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Aftermath of the destructive Superstorm Sandy
Down the Shore
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

Indicted N.J. Sandy contractor apprehended in Florida

Florida authorities have apprehended a New Jersey contractor under indictment for allegedly scamming homeowners after Superstorm Sandy. 

6 years ago

File - Protestors gathered outside the Planned Parenthood Clinic on Locust Street in Center City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Gender
Health Care

Pa., N.J. and Del. join suit over rule allowing clinicians to refuse abortions

Nearly two dozen states and municipalities sued the federal government Tuesday to stop a new rule that lets health care clinicians decline to provide abortions.

6 years ago

A sign directs Lyft and Uber riders to a designated pickup location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
NPR
Immigration
National

Companies that rely on census data worry citizenship question will hurt them

Businesses like Lyft and Univision say it could harm the national headcount and their bottom line.

6 years ago

Ashley Garecht speaks as anti-abortion protesters rally near a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia, Friday, May 10, 2019. The demonstration was spurred by the actions of a Democratic state lawmaker who recorded himself berating an anti-abortion demonstrator at length outside the clinic. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Gender
Health Care

As states pass restrictive abortion laws, questions surface

As multiple states pass laws banning many abortions, questions have surfaced about what exactly that means for women who might seek an abortion. The short answer: nothing yet.

6 years ago

In this April 5, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Immigration
National

Federal appeals court rules against Trump on ending DACA

A federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner when it sought to end an Obama-era program.

6 years ago

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Personal Finance
NJ Spotlight

Grewal joins other AGs in battle over relaxing payday-loan rules

New Jersey has placed a 30-percent cap on the annual interest-rate payday lenders are allowed to charge.

6 years ago

Bridget Anne Kelly (left) and Bill Baroni (right) (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
New Jersey
Politics

Feds: U.S. Supreme Court should turn down ‘Bridgegate’ appeal

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni want the court to hear the appeal of their 2016 convictions for causing gridlock near the George Washington Bridge.

6 years ago

Ashley Garecht speaks as anti-abortion protesters rally near a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia, Friday, May 10, 2019. The demonstration was spurred by the actions of a Democratic state lawmaker who recorded himself berating an anti-abortion demonstrator at length outside the clinic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Health Care
Law
Medicine
Public Health

Anti-abortion bills and the future of Roe v. Wade

We discuss the stringent anti-abortion bills passing in statehouses around the country, how they could impact women's health and the challenge they pose to Roe v, Wade.

Air Date: May 16, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks to an outreach worker at a methadone distribution van in Lisbon, Portugal. (Courtesy of Fair and Just Prosecution)
Addiction
Criminal Justice

Can Portugal offer Philadelphia lessons in how to rethink drug charges?

DA Larry Krasner and other U.S. prosecutors hope to learn more about the decriminalization of illicit substances in favor of a public health approach.

6 years ago

Three years after Delaware’s Supreme Court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional, lawmakers want to reinstate it. Several police associations support the measure. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)
Delaware

Delaware legislators aim to overturn court, reinstate death penalty

Three years after Delaware’s Supreme Court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional, lawmakers want to reinstate it. Several police associations support the measure.

6 years ago

 The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on State Road in Philadelphia (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Prison guards indicted in alleged beating of inmate at Curran-Fromhold

Federal prosecutors have announced charges against two Philadelphia prison guards in an alleged beating of an inmate last fall.

6 years ago

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, testifies as the House Energy and Commerce Committee holds an oversight hearing of the FCC, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2019.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
National
Technology

Help coming on blocking scammers for robocall-plagued U.S.

New measures by U.S. regulators could help thwart some of the billions of robocalls received in the U.S.

6 years ago

The Schuylkill river at dusk in Philadelphia. The river is a popular fishing spot. In 2018, the New Jersey DEP began testing fish for the family of chemicals known as PFAS and issued fish advisories. New Jersey has stricter limits on PFAS exposure than Pennsylvania. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Business
Environment
New Jersey
StateImpact Pennsylvania

New Jersey sues companies over PFAS contamination

The lawsuit alleges eight companies engaged in consumer and environmental fraud.

6 years ago

Hundreds of police officers in New Jersey are trained to recognize signs of driving under the influence of drugs. But some question whether their assessments are scientific or subjective. (Lenny Ignelzi/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Policing

N.J. wants more cops trained to spot stoned drivers. Critics question the science behind methods

Hundreds of police officers in New Jersey are trained to recognize signs of driving under the influence of drugs. But some question whether their assessments are scientific.

6 years ago

Listen 4:59
Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Judge: Cosby accusers’ testimony points to ‘signature’ crime

The judge who presided over Bill Cosby's criminal case said he let five other accusers testify at the sex-assault trial because their accounts had "chilling similarities."

6 years ago

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