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History
Race & Ethnicity

The history behind ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’

In response to the violent protests in Minneapolis, Trump tweeted a phrase that goes back to the 1960s, used by a white police chief known for inflaming racial tension.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at dusk in May 2020.
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

What’s allowed during Philly’s ‘yellow’ phase? Here’s everything we know

As the state slowly reopens, the city issued its own guidelines for business and residents.

6 years ago

(Steph Chambers/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Health Care
Public Health
Spotlight PA

UPMC rakes in $228 million in coronavirus stimulus cash, dwarfing competitors

The enormous handout to the state’s largest hospital chain is the result of a federal formula that rewarded companies based on revenue and medical claims, not actual need.

6 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past stuttered businesses in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Details on Philly’s June 5 reopening unveiled

Although health officials say Philly has slowed the spread of the coronavirus, they are fearful of losing those gains if social distancing measures are relaxed too quickly.

6 years ago

Summer camper leaps off a diving platform
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware youth camps and summer schools can open when Phase 2 starts

The Carney administration is encouraging those who run youth camps and summer school to limit groups to 15 children plus staff, and to take extra safety precautions.

6 years ago


House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) speaks on the House floor on April 14, 2020. The remarks were live streamed. (Ed Mahon/ PA Post)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
PA Post

Pa. House passes resolution to limit Wolf’s coronavirus emergency declaration

It was debate marked by heckling, parliamentary wrangling, and an accusation that a Republican lawmaker called a Democratic colleague a “little girl.”

6 years ago

File photo: Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
Elections
Pennsylvania

‘Herculean task’ ahead for GOP challengers in Delco congressional race

The pandemic has scrapped the playbook for primary campaigning in a congressional district that made waves in 2018 after the redistricting decision.

6 years ago

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DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell speaks about climate change at an event hosted by the Academy of Natural Sciences, January 27, 2017. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. DEP stood to gain new staffers, but now faces flat funding to start next fiscal year

DEP has been “decimated” over the years by cuts, he said, adding even Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed increases were inadequate.

6 years ago

(Kalim A. Bhatti/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Massive unemployment scam strikes up to 58,000 people in Pa., far more than previously known

The state Treasury has temporarily halted direct deposit payments for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and will only issue money by check.

6 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney (City of Philadelphia)
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
NBC10

Kenney scraps Philly property tax increase, citing state help

Kenney wrote that the city school district will receive "higher than anticipated funding" in the $25 billion budget approved this week by the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump

Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections

Trump signed an executive order Thursday challenging the liability protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the internet.

6 years ago

The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. The company is administering a ballot return system for disabled voters in West Virginia, Delaware, and potentially New Jersey. (Courtesy of Democracy Live)
Elections
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Judge orders Pa. to launch new method for visually impaired voters for next week’s primary

This approach would require the use of assistive technology, such as screen readers or the ability to update refreshable braille displays.

6 years ago

(Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania Democrats want to know why they weren’t told when a Republican lawmaker tested positive for coronavirus

Allegations of a cover-up are prompting calls for the House GOP leader to resign and one Democrat even called for an official investigation.

6 years ago

Mail-in ballot
Elections
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Flood of mail-in ballots in Pa. spurs fight to change deadlines

“No one wants to be in the situation where the presidential race comes down to Pa. and there is a week or two delay on us in delivering a victor," said state Rep. Kevin Boyle.

6 years ago

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. legislature sends $26 billion short-term budget to Gov. Tom Wolf

The legislature will send a short-term budget to Gov. Tom Wolf, an unusual measure made necessary by the strain put on the state’s finances by the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

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