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On Wednesday, President Biden lifted a Trump-era ban on green cards issued outside the United States and temporary work visas. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
NPR
Immigration
Social Justice

Biden reopens gateway for green cards, work visas reversing Trump COVID-19 freeze

Biden said the earlier policy has prevented qualified and eligible non-U.S. residents from entering the country.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon
PlanPhilly
Elections
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Indicted Philly Councilmember Bobby Henon outraised council colleagues in 2020

The pandemic slowed campaign fundraising for Philly City Councilmembers. Henon managed to buck the trend.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks on U.S. supply chains, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Government Accountability
Protests

Biden revokes Trump orders on ‘anarchist’ cities and more

President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally revoked a series of presidential orders and memorandum signed by Donald Trump.

5 years ago

This Aug. 22, 2019 photo shows medical marijuana plants being grown before flowering during a media tour of the Curaleaf medical cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Ravena, N.Y. (Hans Pennink/AP Photo)
Economic Development
Pennsylvania

Legalizing recreational marijuana gets first GOP sponsor in Pennsylvania

Sens. Daniel Laughlin, R-Erie, and Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, outlined the recreational marijuana proposal in a memo distributed to fellow senators.

5 years ago

Managers Yllka Murati, left, and Cynthia Branche organize takeout orders at the Penrose Diner, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in South Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Business
Economy
Food & Drink

States pass their own virus aid, not waiting on Washington

Governors and lawmakers say their state spending is targeted at Americans who remain desperate for help nearly a year after the pandemic began shuttering businesses.

5 years ago

An 'I Voted' sticker appears on a bulletin board
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Mail ballot applications are open for the May primary — and yes, ‘permanent’ mail voters have to re-apply

Wording on Pennsylvania’s forms is confusing. Officials say they’re working to get it changed.

5 years ago

Former Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Mike Stack (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Voters may never again get to choose Pa.’s lieutenant governor candidates

A proposed constitutional amendment would allow a gubernatorial candidate to choose their running mate after the spring primary, much like the presidential race.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during his 2021 budget address
Economy
Government
New Jersey

Here’s what’s in Murphy’s $45 billion N.J. budget plan

This year’s $45 billion budget proposal is a bit of a return to form for the first-term Democrat, who is up for reelection, though with some notable changes.

5 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
National
Policing

Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach

The invaders stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, interrupting certification of Democrat Joe Biden's election victory over Republican Donald Trump.

5 years ago

Apartments are seen in Hilltop west of downtown Wilmington
Delaware
Housing

Wilmington approves weekly fines for landlords who don’t maintain properties

After several years of sometimes bitter debate, Wilmington council has approved an ordinance creating civil fines for landlords who don’t maintain their properties.

5 years ago

N.J. Gov. Murphy holds up a recreational marijuana bill
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Social Justice

Low-level marijuana arrests to stop in N.J. as Murphy signs legal weed bills

Recreational marijuana will finally become legal in N.J. under three bills signed by the governor. Here’s what Monday’s actions mean.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf, wearing a face mask, speaks to the press from behind a podium
Economy
Pennsylvania
Taxes

Pa. coronavirus update: Wolf promotes natural gas tax to boost pandemic economy

Gov. Tom Wolf is pushing a plan to prop up the pandemic economy by taxing natural gas drilling, but that proposal faces an uphill battle in the legislature.

5 years ago

Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee for U.S. attorney general, speaks in Wilmington, Del., on Jan. 7. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
Law

Merrick Garland Heads For Confirmation Hearing, 5 Years After He Was Denied A Vote

Most people know Judge Merrick Garland for what didn't happen to him. Five years ago, the Senate never acted on his nomination to the Supreme Court.

5 years ago

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, pictured in July 2020 in Geneva, will head the WTO beginning in March. She wants countries to drop restrictions on the export of vaccines and other medical supplies. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
NPR
International
Public Health

Controls on vaccine exports ‘hold back’ pandemic recovery, warns incoming WTO head

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to lead the World Trade Organization. She talked about the WTO's role in improving vaccine access and says there's "no doubt" that WTO needs reform.

5 years ago

Pens featuring President Joe Biden’s signature and presidential seal, are displayed  in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
National

Biden’s 1st month was about erasing the mark of ‘former guy’

On matters far more profound than a pen, Biden is out to demonstrate that the days of a seat-of-the-pants presidency are over.

5 years ago

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