Ryan Briggs
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Thinking about voiding your mail-in ballot? Experts say you should think twice
Some Philly voters that requested mail-in ballots now want to vote in person— and the trend has experts worried that these Election Day audibles could do more harm than good.
4 years ago
Environmental groups to spend $2M to flip Pa. legislature
Several Pa. environmental groups plan to pour millions into closely contested State House and Senate races to flip the General Assembly in Democrats’ favor.
4 years ago
Demonstration at Art Museum honors Breonna Taylor
The gathering is among several to take place in the Philadelphia region since a grand jury failed to indict any of the Louisville police officers involved with Taylor’s death.
4 years ago
Philadelphia Equal Justice Center office development succumbs to COVID-19
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation had struggled to keep tenants on board and meet certain fundraising goals last year.
4 years ago
Philadelphia Treasurer indicted by feds for embezzlement, fired by city
The U.S. Attorney accused the Liberian-born treasurer of embezzlement and entering into a “sham” marriage to maintain residency.
4 years ago
SEPTA managers, cops earn double salaries with overtime as agency battles fiscal crisis
A small number of SEPTA managers and police officers, through overtime, earned annual pay comparable to Mayor Jim Kenney and other public executives.
4 years ago
Pa. health officials abandoned their urgency in implementing a faster process, leaving them ill-prepared to accurately report death data when the pandemic arrived.
4 years ago
Why did Mayor Kenney disable a tool for fighting blight in the name of ‘public safety’?
City Hall disabled the function after protesters showed up at the home of a top official. The change could impair efforts to improve neighborhoods.
4 years ago
Philly Council calls for hearings as city’s auto fatality rate soars
UPenn professor Erick Guerra said increased alcohol consumption and less congested streets — both side effects of COVID-19 — were behind the spike.
4 years ago
City Council to investigate officer that executes court’s evictions, citing ‘conflicts of interest’
The court-appointed lawyer employs armed deputies to perform lockouts.
4 years ago
Philly’s entire fleet of battery-powered buses has been MIA since February
The third-largest fleet of electric buses in the United States is stuck in the garage.
4 years ago
Philly City Council calls for new eviction moratorium, passes emergency sick leave
Fresh from summer break, Philly City Council passed an emergency sick leave bill and took up legislation aimed at addressing a predicted eviction crisis.
4 years ago