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Addiction
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Wolf wants to extend opioid emergency declaration; GOP skeptical

GOP lawmakers say they’re still weighing Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s request to extend a longstanding disaster declaration to combat the opioid crisis.

4 years ago

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NPR
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality

Some local counties are scrambling to stop a wave of evictions after federal ban expires

A federal ban on evictions expired over the weekend, potentially putting millions of tenants at risk of eviction just as infections from the delta variant are on the rise.

4 years ago

Sen. Angus King, center, speaks with Sen. Gary Peters, left, while Sen. John Kennedy walks by at right
Government
Infrastructure

It’s in and it’s big: Senate unveils $1T infrastructure bill

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act clocked in at some 2,700 pages, and senators could begin amending it soon.

4 years ago

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Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Philly leaders continue pushing Kenney to do more for neighborhoods hit hardest by gun violence

A July 30 deadline for Mayor Kenney to present a more detailed plan to stop gun violence in 14 hard-hit zip codes came and went. Now, he has a new deadline.

4 years ago

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference
Homelessness
Housing
National

Frustration as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes with the midnight Saturday expiration of a moratorium on evictions during the pandemic.

4 years ago

A general view of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center
Elections
Government
Law

Pennsylvania court vacancies allow voters to shape judiciary

There are four state appeals court seats that are up for grabs in the November election.

4 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf in Wilkes-Barre on May 19, 2021. (Gov. Tom Wolf/Flickr)
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Public Health

Wolf wants lawmakers to extend opioid emergency declaration

In a letter to the General Assembly, Tom Wolf said he plans an Aug. 5 renewal of the disaster emergency declaration first issued in January 2018.

5 years ago

Three of Deepwater Wind's five turbines stand in the water off Block Island
Energy
Environment

Renewables overtake coal, but natural gas still dominates as the nation’s power generator

Wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, and geothermal sources combined in 2020 to inch out coal and nuclear power for the first time.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, center, speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump
Elections
Government
Government Accountability

Philly election commissioners deny ‘audit’ request for 2020 ballots and voting machines

Mastriano, an ally of former President Donald Trump, has repeatedly disseminated false information about the 2020 presidential election.

5 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart (Lindsay Lazarski/WHY)
Behavioral Health
Government
Philadelphia

City Controller’s audit finds Philly’s behavioral health contractor overspent, lacked accountability

The audit of Community Behavioral Health was the first look in 20 years at spending for the HealthChoices Behavioral Healthcare Program.

5 years ago

Joe Biden speaks from a podium at the White House
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality

Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday

The moratorium was put in place put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 years ago

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Energy
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

After years of debate, New Jersey agrees to new solar incentives

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Joseph Fiordaliso said the new program will help advance the Murphy administration’s goal of 100% clean energy by mid-century.

5 years ago

The moves by the Justice Department are part of the Biden administration's push to demonstrate it is on guard amid new voting restrictions that Republican-led states have proposed and enacted. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability

The Justice Department puts states on notice about election audits and voting changes

The Justice Department is putting states on notice about their obligations under federal law as GOP-led efforts to conduct reviews of the 2020 election intensify.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Lehigh Valley operations facility for Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pa., Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Economic Development
Government
Infrastructure

Infrastructure deal: Senate ready to move ahead on $1T bill

“This deal signals to the world that our democracy can function,” Biden said in a statement. “We will once again transform America and propel us into the future.”

5 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Philly Republican makes bid for U.S. Senate on anti-Trump agenda

Synder’s thinking is simple: If five or more GOP candidates compete for the Trump voters, and one goes for the other 40%, “that’s a winnable race.”

5 years ago

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