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Gina Dukes, a Penn alumna and a Philadelphia school district teacher, speaks at a rally to demand UPenn make PILOT payments. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Education
PlanPhilly

Education activists call on Penn to pay ‘fair share’ to support city schools

The University of Pennsylvania is exempt from paying property taxes in Philadelphia. Activists say the school should contribute its ‘fair share’ for city services anyway.

8 years ago

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(AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

FEMA data breach exposes personal data of 2.3 million survivors to contractor

A government watchdog has found the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million disaster survivors.

8 years ago

Members of Moms Bonded By Grief join close to 100 people at an anti-gun violence rally at LOVE Park, on Sunday, exactly one year after the nationwide student-led protests to call for gun reform following the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

‘I just had to do what I could:’ First anniversary of March for Our Lives draws 100 protesters to Philly

Organizers said this year’s March for Our Lives is a way to keep the momentum going and continue the push for gun control.

8 years ago

Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., on Sunday morning, March 24, 2019. Barr is preparing a summary of the findings of the special counsel investigating Russian election interference.  The release of Barr's summary of the report's main conclusions is expected sometime Sunday. (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Mueller report says Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia in 2016, makes no conclusion on obstruction

President Donald Trump is claiming vindication after the Attorney General released his summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

8 years ago

In this March 18, 2019, file photo, a student lights candle during a vigil to commemorate victims of March 15 shooting, outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders are debating the limits of free speech after their chief censor banned a 74-page manifesto written by a man accused of massacring 50 people at two mosques. (Vincent Yu/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

New Zealand mosque killings spark debate over free speech

The ban means anybody caught with the manifesto on their computer could face up to 10 years in prison, while anyone caught sending it could face 14 years.

8 years ago

In this May 22, 2017 file photo shown is the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. With nuclear power plant owners seeking a rescue in Pennsylvania, a number of state lawmakers are signaling that they are willing to help, with conditions. Giving nuclear power plants what opponents call a bailout could mean a politically risky vote to hike electric bills. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health
PA Post

The Three Mile Island accident and the enduring questions of ties to cancer, deaths

Even the most comprehensive studies have fallen short of drawing conclusive verdicts on the ongoing debate.

8 years ago

Marijuana
Politics & Policy

New Jersey lawmakers near vote on recreational cannabis

The vote, whose outcome remains unclear, comes after more than a year of mostly back-room wrangling since Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy came into office.

8 years ago

This June 18, 2018, file photo shows an aerial view of the Amelia neighborhood in the municipality of Catano, east of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Dennis M. Rivera/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Disaster aid bill facing a tricky path as it heads to Senate

At stake is $13.5 billion emergency relief legislation to help southern farmers, rebuild hurricane-damaged military bases and repair water systems.

8 years ago

British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after addressing a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 22, 2019. Worn down by three years of indecision in London, EU leaders on Thursday were grudgingly leaning toward giving the U.K. more time to ease itself out of the bloc. (Frank Augstein/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

U.K. PM May faces heavy pressure to step down to save Brexit

Theresa May faces growing pressure from within her own party either to resign or to set a date for stepping down as a way to build support for her Brexit agreement.

8 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign house party, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Salem, N.H. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Multiple 2020 Dems say they won’t attend AIPAC summit

Multiple Democratic presidential candidates said that they won't attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual conference in Washington this week.

8 years ago

Special Counsel Robert Mueller walks past the White House after attending services at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Washington, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Democrats press for full release of Mueller’s report

Barr was on pace to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said.

8 years ago

This undated photo provided by the Office of Attorney General of New Jersey shows parts of guns confiscated after being sold by mail order from a California company. New Jersey's attorney general announced a lawsuit Friday, March 22, 2019, against the California company that sells mail-order firearms parts that can be turned into working weapons, the first such action the state has taken since it banned so-called
Courts & Law

New Jersey sues California company over ‘ghost guns’

The company was sent a letter in December asking it to "stop advertising, offering for sale, and/or selling 'ghost guns' and 'ghost gun' parts to New Jersey residents."

8 years ago

Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia, makes a point as they discuss pension legislation in the Rules Committee ahead of floor debate at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, June 30, 2015. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Money

Democratic Pa. state senators propose student loan debt relief

Three Pennsylvania state senate Democrats are launching a plan to help people with student loan debt.

8 years ago

Attendees engage with each other during a discussion and workshop for city residents on how to have meaningful political debate with people they might disagree with. The event was hosted by The Penn Project for Civic Engagement and held at the Liberty Museum in Philadelphia on Saturday  (Provided)
Community

‘Can We Talk?’ bridges gap between polarizing debates, constructive conversation

The Penn Project for Civic Engagement hosted a discussion and workshop for city residents on how to have meaningful political debate with people they might disagree with.

8 years ago

Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., on Saturday morning, March 23, 2019.  (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open

Barr was on pace to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said.

8 years ago

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