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On primary Election Day 2023, independents will not be able to vote for candidates outside special elections. (Amanda Berg/Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Supporters hope Pa.’s new legislature will embrace open primaries, but at least one big hurdle remains

Pennsylvania excludes over a million voters from participating in its partisan primaries, something advocates hope could change this year.

3 years ago

The fourth phase of the Ben Franklin Bridge revitalization project focused on installing a new $8 million LED system
Community

‘Even more iconic’: Ben Franklin Bridge lights up Philly skyline with million-dollar lighting installation

The lights can be seen “chasing” PATCO trains as they go across the bridge, and will change colors to reflect the holidays or special occasions.

3 years ago

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Jordan Casey is the director of HOPE, which started in July 2021 as an acknowledgement of the relationship between public health outcomes and housing access. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Leitzell)
Urban Planning

New rental housing coalition forms in Delaware County

Community leaders and elected officials are convening to discuss how the county can address the affordable housing crisis.

3 years ago

Montae Dawson played drums with the drill team
Community

Rally against gun violence gives young Philadelphians access to lawmakers and resources

Poets, speakers, and civic leaders encouraged young people to get involved, including sending letters to area lawmakers.

3 years ago

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Security camera footage of Mercyhurst University student Carson Briere pushing a wheelchair down a flight of stairs at a bar.
Community
6abc

Carson Briere removed from college hockey team after pushing wheelchair down stairs

The incident happened on March 11 at a bar near the campus of Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

A municipal sanitation worker collects trash in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Philly touts trash collection numbers in City Council budget hearings

On-time trash collection is better than its in been in more than a decade, according to Philly Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams.

3 years ago

Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.
Community

Police investigate phoned threat to Rider University

Students, faculty, and staff were ordered to shelter in place while police investigated an active shooter threat Monday afternoon.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks
Courts & Law

Trump faces setbacks in other probes as NY case proceeds

Investigations from Atlanta to Washington are still pressing forward, underscoring the broad range of peril he confronts as he seeks to reclaim the presidency.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services in Harrisburg. (Google maps)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. faces a shortage of benefits workers as health coverage for thousands is on the line

Workers in the system and advocates for health care access fear thousands of children and adults could wrongly lose their coverage as a result.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Monday, April 3, 2023, in New York. Trump arrived in New York on Monday for his expected booking and arraignment the following day on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Courts & Law

Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges

The nation's largest city bolstered security and warned potential protesters it was “not a playground for your misplaced anger.”

3 years ago

Sara Ovalle and Marco Morales pose for a photo, smiling, at a table advertising their business.
Community

Guatemalans in Delaware hope to see improvement back home as they find success in the U.S.

Guatemalans make up 30% of the state’s population of Hispanic or Latino descent. They want to see better education, less crime in their home country.

3 years ago

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Closeup of Donald Trump's face
Courts & Law

Every aspect of Trump indictment process will break new ground, Temple law expert says

The process will likely be lengthy and require special procedures for the first-of-its-kind prosecution of a former president.

3 years ago

Listen 1:05
Will Bethea speaks with someone whose back is turned to the camera.
Health

Continuous Medicaid enrollment has ended. Here’s how you can prepare for renewals in Pa., N.J., and Del.

Continuous coverage policy expired Friday as pandemic protections more broadly begin to phase out.

3 years ago

A portrait of Gabriela Sanchez
Arts & Entertainment

New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Theater artist Gabriela Sanchez will lead the city’s arts granting organization, and wants the next mayor to value the power of the arts.

3 years ago

LSU players celebrate a last second shot during the first half of the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against Iowa Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Community

LSU wins first NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa

The victory made Kim Mulkey the first women’s coach to win national championships at two different schools.

3 years ago

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