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Politics & Policy

The exterior of The Pennsylvania Capitol
Employment
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

‘Human error,’ lack of oversight led to multimillion-dollar unemployment mistake, Wolf admin discloses

After a Spotlight PA investigation, the Dept. of Labor and Industry admitted that it had erroneously charged hundreds of thousands of people an inflated interest rate.

4 years ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain
Elections
Pennsylvania

McSwain seeks Trump backing in Pennsylvania governor’s race

William McSwain's letter, dated Friday, was released Monday night by Trump even before McSwain has publicly declared his candidacy.

4 years ago

A racial slur etched into the dirt on a privacy fence at the Essex condominium complex in Mount Laurel, N.J., appears to be directed at Ron Howard, president of the homeowners association. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Before the viral video, Black Mount Laurel residents rewrote the law on fair housing

Mount Laurel’s Black community has roots that trace back to the Revolutionary War and a legacy that has shaped housing development across the country.

4 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney speaks at a podium
Delaware
Public Health

As Delaware ends state of emergency, health officials warn COVID is not gone

Delaware health officials urged residents not to get ‘lulled’ into believing concerns over COVID-19 are over now that the official state of emergency has been lifted.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on voting rights at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Elections
Government
Philadelphia

Biden decries ‘assault’ on voting rights in the city where ‘we the people’ began

Speaking at the National Constitution Center, the president gave his full backing to the For the People Act, and warned of efforts to “subvert the right to vote.”

4 years ago

Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester talks about plans for the future of I-95 in Wilmington during a round table community meeting Monday afternoon. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Effort to cap I-95 through Wilmington gains momentum

Federal and state lawmakers met with community leaders to outline plans to reunite Wilmington neighborhoods divided by I-95 decades ago.

4 years ago

Basketball player (Courtesy of Pixabay)
Law
Pennsylvania
Sports

Wolf celebrates new Pa. law allowing student athletes to be compensated

Student athletes in Pa. can now profit off their name, image, and likeness. It comes on the heels of an unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.

4 years ago

Rep. Wendi Thomas speaks from a podium during a press conference
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa. House Republicans commit to hearings, increased transparency in redistricting process

The last congressional map Pa. lawmakers made was declared an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. This time, GOP leaders say they will be “most transparent.”

4 years ago

A voter signs in at a polling location, separated by a plastic partition
The Philadelphia Experiment
Elections
National
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Attempts to suppress Black voters have evolved, but not ceased

The case of Hervis Rogers, a Black Texas resident facing years in prison for illegally voting, is the latest in the war for American democracy.

4 years ago

Sara Covington stands with a sign that says,
Employment
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Jobless Pennsylvanians, attorneys fear more problems as work-search requirement returns

Beginning July 18, people seeking unemployment must attest that they applied for two jobs and completed a “work search activity” the week prior.

4 years ago

Gwendolyn Faison speaks from a podium
Gender
New Jersey

Gwendolyn Faison, Camden’s first woman mayor, remembered as a ‘trailblazer’

Though the bulk of her tenure was ceremonial, with Camden’s finances under state control, Faison said she tried to “take lemons and make lemonade.”

4 years ago

The Acme in Pike Creek is one of the Delaware stores providing thick plastic bags at no charge. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Business
Delaware
Environment
Sustainability

Delaware tightens loophole in law restricting single-use plastic bags

The law that took effect in January allowed for thicker bags of 2.25 millimeters. Lawmakers didn’t think stores would use them, but many have.

4 years ago

President Biden wants the Federal Trade Commission to curtail the use of noncompete agreements as part of a larger push to promote competition in the U.S. economy. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
NPR
Business
Employment

Biden moves to restrict noncompete agreements, saying they’re bad for workers

As part of a sweeping executive order, Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit such agreements, which restrict where you can work after leaving a job.

4 years ago

Thousands of pro-life demonstrators came out to protest outside the Texas state capitol last month in Austin, in response to a bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott outlawing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. (Sergio Flores/Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health
Social Justice

More abortion restrictions have been enacted in the U.S. this year than in any other

State legislatures have passed at least 90 laws restricting the procedure in 2021 so far, finds a report released this month from the Guttmacher Institute.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks behind a podium, in front of an American flag
Elections
Philadelphia

Biden to make speech on voting rights in Philadelphia

The visit comes as fights over the 2020 presidential election and election laws roil state and U.S. capitols.

4 years ago

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