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Thaddeus Kirkland, mayor of the city of Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Chester parking contract linked to timely campaign donations to Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland

The 2018 parking contract appeared to offer no benefit to the city, but a WHYY analysis of campaign contributions shows the mayor's campaign was likely the one benefitting.

3 years ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

One of the country’s strictest plastic bag bans is officially in effect in N.J.

Here’s everything you should know about New Jersey’s single-use bag and container ban, from what’s covered under the law and what’s exempt to which businesses are impacted.

3 years ago

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in Cheyney, Pa., Thursday, May 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Education

Wolf announces $5 million investment in Cheyney University’s ThinkUbator project

Cheyney University is probably best known as the nation's oldest historically Black university. But soon, it could also become known for being a leader in biotech.

3 years ago

Members of the 'COVID community' are helping others who have lost loved ones during the pandemic. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Memorial service honors Delaware’s nearly 3,000 COVID-19 victims

More than two years into the pandemic, state leaders gathered with friends and a family who’ve lost loved ones to remember the victims of COVID-19.

3 years ago

Hundreds of people protest outside City Hall in support of abortion rights
Courts & Law

Pa. abortion rights advocates urge residents to ‘stay grounded,’ donate in light of Roe draft opinion

Abortion will remain legal in Pennsylvania, unlike at least 26 states that are certain or likely to ban abortion immediately after Roe v. Wade is overturned.

3 years ago

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The Philadelphia skyline
Money

With property values up 21%, Kenney proposes relief for growing real estate taxes

As anyone currently in the market for a house can tell you, property values in Philadelphia are soaring — and soon, home owners will know exactly how much.

3 years ago

Congressman Brendan Boyle awards $150,000 for business district improvement in Olney (Tom MacDonald WHYY)
Urban Planning

Olney’s North 5th Street small business corridor receives federal funding for revitalization efforts

The money is from a new federal program designed to help prevent crime, improve the streetscape and increase economic activity in the area.

3 years ago

A close-up of the Cooper University Hospital sign.
Health
NJ Spotlight

After COVID, key hospitals get funding for next emergencies

NJ’s top trauma centers are laying out plans for the $550 million lawmakers sent them.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

Crews use doughnuts to lure black bear spotted roaming through Drexel Hill, Delaware County

Police urge everyone in the area to keep their distance if they happen to see the animal.

3 years ago

A general view of The Trump International Hotel
Courts & Law

D.C. reaches $750K settlement in Trump inaugural lawsuit

As part of the agreement, the defendants will pay the District of Columbia a total of $750,000, which will be used to benefit three nonprofit organizations.

3 years ago

File photo: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner pauses on the court during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Courts & Law

U.S. officials: Brittney Griner considered wrongfully detained

Griner was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing traces of cannabis oil.

3 years ago

President Biden speaks in front of an American flag
Politics & Policy

Biden blasts ‘radical’ Roe draft, warns other rights at risk

The court confirmed the authenticity of the leaked draft and Chief Justice John Roberts said he had ordered an investigation into what he called an “egregious breach of trust.

3 years ago

An example of a REAL ID.
Politics & Policy
WESA

Pennsylvanians have 1 year before federal REAL ID requirement begins

Pennsylvanians may still travel domestically after May 3, 2023, but they will need to pack another form of identification, such as a valid U.S. passport or military ID.

3 years ago

Local civilians line up to get humanitarian aid distributed in the United Humanitarian Center in Mariupol
Community

Ukrainian fighters: Russian forces storming Mariupol plant

The assault began almost two weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military not to storm the plant to finish off the defenders but to seal it off.

3 years ago

The exterior of the Supreme Court
Politics & Policy
6abc

‘A truly dark day’: Murphy, Wolf react to Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade

Kitty Kolbert, a public-interest attorney who was part of the team that argued Planned Parenthood v. Casey, spokes to the ramifications of the draft opinion.

3 years ago

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