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Paul Robeson High School juniors and seniors learn how to use a voting machine. Eligible students were offered a chance to register to vote during their Voter Registration Day event. (Darryl Murphy/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

After veto, Wolf and Republicans appear split on voting machine money

A measure that county commissioners were counting on to fund voting machine upgrades recently met its end under Governor Tom Wolf's veto pen.

6 years ago

A man rests his head on his arms in a heroin encampment in a vacant lot on Kensington Avenue on May 4, 2018. The encampment was later cleared out by the city. Pennsylvania will receive $10 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies to combat opioid addiction. The state was picked for its diverse cultural geography which could offer models for both rural and urban regions hit hard by high numbers of overdose deaths. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Addiction
Pennsylvania

Bloomberg Philanthropies gives Pennsylvania $10 million to reduce overdose deaths

The state, where 5,400 people fatally overdosed in 2017, was chosen in hopes it could offer models for both hard-hit rural and urban regions.

6 years ago

Noji Olaigbe, left, from the Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage movement speaks during a McDonald's workers strike as part of the nationwide movement, at the McDonald's at 27 West Broward Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday, May 23, 2019. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Business
Economy
Income Inequality

Hiking minimum wage to $15 would boost millions, report says

Gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost pay for as many as 27 million workers, but it could also cost as many as 1.3 million jobs by 2025.

6 years ago

Nuisance flooding is a part of life in New Jersey's coastal communities.
Environment
New Jersey

Report: N.J. will have to spend $25 billion on coastal defenses

New climate change study says New Jersey will need billions to pay for enough sea walls.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Energy Solutions extends pay for refinery workers

PES said it was continuing its efforts “to secure the facility” in anticipation of a possible sale and restart after an explosion and fire in late June.

6 years ago

In this file photo, a woman shouts while marching with service workers asking for $15 minimum wage pay during a rally at Newark Liberty International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Income Inequality
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

N.J.’s minimum wage rises to $10 today in first step toward $15

The law increasing New Jersey’s minimum wage from the current $8.85 bears first fruit today

6 years ago

In this June 27, 2019 photo, a clerk takes a bet from a gambler at the new sportsbook at Bally's casino in Atlantic City, N.J. New Jersey surpassed Nevada in terms of sports betting volume in May, taking the national lead for the first time. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Economy
New Jersey
Sports

New Jersey tops Nevada in sports betting volume in May

Here's all you need to know about how fast sports betting is growing in New Jersey: the East Coast state took in more sports bets last month than Nevada did to lead the nation

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signs the main appropriations bill in a $34 billion budget package that passed the Legislature this week at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, June 28, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Politics

After a week of ‘passions,’ Pennsylvania’s budget is finished

Governor Wolf has now committed to signing all the components immediately, except one.

6 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart (Lindsay Lazarski/WHY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Philly Controller: City has worst accounting controls of 10 largest U.S. cities

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart called Philadelphia’s internal accounting practices a “red flag” that indicates vulnerabilities to corruption and waste.

6 years ago

Cheyney University President Dr. Aaron Walton speaks at the 2019 Philadelphia UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball. (Ronald Gray/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Cheyney, Lincoln universities receive awards from UNCF

The United Negro College Fund recently announced that it has awarded Cheyney University and Lincoln University, two of the nation’s oldest historically black universities.

6 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. on the Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Politics
PA Post

Winners and losers in Pa.’s $34 billion state budget package

Below is a look at who stands to win and lose from the budget package, if it gets back on track.

6 years ago

Kris Singh, center, the founder, president and CEO of Holtec International. The company was granted the second-largest tax break in state history, but officials placed a hold on the break following our reporting. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Taxes
ProPublica

A huge tax break went to a politically connected company in New Jersey despite red flags

Holtec told N.J. regulators that Ohio was competing for its new headquarters. Officials there stripped the firm of past tax awards for failing to create the jobs it promised.

6 years ago

Immigration activists rally outside the Supreme Court as justices hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Funding for census outreach is unnecessary, GOP tells Wolf

The money would help track hard-to-count people: for instance, elderly residents who might have a hard time with the census's new online form, or people don't speak English.

6 years ago

Holtec International building
Business
Government Accountability
New Jersey

N.J. agency asks tax break recipients for more information after allegations of abuse

The N.J. Economic Development Authority has the power to reduce, suspend, or terminate tax breaks if companies misled regulators on their applications.

6 years ago

(Scott LaMar/WITF)
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Groups criticize Pa. budget shifting $10 million from environmental fund

Sixteen environmental groups sent a letter to Wolf and legislators Tuesday decrying the transfer of $10 million out of the state’s Environmental Stewardship Fund.

6 years ago

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