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Philadelphia City Council chambers. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Technical and supply chain issued delay Philadelphia City Council’s return to live meetings

The issues range from crawl space wiring to problems with a newly purchased wireless microphone system for councilmembers.

4 years ago

File photo: Delaware Div. of Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Long-time Delaware public health leader to step down

Dr. Karyl Rattay has led the Div. of Public Health since 2009, and has been a fixture as the state battled COVID-19. She’ll leave her job at the end of June.

4 years ago

Artist Blanche Brown puts up posters for the People's Budget Festival.
Community
Billy Penn

A Southwest Philly festival is using arts and food to spark community discussions on the city budget

The Kingsessing event includes free lunch by the Mercado de Latinas.

4 years ago

Glass containers display varieties of marijuana for sale on shelves
Politics & Policy

Delaware’s marijuana showdown: Lawmakers give recreational use final approval, Gov. Carney still opposed

The Delaware Senate has given final approval to a bill legalizing recreational marijuana, but Governor John Carney remains unchanged in his opposition.

4 years ago

A person drops off a mail-in ballot at an election ballot return box in Willow Grove, Pa., Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s top election official talks mail ballots, drop boxes ahead of primaries

Acting secretary of state Leigh Chapman urged voters to get their ballots in soon, and addressed concerns about access to drop boxes.

4 years ago

File photo: Trees shade outdoor learning spaces on the Taggart School playground. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Fees proposed for Philly developers who don’t replace trees they take down

Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson proposes a sweeping ordinance to increase the city’s tree cover and cool down neighborhoods.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol is shown in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Politics & Policy

Where are the Pa. Senate candidates getting their money?

In the Democratic primary, Fetterman leans on small donors, Lamb on PACs. And Barnette threatens to outstrip big-spending Republicans in polls.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline behind Eakins Oval. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Philly should prioritize green infrastructure with its federal dollars

With millions arriving to the city under the infrastructure program approved by Congress, the focus should be on green projects.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announcing new measures to protect abortion rights on May 11, 2020 in Trenton. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. Gov. Murphy announces new proposals to protect abortion rights in the state

In response to a leaked opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Murphy is proposing expanding access to abortions, while protecting providers and patients from investigations.

4 years ago

The Universal Dance Ensemble performed at the #fundPHLarts rally outside City Hall in Philadelphia on May 11, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Arts groups call on Philly to help out with pandemic relief funds

The groups are calling for additional money to help them in a time of need after seeing their funding cut during the pandemic.

4 years ago

Baby formula is visible on the shelves of a grocery store.
NPR
Health

The Biden administration is working to ease the ongoing shortage of baby formula

During the first week of May, the average out-of-stock rate for baby formula at retailers across the country was 43%, according to data from the firm Datasembly.

4 years ago

File photo: Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk addresses to supporters of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during a campaign rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, has died, a Ukrainian official said Tuesday, May 10, 2022. He was 88
Politics & Policy

Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine’s 1st president, dies

Zelenskyy paid tribute to him by calling him not just a historical figure but “a man who knew how to find wise words and to say them so that all Ukrainians would hear them.”

4 years ago

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

Sen. Casey says he would support federal abortion rights bill

Casey, one of the last lawmakers on Capitol Hill calling himself a “pro-life Democrat,” says he would support a bill to write the rights into federal law.

4 years ago

President Biden laid out his plan to tamp down on inflation and rising costs in a speech at the White House Tuesday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden names combatting inflation and rising costs as his top domestic priority

In an address from the White House Tuesday, President Biden contrasted his administration's plans to tackle rising costs with what he called Republicans' "ultra-MAGA" plan.

4 years ago

Twenty internet providers, including companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, have committed to the the Affordable Connectivity Program, which will provide plans for no more than $30 for low-income Americans. (boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

The Biden administration is capping the cost of internet for low-income Americans

The Affordable Connectivity Program will provide plans of at least 100 Megabits per second of speed for no more than $30. An estimated 48 million Americans will qualify.

4 years ago

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