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Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Health

Delaware seeks to change state health care benefits to fill an unfunded $8.4 billion liability

Delaware’s health care benefits have run deficits for years. The state spends about $2 billion on health care annually.

2 years ago

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Depressed teen sitting in the dark
Education

Students cite mental health struggles as they opt out of college, especially students from LGBTQ+ and marginalized communities

A new survey shows one-third of students cite mental health concerns for dropping out of college, or never going.

2 years ago

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Naiya Nelson Brown speaking at a podium
Health

Kensington stakeholders plan to use opioid settlement funds for the neighborhood’s housing issues

Community members met at the New Kensington Community Development Corporation to discuss using settlement funds toward home repairs, eviction and foreclosure prevention.

2 years ago

Mature trees shade a picnic area which is slated to become a soccer field
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Zoning Board delays FDR Park tree-cutting decision

At issue are 48 mature trees, which the Fairmount Park Conservancy proposes cutting down to make way for athletic fields.

2 years ago

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Federal, local, and transit officials celebrated, holding a check representing a $317 million grant
Urban Planning

‘It’s a big deal’: Largest federal grant awarded to SEPTA will help replace the aging Market-Frankford Line fleet

SEPTA’s CEO said the rail cars, which have been around since the late ‘90s, have “reached the end of their useful life” and that “commuters deserve better.”

2 years ago

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File photo: In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 photo, containers holding frozen embryos and sperm are stored in liquid nitrogen at a fertility clinic in Fort Myers, Fla.
Health

Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children

The ruling by the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court prompted a wave of concern about the future of IVF treatments in the state.

2 years ago

A sign for Jenkintown Borough
Community

Jenkintown police union rejects any plan to dissolve borough’s police department

Borough officials are weighing the idea of contracting with neighboring townships like Abington or Cheltenham to reduce costs.

2 years ago

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Police patrol car with flashing lights and siren on
Courts & Law
6abc

Montgomery County, Pa. sheriff’s deputy arrested in New Jersey on child porn charges

James Christopher Buckley, of Gilbertsville, allegedly possessed and distributed child sexual abuse material via his iCloud account at his vacation residence in Wildwood.

2 years ago

'I voted' stickers on election day
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

A deficit of experienced voting officials could mean trouble for Pa.’s 2024 election

Pennsylvania has lost nearly 300 years of election official experience since 2019. The state’s top voting official says this loss is “one of the biggest dangers” to elections.

2 years ago

Lil Wayne at the 2023 Essence Festival.
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

2024 Roots Picnic lineup announced

Lil Wayne and The Roots will celebrate New Orleans and André 3000 will give a special jazz performance.

2 years ago

Pa. capitol building
Community
Spotlight PA

Pa. mortgage program, closed for over a year to resolve backlog, will reopen in March, officials say

A Spotlight PA analysis reveals the program has funds to help more than 3,000 homeowners.

2 years ago

File photo: This Sept. 16, 2013, file photo shows the ESPN logo prior to an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Cincinnati.
Courts & Law

FuboTV files lawsuit over ESPN, Fox, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery sports-streaming venture

FuboTV not only wants the proposed joint venture shut down, but it is seeking cash damages.

2 years ago

Small businesses on Baltimore Avenue
Money

Philly small business grants up to $10K available before COVID-19 relief money runs out

There’s $10.5 million in federal grants available for minority-owned small businesses across Pennsylvania — but time is running out to apply.

2 years ago

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Blood cancer patient Elle Crofton poses for a picture in the hospital.
Health

Philadelphia health workers and cancer survivors call on Congress to pass job protections for bone marrow donors

The Lifesaving Leave Act of 2024 would grant 40 hours of unpaid leave for people making bone marrow and blood stem cell donations.

2 years ago

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Sandra Johnson, a patient who’s suffered because of prior authorization delays, and Catherine Trillo, a registered nurse
Health

Some New Jersey patients can’t access medicine due to insurance hurdles. A new law is trying to speed up the prior authorization process

When a law passed this January takes effect next year, health insurance companies will have three days — or sometimes 24 hours — to decide on prior authorization.

2 years ago

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