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The green dome of the Harrisburg State Capitol building is visible against a blue sky and clouds.
Politics & Policy
WITF

Bill to simplify medical insurance in Pennsylvania heads to Gov. Wolf’s desk

The measure aims to help doctors get insurance approval to treat patients.

3 years ago

A view of a gas prices sign showing gas to be over $4 a gallon.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2022: Where governor candidates Mastriano, Shapiro stand on the gas tax, business regulations, and property taxes

There’s not much that Pennsylvania’s next governor can do to directly tackle inflation or its underlying causes, but he can help blunt the impact of rising prices.

3 years ago

Dr. Mehmet Oz (left) and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.
Politics & Policy
WITF

Fact-checking misleading claims from the Fetterman-Oz debate

Over the course of an hour, Oz and Fetterman sparred over a range of topics including fracking, crime, and social security. Here's a look at the facts.

3 years ago

A person stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone.
Politics & Policy

‘Trend that Jawn’ highlights political issues that matter to young Philadelphians: ‘I can’t just not do anything’

According to the Pew Research Center, Gen Z voters made up 8% of the electorate during the 2020 presidential election, while millennials and Gen Xers made up 47%.

3 years ago

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File photo: One of the clowns at Eastern State Penitentiary's ''Big Top Terror'' attraction poses menacingly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Halloween celebrations, PJ Morton, and Philly jazz summit in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Oct. 27 - Oct. 30: Halloween celebrations, including community and social events in N.J., Philly, and Delaware, are among this week's highlights.

3 years ago

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U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (left.) and Republican challenger Lee Murphy.
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: Delaware’s U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester faces GOP challenger Lee Murphy, in rerun of 2020

Murphy, for the third time, is running to replace Lisa Blunt Rochester as Delaware’s lone representative in the U.S. House.

3 years ago

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File photo: The intersection of 17th Street and Washington Avenue, a main thoroughfare, in South Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Western end of Washington Ave. to get traffic calming measures

The road west of Broad Street will get speed bumps and “hardened centerlines,” even though it’s being left out of the road narrowing plan.

3 years ago

Undergraduate students in Rob McMonagle’s State and Local Government class at Neumann University in Delaware County, Pa., organized a debate watch party at a residence hall lounge on campus to watch the debate between U.S. Senate candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman on Oct. 25, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

College students on Fetterman-Oz debate: ‘I don’t feel like they were talking to us’

Students at Neumann University, in Delaware County, gathered for a debate watch and discussion Tuesday night. Ultimately, most felt neither candidate was speaking to them.

3 years ago

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Supporters rallied outside the Criminal Justice Center during a hearing on Oct. 26, 2022 to determine if Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in the 1981 murder of police office Daniel Faulkner, would receive a new trial. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Mumia Abu-Jamal supporters gather outside hearing for new trial

It’s the latest hearing in a high-profile case that some see as a symbol of a broken criminal justice system.

3 years ago

Aaron Nola throws a pitch during the NLCS
Community

Nola to start World Series Game 1 for Phils, Wheeler Game 2

Nola is 2-1 with a 3.12 ERA and has struck out 18 batters in three starts this postseason. Wheeler is 1-1 with a 1.78 ERA and has struck out 25 and walked three in four starts

3 years ago

Mobbluz combined jazz and samples from an MPC to rock the Clef Club of Jazz on Oct. 25, 2022. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

PHL LIVE Center Stage highlights local talent in music competition series

Winners from each category will be awarded $1,000 prize in each award category.

3 years ago

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Court gavel, brown wood against a dark background
Courts & Law

If more people attended criminal court, we could advance criminal justice. Here’s how

Court-watching makes our justice system fairer and builds an educated public, writes Jeremy Isard.

3 years ago

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Education

School libraries link up with Delaware Library Catalog to provide broader access to books

Library collections at Delaware schools just got a lot bigger as students can now link to the statewide library system to access books and other materials.

3 years ago

A screen image from ''Hayride to Hell.''
Arts & Entertainment

Chester County farmer makes a horror movie to save the family farm

“Hayride to Hell” is a farmer’s bloody revenge on corrupt elected officials. The horror movie was made by a farmer who is an elected official in Chester County, Pa.

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (left) and Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Politics & Policy

Fetterman faces Oz at Senate debate 5 months after stroke

In the opening minutes of the Tuesday debate, Fetterman addressed what he called the “elephant in the room": the stroke he suffered five months ago.

3 years ago

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