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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Unequal election policies disenfranchised Pennsylvania voters in 2022

The differences in election administration often come down to the makeup of the boards of election.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

Protest held after off-duty FBI special agent shoots dog in Center City Philadelphia

"Initial information is that the agent shot & wounded an aggressive dog," the FBI said.

3 years ago

A Camden County health department employee prepares a COVID-19 booster shot while students from the Rutgers-Camden School of Nursing wait to administer vaccines during a clinic in the basement of the United Methodist Church in Haddon Heights.
Health

Health officials try to reignite urgency for COVID-19 vaccines as bivalent booster uptake remains low in the Delaware Valley

Demand for COVID-19 vaccines has faded, but local health workers are trying to get more people up-to-date with their immunization.

3 years ago

A close-up of Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking. The U.S. flag is visible behind him.
Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Shapiro joins other Democratic governors to form alliance on abortion rights

Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access.

3 years ago

President Biden speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Biden in Poland says U.S. and allies ‘have Ukraine’s back’

He warned that there were “hard and bitter days ahead,” but pledged that the United States and its allies would “have Ukraine’s back” as the war enters its second year.

3 years ago

A police car on 56th Street in West Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia and Memphis lawmakers meet to discuss the city’s groundbreaking Driving Equality Act

Following the death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis, Tennessee is considering changing rules about when police can pull people over — like Philly did last year.

3 years ago

People sit around a large roundtable.
Community

Philly leaders, advocates look to expand support services in the aftermath of gun violence

About a dozen advocates met with city officials earlier this month to ask for more accessible, more coordinated services for people who lose someone to gun violence.

3 years ago

Gustave Courbet's landscape, depicting the source of the Lison River in France, was discovered in a storage box at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2016. It was so darkened that only a few letters of the artist's signature were visible, (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Forgotten painting by a 19th-century French rebel is discovered at Penn

Gustave Courbet’s “The Source of the Lison” was lost in a forgotten box for over a century. Now it’s the centerpiece of an exhibition at Arthur Ross.

3 years ago

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Melanie Price reads a book with a child in a classroom.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Carney proposes financial lifeline for Delaware child care centers. Can the cash keep them afloat?

The budget includes $10 million to reimburse providers caring for children from low-income families, and $12 million to make more families eligible for subsidized care.

3 years ago

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A memorial to Officer Christopher Fitzgerald. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Culmination of chaos’: Temple students react to death of slain police officer

The shooting death of Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald has renewed student concerns around campus safety.

3 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

The Pa. House is coming back with a Democratic majority. Will it finally be able to move forward?

The speaker of the Pennsylvania House is calling lawmakers back this week to address one topic and one topic only: giving childhood survivors of sexual abuse a chance to sue.

3 years ago

George Washington's full letter to Israel Shreve on March 5, 1787. (Courtesy of the Raab Collection)
Community

1787 letter from cash-poor George Washington hailed as ‘great discovery’

The man later known as the Father of His Country tried to raise money after the Revolutionary War ended by unloading some of his vast land holdings.

3 years ago

File - In 2022 The Cherry Street Pier  hosted ''Freshwater,'' a sculptural fountain by Jean Shin that uses Delaware River water and living freshwater mussels. Other sculptural elements were made from recycled plastic and shells collected from the Delaware. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

New leadership at Philadelphia Contemporary, to help the arts nonprofit better ‘reflect the diversity’ of the city

Harry Philbrick, who in 2016 founded Philadelphia Contemporary using arts to connect communities, is stepping down.

3 years ago

A photo of Christopher Fitzgerald placed a memorial set up next to the place he was killed, near 17th Street and Montgomery Avenue. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Fundraiser for family of slain Temple police officer surges past $225k in less than a day

Christopher Fitzgerald leaves behind a wife and four children. A vigil to honor his memory is set for Tuesday on the university’s North Philly campus.

3 years ago

oe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy walking together
Politics & Policy

Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine

Biden spent more than five hours in the Ukrainian capital, consulting with Zelenskyy on next steps, honoring the country’s fallen soldiers and seeing U.S. embassy staff in the

3 years ago

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