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Politics & Policy

Cans of Mountain Dew
Philadelphia
Taxes
Billy Penn

Philly’s soda tax is under fire again. Who wants to see it end, and who still thinks it’s a win?

Mayor Kenney’s signature program has funded rec centers and pre-K. A new report raises questions about where the money goes.

4 years ago

Mail ballots for the 2020 General Election
Elections
Pennsylvania

Despite a court battle, Pennsylvania voters can still apply for mail ballots without an excuse

The Commonwealth Court ruled a key provision of the state's last major election law overhaul unconstitutional.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Democrats are proposing a historic bump in school spending. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. Democrats set budget priorities with ‘historic’ education spending proposal

The plan comes about a week before Gov. Tom Wolf unveils the final budget proposal of his two-term tenure.

4 years ago

Homes on North 50th Street in West Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

‘This is momentous’: Philly to guarantee lawyers for some renters facing eviction

Under a new right-to-counsel program, hundreds of Philadelphia renters will soon be guaranteed free legal representation if their landlord files for eviction.

4 years ago

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 22: Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine thousands of civilians are participating in such groups to receive basic combat training and in time of war would be under direct command of the Ukrainian military. While Ukrainian officials have acknowledged the country has little chance to fend off a full Russian invasion, Russian occupation troops would likely face a deep-rooted, decentralised and prolonged insurgency. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on its border to Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
NPR
Government
International
National

From Washington to Trump to Biden, new presidents meet unwanted foreign crises

4 years ago

U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., during a campaign event in Glenside, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Split among 4 candidates, Pa. Democrats fail to endorse one for U.S. Senate

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, fell short, with 159 votes; He would have needed 176 for the endorsement. AG Josh Shapiro got the nod for governor.

4 years ago

A close-up photo of Barbarann Keffer.
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Upper Darby mayor wants to use $1M of ARPA funds for gun violence prevention

A public health approach is being proposed with part of the $20 million-plus the township has received in American Rescue Plan Act funding.

4 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump arrive for a campaign rally at the Kenosha Regional Airport on November 02, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Government
Government Accountability

The Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 14 people in fake electors scheme tied to Trump

The 14 people are tied to an effort to put forth false electors as President Donald Trump sought to stay in office after losing the 2020 election.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Infrastructure
National
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads

Biden visits collapsed Pittsburgh bridge, touts infrastructure law

President Joe Biden is visiting the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh that fell just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package.

4 years ago

A closeup of City Hall
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly redistricting 101: What to know about the city’s fast-tracked political mapmaking

The process will set boundaries used for the next decade.

4 years ago

A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed Friday Jan. 28, 2002, is visible in Pittsburgh’s East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from the dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse

The collapse early Friday came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes bridge maintenance.

4 years ago

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Aging
Delaware
Public Health

Should Delaware allow terminally ill patients to be prescribed medication to end their life?

State Rep. Baumbach has been trying to get his bill passed since 2015. The Medical Society of Delaware has dropped its opposition, but plenty of foes remain.

4 years ago

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A view of a street with houses lining each side.
Immigration
Income Inequality
New Jersey

Report: N.J. COVID relief fund for excluded workers didn’t go far enough

While a report from New Jersey Policy Perspective said the state did not set aside enough aid, the state argues the program did not see as much demand as expected.

4 years ago

A sweetened beverage tax sign is seen below a row of Coca Cola bottles
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Health
Taxes

Philly Councilmember David Oh introduces bill to repeal city’s sugary beverage tax

If City Council passes the bill and it becomes law, the Philadelphia Beverage Tax would disappear on July 1, the first day of the city’s next fiscal year.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol in winter
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Pa. lawmakers look to head off all-electric building codes

The legislation comes as some states, cities, and counties consider all-electric building codes as a way to fight climate change.

4 years ago

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