Katie Colaneri

After primary win, Guadagno promises N.J. property tax relief

After winning the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday night, New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno made a promise: She will not seek re-e ...

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Seven months after immigrant finds sanctuary in Philly church, supporters start trek for help

Nearly seven months after an unauthorized immigrant from Mexico took sanctuary in a Philadelphia church, advocates are hitting the road i ...

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Money

Ousted West Philly tenants win more time as gentrification moves in

A group of low-income tenants in West Philadelphia protesting their evictions have gotten some relief. At an emergency hearing wit ...

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Accelerated evictions in West Philly spur emergency hearing

A group of tenants in West Philadelphia being evicted to make way for a redevelopment project is taking the case to the city’s Huma ...

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Education

Wistar Institute starts apprenticeship program for biomedical lab techs

Splitting baby hamster kidney cells. Performing quality control checks on RNA. It’s all in a day’s work for a biomedic ...

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Money

On the business fast track: Muslim entrepreneur markets energy bars for Ramadan

As a Muslim and working professional, Montgomery County resident Imran Posner said keeping the Ramadan fast can be difficult. Duri ...

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Phoenix replaces Philly as nation’s 5th-largest city

Philadelphia is now the nation’s sixth-largest city, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau showing Phoenix has bea ...

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Lawmakers recognizing need for food stamps may block Trump from cutting program by $4.6B

While advocates for the poor are raising the alarm about President Donald Trump’s proposal for major cuts to food stamps, he may ha ...

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Politics & Policy

Progressive, anti-Trump surge takes Philly in surprising political directions

In this week’s primary elections, Democratic voters in Philadelphia took the city in some surprising directions. First, they ...

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Rhynhart shocks three-term incumbent in Philly controller’s race

In Philadelphia’s City Controller’s race, Democrat Rebecca Rhynhart defeated three-term incumbent Alan Butkovitz in a ma ...

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Courts & Law

Ody: Returning to Indonesia 15 years later, and nearly blind

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks at the personal ...

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Ex-offenders get out the vote for Philly DA race

“One more day.” Just hours before the polls opened Tuesday, Nick Pressley gave out his marching orders to a group ...

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