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File photo: A police car drives in Philadelphia, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia police ask for $24 million boost in next year’s budget, citing gun violence prevention efforts

Some City Council members and community advocates say the money should be used to expand community policing efforts.

3 years ago

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Employment
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Health

Handful of unvaxxed Philly police officers without exemption to be placed on leave, possibly fired

An arbitration panel in February decided that officers had to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get a religious or medical exemption.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from a podium
NPR
Housing
Incarceration

Biden says he will grant millions to jobs, housing for formerly incarcerated people

Reentry plans should begin as soon as a person is incarcerated and no later than 18 months before a person's sentence is complete, Biden's office said.

3 years ago

Homes are seen in Spring Garden from overhead
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Should the board that helps enforce Philly's fair housing laws be made permanent?

3 years ago

President Biden speaks in front of an American flag
Government
Incarceration
Philadelphia

Two Philly men among 75 to have sentences commuted by Biden

The president commuted sentences for 75 people for nonviolent, drug-related convictions, including two Philadelphia men: David Lee and Gregory Jones.

3 years ago

Kathy Barnette, Jeff Bartos, and Mehmet Oz are seen in side-by-side photos
Elections
Pennsylvania

Lots of jabs, but few policy differences in first full GOP Pa. Senate debate

Previous Mehmet Oz comments on key GOP talking points were under fire, plus allegations that “carpetbagging” candidates won’t remain in Pennsylvania if they lose.

3 years ago

Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., takes part in a forum for Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections
Billy Penn

A Democratic candidate for Senate claimed a Philly ward endorsement that didn’t quite happen

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb got the nod from a majority of divisions in the ward, but in this case, it’s not the same thing.

3 years ago

A Ukrainian serviceman walks on a destroyed Russian fighting vehicle in Bucha
International
Public Safety

U.S. promises more Ukraine aid, Biden announces veteran envoy

The trip by Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was the highest-level American visit to Kyiv since Russia invaded in late February.

3 years ago

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Elections
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

1 in 5 young Pa. voters can’t participate in the big Senate or governor races because of closed primaries

There’s a renewed push to change Pennsylvania’s system.

3 years ago

U.S, Rep. Donald Norcross announces his intention to introduce legislation to curb gas prices and stop price gouging by oil companies during a press conference in Camden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Government
New Jersey

Norcross’ plan to go after big oil to lower gas prices and why it might not work

Norcross wants to suspend the federal gas tax while going after big oil profits to discourage price gouging. But there’s no gouging happening, said one analyst.

3 years ago

Dave White speaks from a podium during a debate
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Amid Trump-initiated turbulence in the Pa. governor race, Dave White makes his move

With the Trump endorsement of Mehmet Oz in the GOP Senate primary and the former president’s attacks on Bill McSwain, White sees an opening to exploit.

3 years ago

People queue to vote at a polling station in Lyon, central France, Sunday, April 24, 2022. France began voting in a presidential runoff election with repercussions for Europe's future, with centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron the front-runner but fighting a tough challenge from far-right rival Marine Le Pen.
Elections
International
Politics

France’s Macron is reelected but far-right rival raises game

French President Emmanuel Macron has comfortably won reelection to a second term.

3 years ago

Ukrainian refugees wait in a bus stop near the border Monday, April 4, 2022, in Tijuana, Mexico.
NPR
Immigration
National
Politics

What to know about Title 42, the Trump-era policy now central to the border debate

A decades-old public health order is back in the spotlight as it's set to expire next month — a move that is long-overdue for immigration advocates.

3 years ago

A surveillance camera is visible outside of a building.
Government
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Technology

Philadelphia lawmakers question nonfunctioning city surveillance cameras

City Council members questioned surveillance cameras that are not working, and how to move cameras from place to place to catch trash dumpers.

3 years ago

Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
Elections
Pennsylvania

What you need to know ahead of the 2022 Pa. primary election

Pennsylvania’s primary election is being held Tuesday, May 17. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.

3 years ago

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