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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez proposed legislation that would place sanctions on China and Chinese entities who support and supply fentanyl trafficking in the U.S. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Menendez, Toomey back bill to stop the flow of deadly fentanyl from China

The bill would place sanctions on Chinese drug manufacturers that knowingly supply fentanyl to traffickers.

8 years ago

Voters cast their ballots at a fire station in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

What, us worry? Pennsylvania conservatives say they like their odds going into the 2020 election cycle

2019 PA Leadership Conference attendees said they see a clear path to repeat a Trump win in Pennsylvania in 2020.

8 years ago

A customer enjoys a bubble tea at TeaDo in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

The soda tax ad wars are back: Beverage industry attacks Kenney in new ad

The soda industry will spend $408,000 over two weeks on a new TV ad slamming Kenney’s sweetened drinks tax, about one month before the primary election.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Rep. Tom Murt, R-Montgomery, was found by USA Today to have attached his name to more pieces of copycat legislation than any other lawmaker in the country. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmaker cited by national investigation defends role as ‘copycat’ legislator

State Rep. Thomas Murt says those bills represent just 1 percent of all bills he’s ever backed.

8 years ago

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

Political fight begins over bill to rescue Pennsylvania nuclear industry

Members of a state House committee heard arguments for and against a bill to try to keep two of Pa.'s five nuclear plants from closing early.

8 years ago

In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Director of the United States Secret Service, Randolph
Politics & Policy

Secret Service head Alles leaving, career official tapped

U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles is leaving the Trump administration, the White House said, amid a shake-up in the Department of Homeland Security.

8 years ago

In this April 3, 2019 file photo, actress Felicity Huffman arrives at federal court in Boston to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. In a court filing on Monday, April 8, 2019, Huffman agreed to plead guilty in the cheating scam. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme

Actress Felicity Huffman and a dozen other prominent parents have agreed to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions cheating scam that has ensnared wealthy families.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy shakes the hand of a man at a press conference Monday at the Shark River Municipal Marina in Neptune Township. (Image: N.J Office of the Governor)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

N.J. expands recovery programs for displaced Sandy victims

Gov. Phil Murphy announced an update to a three prong plan to assist residents that remain displaced nearly six-and-a-half years after Sandy devastated the state.

8 years ago

Six people were shot Sunday night near the corner of 10th and Pine streets in Wilmington. (John Jankowski for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Six shot as gunfire erupts at Wilmington corner

Gun violence has dropped considerably in Wilmington, once dubbed “Murder Town USA” by Newsweek. But with six shot Sunday in one blaze of gunfire, many are concerned.

8 years ago

A sign stands outside the Glen Mills Schools in Glen Mills, Pa.
Education

State revokes licenses of Glen Mills Schools amid abuse probes

State officials have revoked licenses for the oldest reform school in the country amid multiple state probes into allegations of child abuse at the Pennsylvania campus.

8 years ago

Food trucks line both sides of Manayunk's Main Street (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
PlanPhilly

City Council bill targets Philadelphia food trucks

If the legislation gets the needed approval votes, it would be the second district-wide ban, making food trucks illegal in most of the Northeast.

8 years ago

Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Formerly incarcerated legislative aide hired to lead Pennsylvania pardons board’s office

A former legislative aide who did prison time for drug and weapons offenses has taken over as secretary of the Pa. Board of Pardons to streamline the clemency process.

8 years ago

Sports Adviser Stuart Feiner, who was portrayed by actor Al Pacino in the film
Money
Marketplace

Now that states can legalize sports betting, venture capital wants in

At least 20 states are considering new sports betting legislation, which is likely to lead to a lot more online gambling. And venture capitalists can smell opportunity.

8 years ago

Malnutrition is “an under-recognized problem” that may be on the rise among the elderly here and throughout the country as hunger increases. (Michael Bryant/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Broke In Philly

Rising hunger among the elderly could mean higher rates of malnutrition

Malnutrition is “an under-recognized problem” that may be on the rise among the elderly here and throughout the country as hunger increases.

8 years ago

National Cherry Blossom Festival. (Photo Courtesy/Jeff Bogle)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

A colorful weekend escape to the National Cherry Blossom Festival

We have a lot in common with Washington D.C. For a decade, before the U.S. capital found its permanent home along the Potomac Rive ...

8 years ago

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