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Politics & Policy

A burger from Mike's BBQ on a Martin's potato roll
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Martin’s potato roll empire is backing Doug Mastriano, and Philly sandwich slingers are concerned

Customers have asked about it.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol is shown in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Where are the Pa. Senate candidates getting their money?

In the Democratic primary, Fetterman leans on small donors, Lamb on PACs. And Barnette threatens to outstrip big-spending Republicans in polls.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline behind Eakins Oval. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Government
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Philly should prioritize green infrastructure with its federal dollars

With millions arriving to the city under the infrastructure program approved by Congress, the focus should be on green projects.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announcing new measures to protect abortion rights on May 11, 2020 in Trenton. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Government
Law
New Jersey

N.J. Gov. Murphy announces new proposals to protect abortion rights in the state

In response to a leaked opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Murphy is proposing expanding access to abortions, while protecting providers and patients from investigations.

4 years ago

Abortion rights activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report
Health Care
National
Public Health

Democrats’ effort to secure Roe v. Wade falls to filibuster

Democrats in the split Senate lacked the votes to overcome a Republican-led filibuster.

4 years ago

West Philly residents at a Billy Penn community conversation about anti-violence funding
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Mayor Kenney’s budget earmarks about $500 per Philly resident for violence prevention

Some of it is an increase in police funding, which has jumped $26 per person during his tenure. But there are also programs tucked into the Managing Director’s Office.

4 years ago

File photo: Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk addresses to supporters of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during a campaign rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, has died, a Ukrainian official said Tuesday, May 10, 2022. He was 88
Government
International

Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine’s 1st president, dies

Zelenskyy paid tribute to him by calling him not just a historical figure but “a man who knew how to find wise words and to say them so that all Ukrainians would hear them.”

4 years ago

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Government
Health Care
Law
Pennsylvania

Sen. Casey says he would support federal abortion rights bill

Casey, one of the last lawmakers on Capitol Hill calling himself a “pro-life Democrat,” says he would support a bill to write the rights into federal law.

4 years ago

President Biden laid out his plan to tamp down on inflation and rising costs in a speech at the White House Tuesday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
NPR
Economy
Government
National

Biden names combatting inflation and rising costs as his top domestic priority

In an address from the White House Tuesday, President Biden contrasted his administration's plans to tackle rising costs with what he called Republicans' "ultra-MAGA" plan.

4 years ago

Close-up of Doug Mastriano smiling.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

GOP fears far-right candidate will be Pa. governor nominee

Doug Mastriano, a state senator since 2019, has run to the right of the nine-person Republican field and against the party’s establishment.

4 years ago

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks at the Metal Worker's Local Union No. 19 in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Billy Penn

Bob Casey changes stance, says he will support a federal law to preserve abortion rights

The U.S. senator for Pa., who has previously called himself “pro-life,” said he does not support a categorical ban on abortion.

4 years ago

Rep. Isabella Fitzgerald (left) and Rep. Chris Rabb (Pa. House)
Elections

Redistricting forces a contentious Democratic primary in Northwest Philly

Consensus-builder vs. status-quo-disruptor: two Democratic incumbents face off in a Northwest Philly primary for the Pa. House.

4 years ago

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A person holds up an
Elections
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Procrastinator’s Guide to the May 2022 primary election in Philadelphia

Your cheat sheet for being informed on Election Day.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a podium.
Income Inequality
National
Technology

Biden starts program to provide discounted internet service

The program announced Monday could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service.

4 years ago

Sen. Anthony Williams (right) is facing a primary challenge this year from Paul Prescod. (Prescod campaign; Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Sen. Anthony Williams, 23-year incumbent, has his first real challenger. He says it’s ‘insulting’

Progressive Paul Prescod is running to unseat longtime Sen. Anthony Williams. Williams says Prescod is “from a band of socialist Democrats.”

4 years ago

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