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Philly Pops to cease operations at end of 2022-23 season

The Philly Pops has announced that it will cease operations at the end of the 2022-2023 season.

3 years ago

A group of protesters gather outside Philadelphia City Hall to call for measures to protect the Delaware River's dwindling Atlantic sturgeon population. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Environmentalists protest projects that impact endangered Atlantic Sturgeon

Protesters symbolically mourned the Atlantic Sturgeon during a mock funeral to urge regulatory agencies to protect the endangered species.

3 years ago

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., talks the media, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, after voting on top House Republican leadership positions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is at right. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & Policy

GOP wins slim U.S. House majority, complicating ambitious agenda

More than a week after Election Day, Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to flip the House.

3 years ago

Tyrique Glasgow, founder of the Young Chances Foundation, was nominated as CNN Hero of the Year. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

What’s working? Tyrique Glasgow’s Young Chances Foundation presses on with violence prevention plan

At the Young Chances Foundation in South Philly's Grays Ferry area, gun violence prevention involves feeding kids, mentoring them, and building their trust in law enforcement.

3 years ago

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a closed-door policy meeting on the Democrats' lame duck agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle

Twelve Republicans voted with all Democrats to move forward on the legislation, meaning a final vote could come as soon as this week, or later this month.

3 years ago

Rep. Todd Stephens and Melissa Cerrato
Politics & Policy

Democratic challenger Cerrato takes 37-vote lead over incumbent state Rep. Stephens

If Cerrato wins, Democrats will win control of the state House of Representatives.

3 years ago

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaking at a press conference October 5, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House impeaches Philly DA Krasner over policies

The vote sets the stage for what would be the first Pennsylvania Senate impeachment trial in nearly three decades.

3 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill
Health

Shapiro asks court to hold Prospect Medical Holdings in contempt for Delaware County Memorial Hospital closure

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro wants the hospital company fined for what he believes is a violation of court orders.

3 years ago

Workers with the Philadelphia City Commissioners office sort election materials
Courts & Law

Philly political consultant charged with forging thousands of signatures in 2019 primary

Attorney General Josh Shapiro says Rasheen Crews forged signatures to make sure his clients made it on the ballot in the 2019 Philadelphia primary.

3 years ago

In this courtroom sketch Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) testifies before Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick (seated right) in a courtroom in Wilmington, Del. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Courts & Law

‘I think comedy is legal.’ Elon Musk evasive, jokes his way through testimony in Wilmington courtroom

The mogul deflected questions, often joking and giving meandering answers. He insisted he didn’t have undue influence over Tesla’s board to get a $55 billion pay package.

3 years ago

A bus of asylum-seekers at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station
Community

‘They are exhausted’: Asylum-seekers arrive by bus in Philadelphia

Mayor Jim Kenney called Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to bus asylum-seekers to Philadelphia a “purposefully cruel policy using immigrant families … as pawns.”

3 years ago

Whether Todd Stephens, a Republican state representative, wins reelection could determine which party controls the Pennsylvania state House. (Joe Lamberti/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Have Democrats flipped the Pa. House? The latest on the deciding races

With control of the Pa. state House on the line, attorneys for candidates in two still-uncalled races are haggling over whether to count several dozen provisional ballots.

3 years ago

A closeup of Bill McSwain
Courts & Law

Central Bucks hires former U.S. Attorney McSwain to investigate ACLU’s allegation of anti-LGBTQ discrimination

Many parents are enraged over the decision, saying the district is making “fiscally irresponsible” decisions with taxpayer dollars to “defend” anti-LGBTQ measures.

3 years ago

Council President Darrell Clarke holds up an information pamphlet for new jobs. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly police may replace some officers with civilians, arbitration panel rules

A ruling upheld a change to the city charter to create public safety officers who do more routine police jobs to let cops focus on crime fighting.

3 years ago

Classroom during coronavirus pandemic
Education

Pa. releases anti-racist guidelines as part of teacher-prep overhaul

The standards are meant to prepare educators to work with students and families of all backgrounds and will be required as part of Pennsylvania’s teacher preparation process.

3 years ago

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