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NJ Spotlight

PennEast shelves plan to build pipeline on public lands in New Jersey

The company’s decision not to pursue eminent-domain claims on 42 parcels of publicly owned land was announced in an agreement with the Attorney General’s office.

5 years ago

Police stop traffic on Broad Street
PlanPhilly
Black Lives Matter
Policing
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Social Justice

With hard-won support of Philly’s top cop, bill to ban minor traffic stops moves ahead

A bill that would ban police enforcement of certain vehicle stops that disproportionately affect Black drivers moved forward Wednesday after months of debate.

5 years ago

Ameera Shaheed is suing the city of Wilmington and its towing contractors, accusing them of selling her car for scrap because she owed $320 in parking fines. (Institute for Justice photo)
Delaware
Government
Government Accountability
Law
Transportation

Lawsuit accuses Wilmington of scrapping cars over unpaid parking tickets

Two Wilmington residents are suing the city and its towing contractors for scrapping cars worth thousands of dollars over unpaid parking tickets.

5 years ago

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Delaware
Policing
Social Justice

Ex-Dewey Beach cop convicted for bloody attack on injured man and falsely claiming he was strangled

The victim had been out drinking with friends before he fell and hit his head. He didn’t want to go to the hospital, so officer Gregory Lynch beat him.

5 years ago

Memorial to missing and murdered Indigenous women in St. Paul, Minn. (UniversalImagesGroup/Universal Images Group via Getty_
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Media
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Race & Ethnicity

Media fascination with the Petito mystery looks like racism to some Native Americans

Since the year 2000, Indigenous people have made up 21% of homicides in Wyoming, even though only three percent of the population is Indigenous.

5 years ago

Zulene Mayfield, wearing a mask, speaks at a press conference
Black Lives Matter
Policing
Social Justice

‘We are not going to sit idly by’: Family demands answers after videos show white Chester officer punching Black teen

Videos posted to Facebook show a Chester police officer repeatedly punching 16-year-old Bahir Green. Green’s family is calling for transparency and accountability.

5 years ago

Police tape marks off a crime scene near Olney Transportation Center
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philly DA’s office running out of city funding to help relocate witnesses

Krasner says Philadelphia’s high homicide rate is resulting in big spending for witness and victim relocation.

5 years ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania appeals court judge candidates to take part in online forum

Eight candidates for four open seats on Pennsylvania's appeals courts are expected to participate in an online forum, six weeks ahead of the November election.

5 years ago

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 11: Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Texas Lawmakers recently passed several pieces of conservative legislation, including SB8, which prohibits abortions in Texas after a fetal heartbeat is detected on an ultrasound, usually between the fifth and sixth weeks of pregnancy. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
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National
Politics
Public Health

A Texas doctor says he defied the abortion law, risking lawsuits

Dr. Alan Braid said that his decision to perform an abortion past the six-week mark earlier this month was a matter of duty.

5 years ago

Bentrice Jusu
Crime
Gun Violence
New Jersey
Public Health
Public Safety
Visual Arts

Trenton art project hopes to share the potential and the full story of residents lost to violence

The Potential Project will use public art and a mobile app to honor people lost to homicide in New Jersey’s capital city through the eyes of the people closest to them.

5 years ago

Supporters of those charged in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol attend the ‘Justice for J6’ rally near the U.S. Capitol September 18, 2021 in Washington, DC
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National
Protests

Hundreds rally in support of Capitol riot suspects amid heightened police presence

The crowds were demonstrating in support of people who are accused of participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection, which left several people dead.

5 years ago

Haitian migrants use a dam to cross to and from the United States from Mexico, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas
Government
Immigration
National

US ramps up plan to expel Haitian migrants gathered in Texas

The Biden administration is nearing a final plan to expel many of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have suddenly crossed into a Texas border city from Mexico.

5 years ago

Philadelphia supervised injection site
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Public Health

Supreme Court urged to review ban on drug injection sites, with Philly case as focus

The test case centers on a nonprofit group's Safehouse project in Philadelphia, but officials in other states are watching closely as they debate similar programs.

5 years ago

Malaysia Hammond places flowers at a memorial mural for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Sunday. Police brutality has sparked days of civil unrest. But the sparks have landed in a tinderbox built over decades of economic inequality, now exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Black Lives Matter
Elections
Government
National
Policing

Minnesota high court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis PD

The state’s highest court overturned a lower court ruling that rejected ballot language approved by the City Council.

5 years ago

Fanta Bility
Crime
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Law
Policing
Public Safety
6ABC

New details emerge in shooting death of 8-year-old girl at Academy Park High School football game

Three Sharon Hill police officers opened fire on a vehicle outside the Academy Park High School football stadium, sources say.

5 years ago

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