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Allison Chris Myers. (@GovMurphy/Twitter)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey governor appoints first openly transgender cabinet member

Allison Chris Myers, a Navy veteran, will oversee the state’s Civil Services Commission.

3 years ago

This combination of photos shows, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Aug. 3, 2021, left, and Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaking in Perry, Ga., Sept. 25, 2021. Walker is in a runoff election with incumbent Warnock.  (AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Democratic Sen. Warnock wins Georgia runoff against Walker

The victory by the state’s first Black senator ensures Democrats an outright majority in the chamber for the rest of President Joe Biden’s term.

3 years ago

File photo: Jack Smith, the Department of Justice's chief of the Public Integrity Section, poses for a photo at the Department of Justice in Washington, Aug. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Courts & Law

DOJ subpoenas election officials in Pa. and other states Trump disputed

The requests are the first known subpoenas by Smith, who was named last month as special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland.

3 years ago

A close-up of Josh Shapiro speaking.
Health

Gun violence and public health: Governor-elect Shapiro speaks at American Health Summit

Governor-elect Josh Shapiro highlighted gun violence and its effect on young people during the 5th annual Bloomberg American Health Summit in Philadelphia Tuesday.

3 years ago

Bill Cosby
Courts & Law

Cosby, NBC, studio face new sex abuse lawsuit from 5 in N.Y.

The lawsuit comes more than a year after Cosby left prison after his 2018 sexual assault conviction in Pennsylvania was overturned.

3 years ago

Black bear in the woods
Politics & Policy

Bear hunt reinstated immediately in New Jersey

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey is allowing the state’s bear hunt to commence after opponents appealed its reinstatement.

3 years ago

Traffic on a highway in Delaware.
Community

Delaware’s 149 traffic fatalities this year are the most since 1988

With only a few weeks till the New Year, it’s been an especially deadly year on Delaware highways with 149 deaths — a number not seen since 1988.

3 years ago

Bob Wright ASCE gives infrastructure report card. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania infrastructure barely gets passing grade in new review

The report cites wear and tear plus weather issues as partially responsible for the state’s crumbling infrastructure.

3 years ago

File photo: Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump stand outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A federal judge is questioning Donald Trump's efforts to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Judge Tanya Chutkan was skeptical Thursday, Nov. 4, of attorneys for the former president who asked her to block the handover of documents to a House committee
Courts & Law

Jan. 6 committee to issue criminal referrals, chairman says

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department as it wraps up its probe.

3 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf entered office eight years ago as a champion of government transparency, but has hired private law firms to do undisclosed legal work. (Jose F. Moreno/ Philadelphia Inquirer via Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s governor spends thousands on private law firms but won’t disclose why

His Office of General Counsel shields basic information about why it spends tens of thousands of dollars annually to hire private law firms.

3 years ago

Neil Patel hired Pa. State Agents to patrol his KARCO gas station in Philadelphia. (6abc)
Community

Philadelphia gas station owner hires armed agents to patrol property

Neil Patel says the crime targeting customers and his store and employees is rampant.

3 years ago

The Confederate flag and monument at the Marvel Carriage Museum. (WHYY file)
Community

Delaware town holding Christmas party at controversial museum that flies Confederate flag

A council member who shepherded funds to the museum says the party doesn’t aim to “stir up anything.” An NAACP leader says it doubles down on “white supremacy.”

3 years ago

Former Philadelphia Mayor Mayor Michael Nutte
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Politics & Policy

Former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter stands by stop and frisk, despite being stopped by police multiple times

Nutter shares his personal experiences with being stopped, including during his time on City Council. He still supports the policy, as part of a broader policing plan.

3 years ago

This July 23, 2018 file photo shows packets of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, in Greenfield, Mass. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
Health

New study: Buprenorphine proves safer for infants than methadone treatment during pregnancy

A new study, led by a Rutgers researcher, found that buprenorphine, rather than methadone, may be safer for infants born to mothers getting treatment for opioid use disorder.

3 years ago

File photo: Kirstie Alley attends the premiere of HBO's ''Girls'' on Jan. 5, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers’ star, dies at 71

Her death was announced Monday by her children on social media and confirmed by her manager.

3 years ago

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