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Addiction
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Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly Health Department appoints new director of Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction

Dr. Andrew R. Best Jr. worked in various capacities for the city’s Department of Behavior Health and Intellectual Disability Services.

4 years ago

The New Jersey State House in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021
Housing
New Jersey
Taxes

N.J. Democrats announce property tax relief, GOP to seek vote on rebate

Homeowners making less than $150,000 will receive a tax credit of $1,500, while those making $150,000 to $250,000 will receive a tax credit of $1,000.

4 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks to reporters during a briefing
NPR
Business
Health Care
New Jersey

New Jersey touts abortion protections to lure businesses

Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to nearly 60 businesses suggesting they could expand into New Jersey because the state protects abortion rights.

4 years ago

Homes are pictured in Wilmington, Delaware.
Aging
Delaware
Housing
Taxes

Lawmakers slash proposal to nearly double property tax credit for Delaware seniors

GOP Rep. Kevin Hensley said the state’s nearly $700 million budget surplus warranted a larger credit. Dems who control the budget-writing panel thought otherwise.

4 years ago

The monarch butterfly species is one of thousands which states have flagged for conservation, but have limited resources to support. (Matt Slocum/AP)
NPR
Animals
Environment
Government

U.S. House passes a major wildlife conservation spending bill

The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would create a permanent fund of more than $1.3 billion, given to states, territories, and tribal nations.

4 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, seen here speaking during a news conference after a Senate Republican lunch meeting on June 7, 2022, said he will support a gun bill in the Senate if it sticks to the proposed framework announced over the weekend. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Government
Gun Violence
National
Public Safety

McConnell says he’ll support a gun reform bill if it matches the proposed framework

A bill would include incentives for states to pass red-flag laws, funding for school safety and mental health resources, expanded background checks and more.

4 years ago

File photo: Polling place in Deptford, N.J. on primary election day, June 7, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Elections
Government
New Jersey

What the 2022 primaries say about the state of politics in N.J.

According to the state’s Division of Elections, more than 657,000 people voted in Congressional primaries last week, compared to more than 632,000 in 2018.

4 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is seen through trees
LGBTQ
National
Public Safety

Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric could galvanize extremists, experts say

Experts warn that extremist groups may see anti-LGBTQ rhetoric by influencers as a call to action.

4 years ago

A closeup of detailing on Philly row houses
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Taxes
Eyes on the Street

These tax relief bills must pass amid Philly property reassessments

Community Legal Services breaks down a package of bills that aim to lessen the burden for Philly homeowners after residential property values went up by an average of 31%.

4 years ago

Karen Feridun and Greg Schwedock unveil the climate clock
Environment
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Activists bring climate clock to Pa. capitol to urge lawmaker action

Unveiling the clock was the final piece of a three-day event called the Pennsylvania Climate Convergence.

4 years ago

People hold signs in the second March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control
Gun Violence
National
Public Safety

Tentative Senate gun deal has surprises, and loose ends

The proposal's potency — and perhaps whether some parts survive — remains undetermined as it's translated into legislation. Here's what's in and out of the agreement.

4 years ago

Supports of Pa. legislation that would ban trans student athletes from participating on teams corresponding with their gender hold up signs that say, ''Stand up for women and girls''
Gender
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
Sports
Spotlight PA

Pa. is considering a ban on trans athletes. Experts say it’s discriminatory and ‘anti-evidence’

Pa. legislation that would ban transgender student-athletes from participating on teams corresponding with their gender lean on shoddy science and discriminatory ideas.

4 years ago

State Sen. Doug Mastriano appears before supporters
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Mastriano brings election denier onto Pa. governor campaign

Ellis, speaking on her podcast last month, said, “I like to say that Doug Mastriano is the Donald Trump of Pennsylvania.”

4 years ago

President Joe Biden addresses the AFL-CIO convention
Employment
Philadelphia

In Philly speech to AFL-CIO, Biden decries D.C. gridlock and urges Pa. to elect Fetterman

Biden told the labor leaders there is “no bigger, stronger voice for working people” than Fetterman, whose election could give Dems control of the Senate.

4 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pa. Republicans respond to gun violence by trying to impeach Philly’s DA

Republicans in Harrisburg are moving to impeach Philly’s DA, with little input from the city residents who re-elected him last year.

4 years ago

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