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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones de Pa. 2022: Cómo trabajar como trabajador electoral el 8 de noviembre

El estado está reclutando personas para montar los colegios electorales, ayudar a los votantes y más en el día de las elecciones.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Patronage, politics, and parking tickets: Why the PPA is the way it is

The Philadelphia Parking Authority’s history is even more convoluted than you probably thought.

4 years ago

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Education

Upper Darby school efforts praised as feds launch billion-dollar grant program

More than $67 million in federal grants will be made available to help improve safety at schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

4 years ago

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Community

Feds vow major aid for Hurricane Ian victims amid rescues

U.S. officials are vowing to unleash an unprecedented amount of federal disaster aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian as the death toll rises amid recovery efforts.

4 years ago

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Community

Montgomery County is holding a free name change clinic to help trans and nonbinary residents

The registration deadline is Monday for LGBTQ residents in Montgomery County to take advantage of a free legal name change clinic on Oct. 15.

4 years ago

A man speaks into a microphone.
Courts & Law

Trump at center of Oath Keepers novel defense in Jan. 6 case

The defense team in the Capitol riot trial of the Oath Keepers leader is relying on an unusual strategy with Donald Trump at the center.

4 years ago

People wade through a flooded road.
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Politics & Policy

How local and national leaders are tested by major natural disasters

If handled well, storms like Hurricane Ian can cement politicians' images as competent community leaders. If mishandled, they can mar legacies.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law

Pa. Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer dies

Max Baer, the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, has died at age 74 only months before he was set to retire.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Council member Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Courts & Law

Attorneys square off to start retrial for Philly Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson

In April, a federal judge declared a mistrial after the jury couldn’t reach a verdict. Now Johnson and his wife are back in federal court for round two.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law

Justice Jackson makes Supreme Court debut in brief ceremony

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has made her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony three days before the start of the high court’s new term.

4 years ago

Sergeo Cea speaks during a protest at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, held outside the building where members of the state House of Representatives are holding hearings on the effort to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Krasner impeachment hearings kick off, with witnesses — many on videotape — also placing blame on mayor and police commissioner

A protest outside brought circus performers to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy

New Jersey Senate President signals concealed carry reform is on the way

Thursday, Senate President Nick Scutari said his caucus is considering changes to concealed carry in the wake of a recent Supreme Court decision.

4 years ago

Conservative activist Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas, walks during a break in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, at Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. House Office Building, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Washington. The committee has for months sought an interview with Thomas in an effort to know more about her role in trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn his election defeat. She texted with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin in the weeks after the election. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Politics & Policy

January 6 committee chairman: Ginni Thomas reiterates false election claims

Thomas sought to portray herself as among the many Americans who still believe the baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen, but did not provide any evidence.

4 years ago

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona appeared alongside President Biden when he announced his student loan relief plan on Aug. 24. On Thursday, the administration quietly changed its guidance around which borrowers qualify for this relief. (Evan Vucci/AP)
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Politics & Policy

In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding millions from student loan relief

At the center of the change are borrowers who took out federal student loans many years ago, both Perkins loans and Federal Family Education Loans.

4 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Politics & Policy

DA Krasner to fight impeachment effort at Pa. House hearing in Philly

Krasner continues to defend his practices in the wake of escalating violence in Philadelphia.

4 years ago

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