complaint against Councilman Domb, claiming that he shouldn’t make decisions about the policy.

8 years ago

House Minority Leader Frank Dermody and Majority Leader Bryan Cutler urge their members to be more respectful of one another. (WITF)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House leaders: Time for members to stop one-upping each other with outrage

Since the legislative session started, Democrats and Republicans have taken turns slamming each other for perceived missteps from rank-and-file members.

8 years ago

Fish signs mark homes on the 800 block of East Thompson Street. (Joel Wolfram for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Old fish, new fish: Tracing the history of Fishtown’s most ubiquitous sign

The popular fish address sign is a potent symbol with different meanings for different people in the fast-changing Philadelphia neighborhood.

8 years ago

Mark D'Amico sits in Burlington City Municipal Court where he appeared regarding citations for driving with a suspended license, in Burlington City, N.J., Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law

Man indicted in gas money scam involving homeless veteran

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said Wednesday that 39-year-old Mark D'Amico, of Florence, was indicted on six separate charges related to the scheme.

8 years ago

Then Attorney General William Barr at the Department of Justice in Washington in 2019. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s Dean and Scanlon join majority in voting to hold AG Barr in contempt

Hours after the Trump administration invoked executive privilege on documents used to compile the Mueller report, Democrats voted to hold AG Barr in contempt.

8 years ago

Governor Phil Murphy signs legislation on maternal health joined by First Lady Tammy Murphy, legislators, Newark mayor Was Baraka, and community leaders at University hospital on Wednesday May 8, 2019. (Courtesy of Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)
Health

N.J. takes steps to reduce its high rates of maternal, infant mortality

New Jersey will make it easier for women to access doulas, who offer can offer guidance and support during deliveries.

8 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Three Mile Island will close Sept. 30, as nuclear rescue legislation stalls in Harrisburg

The company had hoped for a state subsidy law to pass by June 1 in order to help keep the plant open, but that doesn’t appear possible in the few legislative voting days left.

8 years ago

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