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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shake hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during their visit at Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem, Thursday March 21, 2019. (Jim Young/Pool Image via AP)
Politics & Policy

U.S. abruptly endorses Israel’s Golan sovereignty in big shift

U.S. and Israeli officials said Wednesday they had not expected a decision until next week, when Netanyahu is to visit the U.S.

8 years ago

A Philadelphia judge purchased this row home at 1514 N. Hollywood Street and the two adjacent vacant lots from the city. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

An end to sweetheart deals? Kenney orders competitive city land sales

The new sale policies call for the sale of most property to be publicly advertised for at least 30 days.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf visits Taggart Elementary School in South Philadelphia to stump for legislation that would tax natural gas extraction to pay for school improvements. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Gov. Wolf highlights Philly school conditions in severance tax push

Gov. Tom Wolf is once again pushing for a severance tax on Pennsylvania’s natural gas producers — this time by focusing on how the money could be used for schools.

8 years ago

In this file photo, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Krasner: 'Mass supervision' is the 'evil twin' of mass incarceration

Krasner says this latest effort to change the criminal justice system will end what he calls “mass supervision” — the “evil twin” of mass incarceration.

8 years ago

A tribute for mosque shooting victim Tariq Omar is placed at the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Thousands of people were expected to come together for an emotional Friday prayer service led by the imam of one of the two New Zealand mosques where 50 worshippers were killed in a white supremacist attack on Friday March 15. (Mark Baker/AP Photo)
Community
The Conversation

The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism

There is a longstanding history of the fear of “the others” turning humans into illogical ruthless weapons, in service to an ideology.

8 years ago

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, New Jersey State Police Captain Gregory Demeter and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brett Dreyer announce the arrests of three men in the takedown of a major fentanyl and heroin mill, in Harrison, N.J., that distributed its narcotics in wax folds stamped with the same brand names that have been linked to 227 overdoses, including 84 deaths, in Newark, N.J. on Thursday, March 21, 2019. (Tim Larsen/Office of the Attorney General)
Courts & Law

N.J. authorities break up heroin operation possibly linked to 84 recent overdose deaths

N.J. authorities urged opioid users to ditch their drugs if they see certain packages after a major bust at a North Jersey facility producing heroin laced with fentanyl.

8 years ago

File photo of minor tidal flooding in Seaside Park. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Community

Tidal flooding alerts up for the Shore

Widespread minor to locally moderate tidal flooding is likely along the Jersey Shore Thursday evening, forecasters say.

8 years ago

Former Governor Ed Rendell (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Rendell says Philly group near deal on home for supervised injection site

A real estate developer who wants to remain anonymous has offered a building in the Kensington area to Safehouse, the ex-governor, a member of the board, told a D.C. crowd.

8 years ago

Students walk past Samuel Paley Library on the Temple University campus, where a student died of a drug overdose on Dec. 1.
Health

Temple will hold free MMR vaccine clinics amid mumps outbreak

The university will have two walk-in clinics next week to offer the measles, mumps, and rubella, or MMR, vaccine — at no charge — to members of the school community.

8 years ago

(Brennan Linsley/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

This is what’s in N.J.’s landmark marijuana bill

The legislation is the first of its kind in the country and if it passes, could become a model for other states looking to legalize and set up a functioning cannabis economy.

8 years ago

Ben She is on the transit committee for an activist organization called 5th Square. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Why SEPTA’s annual open house drew fewer riders than your morning train

Riders missed an opportunity to be in the room with SEPTA officials at annual open house.

8 years ago

Pro-life protesters gather outside of Planned Parenthood on Saturday morning in Warminster, Pa., to support a proposal to defund the organization. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Health

Pa. lawmakers bring back bill penalizing doctors for abortions due to Down syndrome

Organizations like Planned Parenthood have also derided the initiative as a way to chip away at abortion rights.

8 years ago

Inside Insite, North America’s first public supervised injection facility, located in Vancouver. Photo by Elana Gordon/WHYY
Politics & Policy

Weighing options to fight opioid crisis, few U.S. lawmakers tout supervised injection site

With the DOJ trying to shut down Philly's supervised injection site before it opens, it seems unlikely even lawmakers who support the idea will provide help to make it happen.

8 years ago

Supporters attend a hearing at City Hall on fair workweek legislation. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Why is Philly turning to national movements for anti-poverty solutions?

Philadelphia is poised to have three laws rooted in national political movements in less than one year.

8 years ago

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Northeast Philadelphia state Rep. Jared Solomon wants to give voters in Pennsylvania the right to remove elected officials from office through petitions in the wake of the indictment of Philly City Councilman Bobby Henon. (Photo courtesy of Pa. state Rep. Jared Solomon's office)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Philly state Rep. wants to give voters power to oust indicted Councilman Henon

Should voters be able to remove elected officials, such as indicted Philly Councilman Bobby Henon? One state Rep. says yes.

8 years ago

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