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Government Accountability

Bill would increase transparency of water system privatization in Pennsylvania

Municipalities aren’t required to have public hearings in advance of selling multimillion-dollar public water systems in Pennsylvania.& ...

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Arpaio pardon; future of DACA

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 New 'buffered' bike lanes unveiled on Chestnut Street in West Philadelphia.  Bike lane is to the left, on-street parking is next and after that are regular travel lanes (Tom MacDonald/WHYY).
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City Councilwoman trying to turn West Philly ‘buffered bike lanes’ temporary

The first protected bike lane in Philadelphia has been dedicated, but a City Councilwoman is stirring up controversy.  The pr ...

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 March 13, 2010 file photo of Algerian national Ali Charaf Damache in Dublin, Ireland. An al-Qaida suspect linked to a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist has been extradited to Philadelphia to be tried in civilian court rather than face trial at Guantanamo Bay. (Niall Carson/File, PA via AP)
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Al-Qaida suspect held in Philly pleads not guilty in federal court

An al-Qaida suspect linked to a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges. A lawyer for 52-yea ...

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 Black Lives Matter protesters disrupt a City Council hearing over the death of David Jones. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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After protest at home of Philly cop who killed suspect, union to challenge identifying police in shootings

Normally, the loudest noise you might hear on Ryan Pownall’s sleepy Northeast Philadelphia block is the occasional roar of a lawnmower. ...

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N.J. search and rescue crews deploy to Texas

New Jersey search and rescue crews are deploying to Texas to assist with Hurricane Harvey operations, Gov. Chris Christie announced. ...

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Peace Center: Hate incidents are way up in the Delaware Valley

Hate crimes are up across the nation since the November preisdential election, and the Delaware Valley has seen its share of incidents la ...

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 Andrew Wisniewski, an operations manager for Smart Start of Maryland, demonstrates how an ignition interlock device works on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. The devices are put in cars to stop drunk drivers from operating their vehicles. (Brian Witte/AP Photo)
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New Pa. DUI law increases penalties on first-time offenders

A new Pennsylvania law going into effect Friday aims to cut down on drunken driving by requiring first-time offenders to have Breathalyze ...

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Christie signs bill to regulate, tax daily fantasy sports

New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law a measure to regulate and tax daily fantasy sports. The law imposes ...

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New Jersey Democrat Phil Murphy promises to crack down on deadly violence through gun-control measures if elected governor. (AP file photo)
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N.J. in line for tougher gun laws if Democrat wins governor’s race

If he becomes New Jersey’s next governor, Democrat Phil Murphy said he will sign the gun-control legislation that Gov. Chris Christ ...

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
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Philly police sergeant indicted in tow-truck bribery scheme

A Philadelphia police sergeant has been charged with bribery and lying to FBI agents for allegedly tipping tow truck drivers to the locat ...

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 A new Temple University survey shows that interpretation services in Pennsylvania's suburban courtrooms remain inadequate.(Wavebreak Media Ltd/Bigstock)
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Pennsylvania

Pa. small courts improve access to translators in criminal cases, still lag in other areas

Small courts in Pennsylvania are not consistently using professional interpreters, according to a recent report on 19 magisterial distric ...

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 Brittan Holland was forced to wear a GPS monitor after he was charged with aggravated assault in South Jersey bar fight. The incident sparked a challenge to New Jersey's criminal justice overhaul. (Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick via Wikimedia Commons)
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Challenging N.J. criminal justice overhaul, South Jersey man sues for right to cash bail

One of the first major challenges to New Jersey’s new bail system hinges on an unlikely argument: that defendants should be able to ...

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Philadelphia
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Running while black? In Abington, minor case sparks major debate over racial profiling

“They were looking to target a black male, and they didn’t care if they had the right one or not,” said Asa Khalif, an organizer for Black Lives Matter.

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 Bill Cosby arrives at a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Philadelphia

Cosby’s retrial delayed as new legal team joins case

Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges will be delayed as his new legal team gets up to speed on the case. Judge Ste ...

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