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Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Drug testing, Philly parks, and other opioid money decisions await final approval in Pennsylvania

A state oversight board is expected to reconsider a range of programs, including money for county coroners, initiatives connected to DA offices, and media campaigns.

12 months ago

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Politics & Policy

Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms

Without any fixes in state law, Democrats expect a repeat in November of the chaos around the 2020 election.

12 months ago

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Money

Pew researchers measured Philly’s business tax burden. Here’s what they found

The organization analyzed more than 920,000 tax returns filed by businesses in Philadelphia to better understand the business tax landscape.

12 months ago

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PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Residents suing over FDR Park tree clearing accuse judge of potential bias

One expert on judicial ethics said the connection is too indirect to require the judge to recuse herself.

12 months ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly home repair program seen as climate resilience tool gets its first city funding

Built to Last, which staff say helps “future-proof” Philly homes, got $5 million in the budget City Council passed Thursday.

12 months ago

Residents of Reese Street in the Hunting Park Section of Philadelphia opened a fire hydrant during an intense heat wave on July 20, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Extreme heat in Philly: Here’s what you need to know to stay safe and cool

Confused about extreme heat terminology? Curious how climate change factors into soaring temps? The WHYY News Climate Desk has you covered.

12 months ago

Philadelphia's Juneteenth Parade proceeded down 52nd Street from just outside the Mann Center to the festival at Malcolm X Park on June 16, 2024. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Photo essay: Philadelphia’s Juneteenth Parade and Festival highlights ‘Black excellence’ and ‘a celebration of our freedom’

Sunday’s Juneteenth Parade and Festival in Philadelphia served as a “celebration and homage to our ancestors.”

12 months ago

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Community

‘Frustrating’: A Delaware survivor of the Las Vegas mass shooting reacts to Supreme Court overturning bump stocks ban

A spokesperson with the Delaware Department of Justice says it is reviewing the ruling. Delaware banned bump stocks in 2018.

12 months ago

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Community
6abc

Here’s when Philly’s public pools will open for the 2024 season

Openings begin Monday, June 17, and several other pools across the city will open throughout the rest of the week.

12 months ago

Addie Schenkel, left, a recent Drexel graduate, and Arianna Papadakis, right, a rising junior, work together to collect data on clothing discarded by students during move out. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Community

Drexel professor, students take a deeper look at textile waste

Drexel professor Rachel Higgins and her students are recording data on discarded items to better understand textile waste in the Drexel community.

12 months ago

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Community

Delaware’s Imagination Library program expands with bilingual book collection

A literacy initiative beginning four years ago has reached 58% of Delaware's children. Now, a bilingual book collection enhances the program in both English and Spanish.

12 months ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Pa. state Sen. Nikil Saval plans to finally read ‘Ulysses’ on Bloomsday

After two missed tries, the literary state senator will lend his voice to James Joyce’s “monumental, musical, bawdy” masterpiece.

12 months ago

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Community

‘Fathers are a brotherhood’: A Philly mentor program doesn’t want dads to learn fatherhood alone

Focus on Fathers was established in 2001 to help new dads transition to fatherhood. Since then, the program has served over 250 fathers.

12 months ago

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Community

Haddonfield unveils two markers commemorating the borough’s Black experience

The markers are the first ones recognizing the borough’s Black history since its founding in 1713.

12 months ago

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Community

Civil rights lawyer William T. Coleman honored among the founding fathers

A bas-relief sculpture of the major civil rights lawyer represents the man who shaped modern Constitutional law.

12 months ago

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