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Marc Zumoff calls the play-by-plays for the 76ers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Regional Roundup – 7/26/21

Rhode Island legalized supervised injection sites. Will we follow suit? And, Marc Zumoff joins us to discuss his decision to retire and the NBA draft. Plus, zoo vaccinations?

Air Date: July 26, 2021 10:00 am

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In June, New York City started its Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division, or B-HEARD, to provide more targeted care for those struggling with mental health issues and emergencies. In this photo from March, an EMT worker cleans a gurney after transporting a suspected COVID patient in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Mental Health
Policing

Mental health response teams yield better outcomes than police in NYC, data shows

The program dispatches mental health specialists and paramedics instead of police for certain nonviolent emergency calls has resulted in more people accepting assistance.

4 years ago

NPR
Law
Public Health

Mississippi is trying to get the Supreme Court to reverse Roe

In May, the justices agreed to consider whether state laws that ban abortions before fetal viability are unconstitutional.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall is reflected in the windows of  the Office of the District Attorney. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Addiction
Philadelphia
Public Health

Krasner sues Pa. AG over settlement agreement with opioid distributors

The complaint effectively asks a state judge to allow an ongoing lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to continue, which the settlement jeopardizes.

4 years ago

A closeup of a
Philadelphia
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Race & Ethnicity

As Philly weighs minor car stops ban, community group wants Black residents to know their rights

The event comes as Philadelphia City Council considers a bill that would bar police from pulling over people solely for minor traffic violations.

4 years ago

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Seal for the Philly DA's Office
Addiction
Business
Public Health

Philly DA not happy with proposed opioid settlement

A settlement involving many states, including Pennsylvania, might not be good enough for city officials.

4 years ago

Listen 1:33
Clouds are lit by the rising sun over St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia.
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion

Pa. justices deal blow to outdated claims of child sexual abuse

The 5-2 decision ended plaintiff Renee Rice's legal effort to recover damages from the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown for allegedly covering up and facilitating sex abuse.

4 years ago

Damon Tyner, the Atlantic County prosecutor, resigned Tuesday after facing multiple lawsuits and ethics complaints. (6ABC)
Government Accountability
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Atlantic County prosecutor resigns amid ethics complaints

The Atlantic County prosecutor, Damon Tyner, resigned Tuesday after facing multiple lawsuits and ethics complaints.

4 years ago

Paula Paul (left) and Frances Upshaw stand in Fernhill Park
Environment
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

EPA takes up environmental justice complaint against Philly’s permit for SEPTA power plant in Nicetown

Critics say the EPA doesn’t adequately enforce civil rights complaints. Biden vowed change, and the agency is pursuing a case on the natural gas power plant.

4 years ago

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Rudy Giuliani points to a map as he speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election on Nov. 19, 2020. He and other Trump lawyers are now under scrutiny for their roles in promoting false claims of election fraud. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability

Trump lawyers who spread false election claims are now defending themselves in court

Some experts say the abuses over the past four years compel the legal profession to perform some deeper soul-searching.

4 years ago

In this 2018 file photo, Energy Transfer, the parent company of Mariner East 2 pipeline builder, Sunoco, works at Snitz Creek in West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County after a drilling mud spill during the summer. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
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Charges mostly dropped against two state constables involved in alleged Mariner East pipeline ‘buy-a-badge’ scheme

A jury still found two Pa. constables guilty on a lesser charge: failing to disclose wages they made while working on behalf of Energy Transfer.

4 years ago

Marty Watson
Black Lives Matter
Delaware
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Wilmington woman sues after undercover cops damage her car, hold taser to her neck in case of mistaken identity

Marty Watson had just put gas in her tank when the episode started. Police have not responded to a request for comment.

4 years ago

New Jersey authorities have announced the arrest of 31 people charged with sexually exploiting children online. (6ABC)
New Jersey
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6ABC

31 arrested in operation targeting child predators in New Jersey

The effort was called Operation 24/7, with more than a dozen agencies targeting online child predators in the Garden State.

4 years ago

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Home & Family
Law

Britney Spears can hire own lawyer in conservatorship case

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny on Wednesday approved Spears hiring former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart to represent her.

4 years ago

Students settle in at their desks
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. parents sue Gov. Murphy over mask mandate

A federal lawsuit claims forcing children to wear masks in schools is unconstitutional, and impedes learning.

4 years ago

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