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SEPTA wants to drop transfer fee and offer $1 fare for kids starting July 1
SEPTA described the changes as part of an “effort to help customers during this challenging time and aid in the region’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.”
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Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction costs more
The bill would provide nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals.
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Pennsylvania AG opens criminal probes into nursing homes
Pennsylvania's top prosecutor has opened criminal investigations into several nursing homes amid a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 2,600 residents of nursing homes.
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U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean talks to Jennifer Lynn about the passing of her mother in law from COVID-19, how Pa. should reopen, and the need for tests.
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Listen 6:06No fireworks? Philly’s July 4th Welcome America festival will take place indoors
There’ll still be a big concert, but people can only attend virtually.
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How the pandemic has transformed the N.J. college experience and could transform it even more
Educators begin to come to terms with how the health crisis has utterly altered college life in New Jersey, its finances and its outlook: part one.
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Coronavirus update: Pa. distributes antiviral drug remdesivir to 51 hospitals
The federal government sent its first shipment of 1,200 doses of investigational antiviral drug remdesivir to the Pennsylvania Health Department on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 has slowed green energy industry, but experts say it should bounce back
“We’re all doing the best we can in the new normal here,” said Kevin Gombotz, vice president of Envinity, a green design and construction company.
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Rapid testing is coming to Philly and could trim wait from days to minutes
Officials say more tests and speedy results are key to reopening the economy.
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“It wasn’t about getting masks out to the public. It was about saving his company and making as much money as possible."
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Coronavirus update: N.J. opens registration for up to 5,000 contact tracers
The state also committed to testing all residents and staff at some 670 nursing homes over the next two weeks.
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Philadelphia opens COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program
Mayor Jim Kenney is tapping $10 million in federal relief funds to help Philadelphia renters who have lost income because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus update: Delaware embarks on expansive contact tracing program
Gov. John Carney says contract tracing in conjunction with expanded testing initiative will pave the way to reopening the state’s economy.
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Mayor Kenney’s budget would gut Philly’s best defense against a brewing eviction crisis
A surge of evictions is expected this summer when city courts reopen and a proposed budget cut threatens to worsen the crisis, writes a retired Philadelphia judge.
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Peer pressure and social change
Do our individual actions matter? While policy change is critical, our individual actions carry the social influence necessary to make these changes possible.
Air Date: May 12, 2020
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