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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro listens as he sits with students holding guitars
Government
Music
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Gov. Shapiro visits West Philly music program to push for additional funding for youth diversion programs

State-funded Beyond the Bars started as a music workshop for incarcerated youth and now boasts dozens of music labs around the city.

11 months ago

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Media
National

The CPB, the agency that spawned NPR, PBS and modern public media, begins winding down

The Senate Appropriations Committee failed to include future funding in the latest budget pass. WHYY says its future remains though other area stations face challenges.

11 months ago

Public transit supporters rallied outside SEPTA headquarters
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Transportation

Philly-area Republicans present a plan to increase SEPTA accountability, but provide no financial support

As SEPTA service cuts loom, Republican state senators lay out a transit transparency bill that offers oversight, but not funding.

11 months ago

Offshore turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm
Energy
Environment
National
New Jersey

Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects

More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas.

11 months ago

Josh Shapiro speaks
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Schools and counties begin to see payment delays as Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate hits a month

Without the governor’s signature on a new spending plan, the state lost some of its spending authority starting July 1.

11 months ago

Legal recreational marijuana sales to begin in Delaware Friday. Now that New Jersey and Delaware have access, is Pennsylvania next?
Studio 2
Delaware
Economy
Government
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Marijuana legalization in Del., NJ sparks question: Is Pa. next?

Legal weed in Delaware, legal weed in New Jersey, is Pennsylvania next? While our neighbors go high, some lawmakers in Harrisburg say ‘NO.’

Air Date: July 30, 2025 12:00 pm

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Homes near downtown Wilmington.
Delaware
Politics
Real Estate
Taxes

‘Outrageous’: Delaware lawmakers schedule special session to address anger over higher property tax bills

Counties hadn’t done property reassessments in decades. But a recent court decision forced their hand.

11 months ago

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Chris Rabb looks on
Government
Media
Pennsylvania
Politics

Proposed Pennsylvania legislation would beef up local news in areas lacking sufficient coverage

One proposal borrows from a New Jersey initiative that supports investigative reporting, multilingual journalism and hyperlocal news.

11 months ago

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The McGuire Gate at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Government Accountability
Immigration
Incarceration
New Jersey

N.J. Reps. want details from Hegseth, Noem about immigration detention center plans at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

U.S. Reps. Herb Conaway Jr. and Donald Norcross asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to clarify detention center plans.

11 months ago

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Family shops in a JaZams toy store
NPR
Business
Government
National

Are prices going up because of tariffs? Here’s what we know

Prices have risen a tad on some items especially affected by tariffs. But for the most part, companies are finding ways to delay price increases — for now.

11 months ago

A Palestinian youth carries a sack of aid that landed in the Mediterranean Sea after being airdropped over central Gaza, at the shore of Zawaida, Gaza Strip Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Studio 2
International

A tipping point for US-Israel relations?

Images of emaciated children in Gaza have led to global outrage at Israel's military offensive. What's happening in Gaza and could this fray US-Israel relations?

Air Date: July 29, 2025 12:00 pm

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activists hold pots and signs, one reading END THE GENOCIDE STOP ARMING ISRAEL and a pot with the writing PEOPLE ARE
International
Philadelphia
Protests

Protesters bang pots and pans at Philly’s 30th Street Station to decry growing reports of ‘famine-like’ conditions in Gaza

After being denied entrance to the busy station, activists of all ages gathered outside — banging pots and pans — to call attention to the “forced starvation” of Gaza.

11 months ago

Audrey Strauss, acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Crime
Pennsylvania
Politics

‘Full transparency’: Pennsylvania members of Congress field questions over the Epstein files in telephone town halls

Democrats are pushing the issue by passing a vote for a subpoena of the records and running Epstein-related TV ads in swing districts, including in Pennsylvania.

11 months ago

Solar panels
Business
Energy
Environment
Government Accountability

Residential solar installers face a rush before end-of-year tax credit deadline

Residential solar tax credits were supposed to last for another decade. The Dec. 31 deadline has homeowners rushing to install and get their systems online.

11 months ago

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U.S. Reps. Donald Norcross and Herb Conaway at press conference
Government Accountability
Immigration
Military
New Jersey

N.J. Reps. Conaway, Norcross blast lack of transparency in plans to use Joint Base MDL as immigrant detention center

The Democrats said base commanders told them they have not received any orders to prepare room for an ICE detention center.

11 months ago

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