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CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Pro-choice activists march to the house of U.S, Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh for a protest September 13, 2021 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Members of ShutdownDC held a demonstration in support of abortion rights and to protest Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh
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Gender
Protests
Public Health

Abortion rights hang in the balance, as advocates rally in Philly and across the country

Women's March is helping put on Saturday's protests against Texas' restrictive abortion law, with a flagship march to the Supreme Court planned in Washington, D.C.

4 years ago

The border between the U.S. and Mexico near El Paso
Government
National

Prisons, border wall: How GOP is looking to use COVID money

What qualifies as fighting COVID-19 or promoting economic recovery is often left up to the people spending the money.

4 years ago

Sensors and lights are seen at the west bound toll gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Infrastructure
Streets & Roads
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Paying for Pennsylvania’s bridge repairs with new tolls remains divisive

PennDOT plans to hire a team of private companies to design, build, and manage the bridges for 25 to 30 years.

4 years ago

Texas abortion clinic
Government
Politics
Public Health

Nation’s most restrictive abortion law back in Texas court

A. U.S. Distcitct judge will consider whether to temporarily halt the law that bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, which is usually around six weeks.

4 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., squeezes into an elevator with White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice, center, Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, left, and other White House officials
Government
National

Despite setback, Democrats try to save Biden $3.5T plan

Biden and Dems are reaching for a giant legislative accomplishment — promising a vast rewrite of the nation’s tax and spending plans — with a so-slim majority in Congress.

4 years ago

A housing unit in the west section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

Pa. reformed ‘prison gerrymandering,’ but it likely won’t matter in congressional maps

State lawmakers may soon do something not seen in recent history: use two significantly different sets of data to draw state and federal election maps.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia Police Department is asking more homeowners and business owners to register their security cameras and share footage. (NewsWorks photo, file)
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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

More cameras with a better view coming to secure rec centers and playgrounds in Philly

Philadelphia City Council wants to spend $1.8 million on camera systems designed to reduce gun violence at rec centers.

4 years ago

The 1500 block of Sansom Street in Center City Philadelphia is closed for outdoor dining. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Streeteries forged by pandemic could become a permanent fixture under Philly bill

Philadelphia City Council is reviewing a bill that would legalize dining on city streets and sidewalks even after the pandemic ends.

4 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. reacts as she listens to a question from a reporter during her weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Washington
Government
National

Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown

With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3.

4 years ago

The exterior of Legislative Hall in Dover
Delaware
Elections
Government

Five months later than usual, Delaware redistricting process underway

The deadline for the General Assembly to approve new maps is Nov. 8, one year before the 2022 elections.

4 years ago

A close-up of a New Jersey State Police Officer's uniform
New Jersey
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
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Murphy signs bill aimed at increasing diversity among police

The measure requires the state’s Civil Service Commission to implement programs to make law enforcement more representative and equitable.

4 years ago

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Janet Yellen surround a podium
Radio Times
Economy

Congressional dysfunction: the looming shutdown, the debt ceiling fight and the Biden agenda

The busy week in Congress -- the threat of a government shutdown, the battle over the debt ceiling and the efforts to pass Biden's infrastructure and social spending packages.

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NJ Spotlight

Tool to ease flooding goes unused in New Jersey

It is an approach adopted by at least 40 states as a way to fund needed improvements to control storm runoff — especially in fiscally strapped locales. But not in New Jersey.

4 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy (left) and ack Ciattarelli stand at podiums on opposite sides of a stage
Elections
New Jersey
Politics

Murphy, Ciattarelli spar in first debate of 2021 N.J. governor’s race

The two candidates drew clear contrasts on a range of pressing issues from the COVID-19 pandemic to teaching critical race theory in schools.

4 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Public Health

Mask opt-out legislation clears Pa. Senate committee

The bill would hand the ultimate decision on masking at school to parents and guardians.

4 years ago

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