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Reed Gusciora
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New Jersey

LGBTQ group calls on Trenton councilwoman to resign over attacks on mayor

COVID-19 conference call devolves into a war of words in Trenton between the mayor and city council.

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An Ohio voter drops off her ballot at the Board of Elections in Dayton, Ohio on April 28, 2020. Legal fights around mail-in voting are heating up as states turn to it amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images)
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Elections
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The legal fight over voting rights during the pandemic is getting hotter

Some lawsuits are challenging efforts to make it easier to get absentee ballots, others call on states to do more to make voting accessible.

6 years ago

Tara Reade poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press on April 4, 2019, in Nevada City, Calif. (AP Photo/Donald Thompson)
Elections
Gender

AP Exclusive: Harassment, assault absent in Biden complaint

Reade said she described her issues with Biden but “the main word I used — and I know I didn’t use sexual harassment — I used ‘uncomfortable.’ And I remember ‘retaliation.’”

6 years ago

This video framegrab image from MSNBC's Morning Joe, shows Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaking to co-host Mika Brzezinski, Friday, May 1, 2020. (MSNBC's Morning Joe via AP)
Elections
Gender

Believe women? Sure, say Democrats, but vet their claims

"Believe women" was never a call to believe all women automatically.

6 years ago

(Elizabeth Robertson/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s death toll for Philadelphia lags behind city’s count, part of state’s ongoing struggle to compile timely data

State officials have blamed software upgrades gone wrong, troublesome algorithms, and a wonky web of disjointed technologies.

6 years ago

Hundreds of workers tested positive for COVID-19 at a Smithfield Foods hog-processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
NPR
Economy
Public Safety

‘It’s the Wild West’: U.S. workplace safety rules missing in the pandemic

Some businesses and employee advocates say they're not getting much help from the federal government to ensure workers' safety from the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

(Michael Bryant/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. sets modest goal to conduct 8,500 coronavirus tests per day, far less than what some experts say is needed

A Harvard estimate says the state should test about 19,000 Pennsylvanians per day — or more than twice the rate of the Wolf administration’s plan.

6 years ago

(Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Red, yellow, green: What you can expect in each of Pa.’s tiers for reopening

The first step toward reopening still mandates the closure of schools, gyms, and other recreation centers, as well as hair and nail salons. Large gatherings are also banned.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. details plans for reopening

Governor Tom Wolf has announced that 24 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties will be allowed to start reopening certain businesses starting next Friday, May 8.

6 years ago

Business closed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Business
New Jersey
Politics
NJ Spotlight

Why were N.J.’s small businesses shortchanged by federal program to offset COVID-19 losses?

New Jersey is one of the states hardest hit by COVID-19, but less than 20% of small firms here got an award from the Paycheck Protection Program.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Elections
National

Biden on sexual assault allegation: ‘Never, never happened’

Biden's first public remarks on the allegation come at a critical moment as he tries to relieve mounting pressure after weeks of leaving denials to his campaign.

6 years ago

U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey
Elections
New Jersey

Both parties covet Jeff Van Drew’s South Jersey congressional seat

It seems like an eternity since U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew voted against impeachment and became a Republican, but the race for his seat will be expensive.

6 years ago

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The Why
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health

What to know about the limits of COVID-19 stats

Every day, the Pa. Health Department releases data about COVID-19 cases in the state. But that data is incomplete — which makes it hard to understand how things are going.

Air Date: April 30, 2020

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Pennsylvania Gov Tom Wolf
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Republicans subpoena Wolf administration for documents related to controversial business waiver process

The state’s auditor general said he has begun an audit into the controversial process, but won’t release the names of businesses that received a coveted waiver.

6 years ago

Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Face masks now mandatory at Delaware parks

Anyone who doesn’t bring a face mask to a state park or wildlife area will be asked to leave.

6 years ago

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