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The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Politics & Policy

Delaware lawmakers approve fiscal year 2025 budget, tee up last week in session

Lawmakers still have dozens of bills left to vote on, with subjects ranging from abolishing the death penalty to the definition of a firearm.

1 year ago

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres speaks into microphones
Politics & Policy

United Nations launches global principles to combat online hate and lies, demands big tech and media take action

Principles laid out Monday call on tech companies, advertisers and media to refrain from using disinformation and hate speech for any purpose and ensure the ethical use of AI.

1 year ago

Benjamin Netanyahu
Politics & Policy

Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

The Israeli prime minister made the comments in an interview with an Israeli TV channel late Sunday. They could represent another setback for mediators trying to end the war.

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’s Egypt, Qatar trip planning got ‘weird,’ Senate staffer recalls at bribery trial

The senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer testified Monday that the Democrat directed that Egypt be involved in the planning for the 2021 trip.

1 year ago

Brendan Boyle speaks at a podium
Community

U.S. Congress could come to Philly in 2026 for a commemorative session

Sessions outside of Washington, D.C. are rare. There have only been two since the Capitol moved there from Philadelphia in 1800.

1 year ago

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the top of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Credit card ‘swipe fees’ could decrease under new Pa. bill, but banks hate the idea

Financial institutions say the current system works and that changing it would create “chaos,” while merchants argue the fees are an undue burden on them and their customers.

1 year ago

SS United States out on the water
Money

Conservancy that oversees SS United States seeks $500K to help relocate historic ship

A federal judge ruled earlier this month that the 1,000-foot ocean liner must leave its berth on the Delaware River in Philadelphia by Sept. 12.

1 year ago

Terry Sykes is seen speaking in Newtown, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Biden and allied Republicans are trying to rally GOP women in Philly suburbs away from Trump

The president and his allies are trying to replicate their success with suburban women, who helped the Democrat beat Trump in swing states like Pa. four years ago.

1 year ago

(Left) President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Politics & Policy

Biden and Trump will debate on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know

President Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election on Thursday night in Atlanta.

1 year ago

The North Philadelphia property that Kingzakariyah Martin developed
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly training program seeks to increase city’s supply of affordable housing

Since launching in 2015, Jumpstart Germantown has issued more than $50 million in loans to help new developers renovate vacant single-family homes.

1 year ago

Kwadzo Watson wants to win licenses to grow and sell weed and make gummies and other products. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

They got busted for weed. Now Delaware might license them to grow or sell it legally

More than one-third of Delaware licenses will go to people who have marijuana convictions or grew up in a “disproportionately impacted area.”

1 year ago

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Bruce Castor, formerly President Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyer, shown here in 2021, is the attorney for petitioners who allege Pennsylvania failed to meet federal elections standards in 2022. (Senate Television via AP)
Courts & Law

A federal lawsuit threatens to undermine Pa.’s 2024 election. Trump impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor Jr. sees the suit as a template for other states

United Sovereign Americans argues Pennsylvania failed to meet federal standards for elections in 2022. Election experts are skeptical.

1 year ago

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exterior of CHOP in Philadelphia
Health

In Philly, only 1 qualified psychiatrist is available per 1,000 potentially at-risk children

The mental health crisis is moving faster than providers can catch up, says one CHOP doctor.

1 year ago

Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Courts & Law
6abc

Suspect charged with attempted murder after shooting injures 7 in North Philadelphia

The victims, between the ages of 16 and 46, were shot while standing outside Wednesday night. Police say one is in critical condition while the rest are stable at a hospital.

1 year ago

Officers at the scene of a shooting in Philadelphia's Kensington section on June 22, 2024. (6abc)
Courts & Law

Police officer ‘fighting for his life’ after Kensington shooting, suspect charged

Mayor Parker said the husband, father and six-and-a-half-year veteran of PPD is on life support after Saturday’s shooting.

1 year ago

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