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Government

Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists rally outside the Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, as arguments are set to begin about abortion by the court, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court justices seem inclined to side with abortion providers in Texas

4 years ago

Demonstrators organized by advocacy group Pennsylvania Voice rally on the steps of the state Capitol on Oct. 28, 2021. (Gabriela Martínez / WITF)
Politics & Policy
WITF

‘They can do it too’: redistricting groups hope to set examples for lawmakers with publicly-sourced maps

Two groups say political boundaries they produced included input from people who all want their voices heard.

4 years ago

Children and adult from Afghanistan at PHL Airport (David Rosenblum/ BillyPenn)
Community
BillyPenn

Nearly half the Afghan evacuees are children. Here are photos of kids coming through Philadelphia.

The operation has slowed down, but planes carrying hundreds evacuated from Afghanistan are still arriving at PHL.

4 years ago

The Asia Vision LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal in this aerial photograph taken over Sabine Pass, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Cheniere said in a statement last month. Cheniere Energy Inc. expects to ship the first cargo of liquefied natural gas on Wednesday to Brazil with another tanker to be loaded a few days later, marking the historic start of U.S. shale exports and sending its shares up the most in more than a month. (Lindsey Janies/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Science

Despite their climate pledges, the U.S. and others export huge amounts of fossil fuels

4 years ago

Lawyer Michael Puppio discusses issues with mail-in ballots in Delaware County following a hearing on October 30, 2021. (6abc)
Politics & Policy
6abc

Delaware County mail-in ballot issues caused by third-party vendor, lawyer says

On Saturday, lawyer Michael Puppio who is representing two candidates running for Delaware County Council said a third-party vendor is responsible for the issues.

4 years ago

COVID-19 booster shot is prepared
NPR
Health

Parents should be patient about getting COVID vaccines for kids, White House says

There are fresh logistical challenges, warns the White House's COVID czar in an exclusive interview with NPR.

4 years ago

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and Council President Kathy McBride
Politics & Policy

‘Do your damn job’: Trentonians tired of infighting between mayor and city council

The fight over what to do with the city’s emergency radio system is just the latest rift between Trenton’s mayor and city council, and residents are sick of it.

4 years ago

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, speaks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
Politics & Policy

Big, messy, complicated: Biden’s plan churns in Congress

Fallout was brutal Friday after Biden’s announcement of a $1.75 trillion framework still failed to produce ironclad support from two key holdout senators.

4 years ago

Montgomery County courthouse on a sunny day.
Community

Montgomery County appoints Donna Richemond as inaugural chief of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Donna Richemond will look to assist the county in its endeavors at making itself more inclusive to both employees and community members alike.

4 years ago

A photo of the Philadelphia skyline taken in October, 2021
Health

Philadelphia releases vaccination rates for city workers

The streets, police, and fire departments have the lowest vaccination rates in Philadelphia, according to new data released by the city.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, surrounded by fall foliage
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. Senate moves to block key part of Wolf’s climate plan

The action comes the same day the Democratic Attorney General, who is running for governor, tried to distance himself from the program.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from a podium, with VP Kamala Harris in the background
Politics & Policy

Biden unveils smaller spending framework, asks Democrats for votes

The revised package has lost some of the Democrats’ top priorities as the president’s ambitions make way for the political realities of the narrowly divided Congress.

4 years ago

Andrienne Dolley stands in front of a gas station surrounded by floodwaters
Politics & Policy

Home state help: Biden approves Delaware disaster declaration after Ida flooding

President Joe Biden signed off on requests to help parts of Wilmington that suffered severe damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida last month.

4 years ago

Screenshot from 6abc's StormTracker 6 Live (6abc)
Weather
6abc

Gov. Phil Murphy declares State of Emergency for N.J. ahead of nor’easter Monday night

The State of Emergency will go into effect at 8 p.m. for all 21 counties in the Garden State.

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

John Dougherty told Bobby Henon to delay Comcast deal in recorded call

As the corruption case moved into its fourth week, prospectors dug into wiretapped calls about the city’s franchise deal with Comcast.

4 years ago

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