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L to R: Senate candidates John Fetterman (Democrat) and Mehmet Oz (Republican); Gubernatorial candidates Josh Shapiro (Democrat) and Doug Mastriano (Republican) AP PHOTO
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

¿Cómo están alcanzando las campañas políticas más grandes de Pensilvania a los votantes latinos?

Los organizadores locales advierten a los políticos que no traten a los latinos como un monolito.

3 years ago

A closeup of the New Jersey Statehouse
Politics & Policy

Full N.J. Assembly vote on concealed carry bill could come as early as this week, committee chair says

Under the proposal, retired officers are exempt from most gun-free zones except ultra-sensitive locations, like municipal buildings.

3 years ago

File photo: Protesters demanding the University of Pennsylvania divest from fossil fuel companies formed an encampment outside the schools administration building, camping into the morning of September 15, 2022.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Penn students end protest encampment after 39 days

Over a dozen protesters were arrested after they disrupted Penn’s homecoming game. They still want the school to drop any investments in fossil fuels.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks during a campaign stop in Erie, Pa., Thursday, September 29, 2022. (David Dermer/Associated Press)
Politics & Policy

Doug Mastriano wants to use Pa. state police to bus migrants to Delaware. Here’s why that breaks both federal and state law

If elected governor this November, Republican state senator Doug Mastriano said he’d transport undocumented immigrants in the commonwealth across state lines.

3 years ago

Community

Swarthmore Diwali celebration aims to foster community and celebrate diverse cultures

Indians around the world, including in the Delaware Valley, are celebrating the Festival of Lights.

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (left) and Dr. Mehmet Oz. (AP Photos/Gene J. Puskar/Ryan Collerd)
Politics & Policy

Pa. election 2022: Fact-checking the Oz-Fetterman debate

Here are the facts from Pennsylvania’s first and only U.S. Senate debate, as it happened.

3 years ago

outside Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Cente
Courts & Law

Philadelphia sues state to reduce youth justice overcrowding

In the lawsuit filed Friday, city officials said there were 223 youths at the facility designed to temporarily hold 184.

3 years ago

A vacant classroom at Lankenau High School in Philadelphia.
Education

Philly test scores remained steady during the pandemic, but are still among the lowest in the country

Just 17% of the city’s fourth-graders were proficient in reading and 18% in math in 2019, compared to 15% and 13% in 2022.

3 years ago

Bryce Harper holds up a trophy after the Phillies win the NLCS
Community

World Series teed up: Harper, Phillies go deep, face Astros

Think cheesesteaks, hoagies and water ice vs. BBQ brisket, Tex-Mex and Blue Bell ice cream.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper celebrates after a home run
Community

The Phillies are taking on the Astros in the World Series. Here’s the full schedule, and how to watch

The Phillies face the Houston Astros in the 2022 World Series. Here's what you need to know.

3 years ago

An up-close view of wild mushrooms.
Health

Delaware Valley poison control experts caution against eating wild mushrooms after recent hospitalizations

The Philadelphia-based poison control center recorded a slight uptick in mushroom poisoning cases, including at least one that caused organ failure.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania House of Representatives at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: Brian Munroe wants to unseat Pa. state Rep. Todd Polinchock

Democrat Brian Munroe and Republican state Rep. Todd Polinchock face off over reproductive rights and fracking.

3 years ago

A man films another man talking.
Courts & Law

How to get your criminal record expunged for weed convictions in New Jersey

Though New Jersey automated cannabis-related expungements for more than 360,000 people last summer, advocates say many people are still waiting.

3 years ago

From top left clockwise: Doug Mastriano, Josh Shapiro, Mehmet Oz, John Fetterman (AP Photos)
Politics & Policy

How are Pa.’s biggest political campaigns reaching Latino voters?

This is the time when campaigns start to engage Latino voters — usually in a last ditch effort to curry the favor of a group that often feels left out of the electoral process

3 years ago

Fans celebrate on Broad Street on Oct. 23, 2022 after the Philadelphia Phillies clinch the pennant.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Like a dream’: Phillies dance their way to the World Series

Phillies fans celebrate in the streets following Sunday’s win over Padres, as the Phils advance to the World Series for the first time in more than a decade.

3 years ago

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