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Trenton City Hall
Politics & Policy

Trenton approves $10 million overhaul of its emergency radio system

After nearly being shut down last month, New Jersey’s capital city will replace its emergency radio system for first responders which had been riddled with service issues.

4 years ago

2006 file photo of former Philadelphia councilmember Rick Mariano (AP photo/file)
Politics & Policy

After 4 years in prison for bribery, Rick Mariano has advice for Bobby Henon

Rick Mariano, who spent 4 years in prison for accepting bribes while serving as a Philly Council member, urged Bobby Henon to resign after his conviction.

4 years ago

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signage
Health

Pfizer asks FDA to OK promising COVID-19 pill

The company's filing comes as new infections are rising once again, driven mainly by hot spots in states where colder weather is driving more Americans indoors.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden embraces Vice President Kamala Harris as he speaks before signing the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & Policy

Biden signs $1T infrastructure bill with bipartisan audience

President Joe Biden has signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law on the White House lawn, with a smattering of Republican lawmakers on hand.

4 years ago

Protesters take part in the Women's March and Rally for Abortion Justice at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on October 2, 2021. - The abortion rights battle took to the streets across the US, with hundreds of demonstrations planned as part of a new
NPR
Courts & Law

How the Texas ban on most abortions is harming survivors of rape and incest

4 years ago

New Jersey U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez (left) and Cory Booker bump elbows while U.S. Rep. Andy Kim looks on
Politics & Policy

What the historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill means for N.J.

N.J. expects to receive more than $12 billion from the bipartisan bill, passed by Congress earlier this month. Here’s an explainer of what that money could pay for.

4 years ago

New Yorkers are casting their votes for the November 2nd General Election and Mayoral Election in New York City, United States on November 02, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

What 2021’s recent elections tell us about voting in 2022 and beyond

4 years ago

Save CWA believes that public access to the Octoraro Reservoir in Lancaster County, a free recreational hub, is at stake
Community

What’s at stake in the fight over the Chester Water Authority

Aqua PA. made a $410M offer, money the city of Chester needs. But CWA’s customers throughout Delaware and Chester counties fear rates will soar.

4 years ago

The exterior of City Hall in Philly
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia failed to meet diverse-contracting goal in 2020

The city’s Office of Economic Opportunity reports it fell short of the 35% goal last year. Officials blamed the pandemic, among other challenges.

4 years ago

Journalists gather outside the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington
Politics & Policy

Biden bill would give local news outlets ‘shot in the arm’

President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion social spending bill includes a provision that, if it becomes law, would mark the first time the f ...

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations after touring a Clayco Corporation construction site for a Microsoft data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021
Politics & Policy
6abc

Federal appeals court reaffirms hold on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The court ruled that OSHA cannot take steps to enforce the mandate until a further decision is made.

4 years ago

People walk on a tour of the West section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania lawmakers, prison reform advocates seek to expand eligibility for compassionate release

Congress expanded the compassionate release process in 2018 when it passed the First Step Act. Efforts to reform state programs are underway across the country.

4 years ago

Chinatown has been separated by the Vine Street Expressway since the 1980s. Officials are hoping money in the Infrastructure and jobs bill will be slated to cap the expressway
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Biden’s infrastructure bill poised to reconnect Philly neighborhoods split by highways

A portion of the Vine Street Expressway could be capped and Philadelphia’s Chinatown reconnected thanks to President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

4 years ago

Protesters hold signs in front of bags of trash on the steps of the MSB
Radio Times
Urban Planning

Trash, trash and more trash

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart released data showing significant differences in garbage pickup between various neighborhoods in Philadelphia. What does it mean?

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New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney speaks with members of the media during a news conference
Politics & Policy

Steve Sweeney has conceded. What does that mean for South Jersey?

N.J. Senate President Steve Sweeney has conceded his reelection bid. It’s the end of an era for South Jersey, so what comes next?

4 years ago

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