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Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Conflicting reports, gaps in data obscure true number of Pa. law enforcement agencies

Spotlight PA’s attempt to count police agencies in Pennsylvania unearthed large discrepancies — and that has implications for accountability.

4 years ago

S.N.A.I.L. Gallery curator Logan Cryer at the Icebox in Kensington. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

S.N.A.I.L. Gallery is making space for slow art on Instagram

The virtual gallery space embraces artists who are in no hurry to post new work.

4 years ago

The Delaware Capitol building, Dover, De.
Politics & Policy

‘They don’t want to go to the polls’: Delaware lawmakers on verge of approving vote-by-mail system

A similar system was used without major issues during the 2020 election as an emergency measure. Now lawmakers are poised to make voting by mail the law.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law

Crozer’s parent company to receive $450K from financially distressed school district

The settlement stems from a 2018 dispute over property tax assessments. Chester is also on the hook — and it couldn’t come at a worse time.

4 years ago

Board worker Ann Carlette, left, process and double-check mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers eye election reform ahead of summer recess

With the legislative session set to wrap up for the summer this week, New Jersey lawmakers have moved on nearly half a dozen measures related to election reform.

4 years ago

A woman carries a piece of wood as she walks outside through the entrance of a damaged house.
Community

Destruction everywhere, help scarce after Afghanistan quake

Villagers see destruction everywhere and help in short supply days after an earthquake devastated a remote region of southeast Afghanistan and killed at least 1,150 people.

4 years ago

President Biden sits in a chair on the left, with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in a chair on the right, appearing to be listening to President Biden as he talks.
Politics & Policy

Biden urges Western unity on Ukraine amid war fatigue

President Joe Biden is praising the global alliance confronting Russia over its war in Ukraine.

4 years ago

Silhouettes of the hands of different people in a crowd waving signs are visible in the foreground, with the U.S. Supreme Court building in the background.
Courts & Law

Abortion foes, supporters map next moves after Roe reversal

Emotional protests and prayer vigils are turning to resolve as several states enact bans and both supporters and foes of abortion rights map out their next moves.

4 years ago

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Community

Pride parades march on with new urgency across U.S.

Parades celebrating LGBTQ pride kick off in some of America’s biggest cities Sunday amid new fears about the potential erosion of freedoms won through decades of activism.

4 years ago

This July 18, 2018, photo shows a display of back to school backpacks in a Target store in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar / The Associated Press)
Politics & Policy

Who benefits from N.J.’s back-to-school sales tax holiday?

New Jersey officials tout that a sales tax holiday for back-to-school will benefit families. Experts are slightly more muted on how it will play out in practice.

4 years ago

Karli Miller (Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania 2020), Domonique Howell (Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania 2022 1st Runner Up) , Anomie Fatale (me/Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania USA 2022), and Tony Brooks (of ADAPT). (Courtesy of Anomie Fatale)
Community

Disability Pride 2022: A community reunited at last!

This year’s Disability Pride event not only celebrated disability identities but was a celebration of life and survival after pandemic separation.

4 years ago

Pro-union pins sit on display
Politics & Policy

Labor solidarity ‘brewing’ in Philly as workers organize for better wages, benefits

Five Philly Starbucks have voted to form unions in a town with a long history of labor organizing. It’s happening for a reason, write Paul Prescod and Daisy Confoy.

4 years ago

Josh Shapiro addresses a crowd of hundreds of people, rallying in defense of abortion rights at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center on June 25, 2022. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Democratic candidate Josh Shapiro rallies for abortion rights in Philly, as Pa. governor’s race stakes heighten

Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for Pa. governor, rallied in defense of abortion rights at the National Constitution Center on Saturday.

4 years ago

Women ride a scooter through Kyiv's Maidan Square, past sandbags that spell out 'HELP,' and flags displayed from around the world, in Ukraine, Saturday, June 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Politics & Policy

Russia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east

The bombardment preceded a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

4 years ago

FIFA President Gianni Infantino answers questions during a 2026 soccer World Cup news conference Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Arts & Entertainment

Group asks for living wages, labor rights for 2026 FIFA World Cup

There’s a push for the cities awarded games to commit to livable wages, and equitable hiring and worker protection.

4 years ago

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