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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

A disagreement about measuring student poverty is delaying the Pa. budget

That’s a key issue for public school advocates, who see this year’s budget as critical to eliminating the funding gap between rich and poor districts.

2 years ago

A man prepares to toss a 70-pound Atlantic sturgeon into the James River
Courts & Law

Environmentalists threaten to sue New Jersey and Delaware if they don’t take action to protect Atlantic sturgeon from bycatch

The endangered Atlantic sturgeon once thrived in the Philly region, but only 250 are left in the Delaware River. Advocates plan to sue under the Endangered Species Act.

2 years ago

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Joel Sacris,
Health

Jefferson University student chosen for NFL Program seeking to diversify sports medicine pipeline

Working with trained professionals at the team facilities, students will observe and participate in the care of the NFL players.

2 years ago

Gemayel Keyes
Education

Philly special ed teacher rose from school bus attendant with the help of the district’s ‘grow your own teacher’ effort

Gemayel Keyes testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in Washington, D.C.

2 years ago

Media-resident Jacqueline Vakil and her 4-year-old son, James.
Health

Discontinued asthma medication sends Philly-area patients scrambling, in some cases to the emergency room

Some Philadelphia-area doctors say admissions to intensive care and asthma deaths among children have gone up this year, partly because of supply issues.

2 years ago

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rendering
Urban Planning

Philly’s Avenue of the Arts to spend $100 million greenifying South Broad Street

Three decades after South Broad was designated as an arts destination, the Avenue of the Arts will be refreshed to attract more pedestrians.

2 years ago

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Bob Menendez
Courts & Law

Prosecutor tells New York City jury at bribery trial that Sen. Bob Menendez put power ‘up for sale’

Monteleoni's closing as the trial enters its ninth week in Manhattan federal court was expected to be about half finished when court concluded for the day.

2 years ago

Larry Krasner at a podium
Courts & Law

Philly DA vows to prosecute criminals regardless of the immigration status of the victim

After the conviction of a carjacker who targeted a victim from Brazil, DA Larry Krasner says his office will prosecute crimes no matter the victim's status.

2 years ago

A view of the exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court building on a sunny day.
Courts & Law

How the Supreme Court’s immunity decision affects Trump’s legal cases

The Supreme Court found presidents have absolute immunity for exercising core constitutional powers.

2 years ago

Kamala Harris greeting the audience as she walks on stage
Politics & Policy

Biden’s in trouble. That puts more scrutiny on Harris too

Vice President Harris, 59, would be a leading contender if President Biden steps aside from the 2024 race. Even if he stays in, Republicans are making her an issue.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Biden tells Hill Democrats he won’t step aside, says of party drama: ‘It’s time for it to end’

Biden wrote in the two-page letter that “the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it’s time for it to end.”

2 years ago

President Joe Biden attends a church service at Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ
Politics & Policy

While Biden campaigns in Pa., some Democratic leaders in the House say he should step aside

The Democratic convention is fast approaching and Biden’s Friday interview with ABC has not convinced some who remain skeptical.

2 years ago

Andrea Lawful-Sanders
Politics & Policy
6abc

Philly host leaves radio station WURD after Biden campaign provides questions for interview

Andrea Lawful-Sanders used questions provided by Biden's campaign when she interviewed him after the first presidential debate.

2 years ago

SEPTA railroad crossing signs with cars on a road in the background.
Urban Planning

SEPTA is moving forward with plans to reimagine Ambler’s Regional Rail station

Nearly five acres of SEPTA parking lots, steps away from Ambler’s downtown, are earmarked for a transit-oriented redevelopment project.

2 years ago

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Kathy Jennings and Bethany Hall-Long
Politics & Policy

Millions in Delaware opioid relief dollars at risk of ‘fraud, waste, abuse’

A state probe targets Code Purple Kent County, whose leader gave gubernatorial candidate Bethany Hall-Long $1,200. She co-chairs the panel that gives grants.

2 years ago

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