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Politics & Policy

Scammers peddling bogus tax breaks find traction on Facebook

Ads on Facebook promised homeowners they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was true.

8 years ago

Motorists roll south on 7th Avenue in Times Square, Friday, March 29, 2019, in New York.  Long ringed by some of the most expensive toll roads in the U.S., New York City is poised to take things even further with a plan to use automated license plate readers to charge drivers who motor into the most congested parts of Manhattan during times when crosstown traffic is at its worst.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Politics & Policy

New York will be first U.S. city to charge congestion toll

New York City is set to become the first American metropolis to ease traffic congestion, cut pollution and boost mass transit by charging motorists a hefty toll.

8 years ago

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

Glen Mills school to lay off about 250 amid abuse investigations

The oldest reform school in the country has announced plans to lay off about 250 staff members at the Pennsylvania campus amid state probes into allegations of child abuse.

8 years ago

In the event of a Southern border shutdown, produce customers in the region could find themselves paying more or unable to buy the fruits and vegetables they need. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

From tomatoes to cucumbers, how a border shutdown could affect produce prices in Philly region

The political uncertainty comes as food wholesalers begin to switch from Mexican suppliers to local sources, which is usually a gradual 6- to 8-week process.

8 years ago

Recording artist Meek Mill speaks at a gathering to push for drastic changes to Pennsylvania's probation system, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. House Democratic Whip Jordan Harris on Tuesday announced he will soon introduce a bill designed to result in fewer people on parole and for shorter periods of time. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Meek Mill continues push for overhauling Pa. probation, parole systems

Appearing in Philadelphia accompanied by Pennsylvania state politicians, rapper Meek Mill again calls for changes to the state's system of probation and parole.

8 years ago

Flames from a massive wildfire that consumed hundreds of wooded acres in Beachwood and Berkeley in April 2014. (Image: courtesy Jessica Bonelli via JSHN)
Down the Shore
Community

‘Critical’ wildfire danger in N.J. for Wednesday

Any fires that spark in New Jersey on Wednesday could quickly get out of control, forecasters warn.

8 years ago

A memorial service for Grace Packer was held at New Life Presbyterian Church in Glenside, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law
PA Post

DHS: Welfare officers missed red flags in Grace Packer’s brutal murder in Bucks County

The heavily-redacted report notes the full histories children have with Pennsylvania welfare officials often aren’t shared across counties and states.

8 years ago

A Pennsylvania elector holds her ballot for President-elect Donald Trump before casting it in December 2016. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Politics & Policy
The Conversation

You’ll hear these 4 arguments in defense of the Electoral College – here’s why they’re wrong

For the first time in the country’s modern history, the existence of the Electoral College has become a campaign issue.

8 years ago

The number of medical marijuana patients has more than doubled in the last year. (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. calls for big increase in number of medical marijuana dispensaries

New Jersey's current medical marijuana program won’t come close to meeting a surging demand, the health department says.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk along the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 31, 2019, as they return from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump considering naming an ‘immigration czar’

As he threatens to shut down the southern border, President Donald Trump is considering bringing on a "border" or "immigration czar" to coordinate immigration policy.

8 years ago

Huntley & Huntley Energy Exploration's Midas Well pad, the first Marcellus shale gas well in the Pittsburgh suburb of Plum. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP investigating gas well for water supply complaint in Pittsburgh suburb

It would be the first water supply impacted by drilling in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

8 years ago

Austin Nedrow as Christopher (left) and Ian Merrill Peakes as his father, in Walnut Street Theatre's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment
Shapiro on Theater

The Walnut’s engrossing ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’

Movement may be more subtle in this Philadelphia production of the Broadway dazzler, but the result is striking and eloquent in its own right.

8 years ago

Suboxone, an oral film prescribed for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction and dependency, is pictured in this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Access to treatment for opioid addiction eased for those on Medicaid in N.J.

New Jersey is removing a barrier to medication-assisted treatment that should give Medicaid patients greater access.

8 years ago

A sign is seen outside a bail bondsman across the street from Mercer County criminal courthouse Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in Trenton, N.J.
Courts & Law

N.J. officials finally release data on bail reform. Their conclusion? It’s working

N.J. officials release data showing bail reform cut jail populations without a spike in recidivism. But they note it didn’t reduce racial disparities.

8 years ago

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works.
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Officials fine U.S. Steel for Clairton emissions from 2018, note situation has been improving

It comes after two other significant fines last year for similar problems after inspectors noted an uptick in leaks of coke oven gas.

8 years ago

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