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Sorting mail ballots
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Lawsuit, records requests signal ACLU effort to target ‘notice and cure’ policies for flawed mail ballots

Since Pennsylvania introduced no-excuse mail voting in 2020, thousands of ballots have been rejected over missing dates, signatures, or other mistakes.

1 year ago

Inside the Capitol building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Education funding boost, tax cuts on table as Pa. budget talks begin

Pennsylvania lawmakers are entering budget negotiations with a roughly $14 billion surplus. So far, they have different priorities for using it.

1 year ago

Michael Cohen
Courts & Law

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

The defense is trying to sow doubt in jurors’ minds about Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president.

1 year ago

Xavier Becerra and Lolita Owens sit at a kitchen table
Politics & Policy

Xavier Becerra spends time with a Pa. home health care aide to promote higher wages for caregivers

The secretary of Health and Human Services visited a home health care worker in North Philly. The White House wants more Medicaid funds to go directly to caregivers.

1 year ago

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school hallway
Education

Sussex Central High School expanding to address overcrowding

A new high school will ease congestion in the hallways and classrooms and add a larger gym, more classrooms, and a state-of-the-art black box theater.

1 year ago

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a look at a cliff on the edge of a cement company
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A Philly concrete plant polluted without a permit. Now it’s paying to help stop dumping

A facility just feet from Frankford Creek lacked the proper stormwater permit. It agreed to pay for an anti-dumping project in a nearby park.

1 year ago

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a streetview of The 400 block of Cooper Street
Education

Rutgers-Camden breaks ground on Cooper Street Gateway

The $60 million project will provide space for faculty, students and the community.

1 year ago

Doctors office
Health

N.J. Medicaid re-enrollment is down. Thousands could lose coverage

Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey Medicaid recipients could lose medical coverage because of confusion about re-enrolling.

1 year ago

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) hands off to Eagles running back D'Andre Swift (0) during the first half against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Community
6abc

Philadelphia Eagles release 2024 schedule

The Birds will open the season in Brazil when they play the Green Bay Packers on Friday, Sept. 6 in São Paulo.

1 year ago

Jefferson Health sign
Health

Jefferson Health, Lehigh Valley Health Network sign agreement to merge

Once the agreement goes through, the unified system will comprise 30 hospitals and more than 700 sites across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

1 year ago

Jason Kelce
Arts & Entertainment

Jason Kelce hired by ESPN to be part of ‘Monday Night Football’ pregame show

He will also be a part of ESPN's Super Bowl week coverage.

1 year ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves the Manhattan federal court after the second day of jury selection in his trial, Tuesday, May, 14, 2024, in New York.
Courts & Law

Sen. Bob Menendez traded power for gold, cash, prosecutor alleges

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz said the 70-year-old politician delivered favors for three New Jersey businessmen since 2018.

1 year ago

Johnson Cano and Ryan Bradford
Arts & Entertainment

Love in a time of dementia: ‘A Song by Mahler’ combines science and music

A piece of music theater by Marc Neikrug, about the role of music in dementia therapy, makes its Philly premiere.

1 year ago

Croydon Woods
Arts & Entertainment

Croydon Woods has earned awards for environmental stewardship. It’s a Superfund site

The Bucks County site has earned Heritage Conservancy environmental awards amidst more than 30 years of federal remediation.

1 year ago

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Crozer-Chester Medical Center is one of the Crozer Health's four hospitals
Health

Prospect Medical Holdings’ troubles endanger potential Crozer Health sale. Will Pa. step in to save health care in Delco?

Prospect Medical Holdings is running into roadblocks selling its hospitals in Connecticut and Rhode Island. This spells trouble for Crozer Health in Delaware County.

1 year ago

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