
Government
Haverford Township conducts study to make ‘Safe Streets for All’ a reality
With aging streets and an influx of vehicles, Haverford Township officials and a consultant are conducting a study to make roadways safer for everyone.
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Listen 1:01PennDOT to repair potholes on dozens of roads in the week ahead
The agency released a list of more than 50 state roads where crews will be working.
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‘Those bathrooms are going to get better at the airport’: Parker pledges improvements
Does Mayor Parker have a secret project to build Philly the cleanest, greenest, big-city airport bathrooms in the country?
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The initiative is part of the Delaware County Recorder of Deeds Office’s multi-year plan to digitize the records system.
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Listen 1:01Philadelphia City Council holds hearing on maternal deaths and health disparities
The Committee on Public Health and Human Services marked International Women’s Day on Friday with a conversation about addressing inequities in local health care systems.
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Listen 1:12Improved City Hall courtyard in Atlantic City will be named for late N.J. Lt. Gov. Oliver
As commissioner of community affairs, Oliver oversaw the shore town. Construction is expected to be completed in early fall.
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Bidens return to Pa., visit private family home in Philly suburb before campaign speech
Biden later spoke to a packed house at Strath Haven Middle School in Delaware County where the president took the campaign stage.
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Listen 1:18Delaware House approves permit, training requirements for handgun purchases after contentious debate
"Permit-to-purchase laws work,” said Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown. “States with permit laws have 25% lower gun homicide rates, 50% lower gun suicide rates.”
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Listen :58Union jobs, crime and Palestine: Philly Dems respond to Biden’s State of the Union
For some Philly voters, Biden made a compelling case for reelection.
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Listen 1:23Philly councilmember delivers official WFP response to SOTU
Nicolas O’Rourke said the party’s support for Biden in November is at risk over Palestine and immigration.
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Transcript of the Republican response to the State of the Union address
Sen. Katie Britt delivered the Republican response to President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address.
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7 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address: Combative attacks on a foe with no name
Here are some key takeaways from the speech.
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Katie Britt calls Biden a ‘diminished leader’ in GOP response to the State of the Union
The first-term Alabama Republican, the youngest woman in the Senate, delivered a stinging election-year critique of the president while sitting at her own kitchen table.
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Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
Sweden and Finland both abandoned long-standing neutrality that had been a hallmark of the Nordic states’ Cold War foreign policy after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Mayor Parker to attend State of the Union as guest of U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans
President Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday. Follow WHYY on air and online for live special coverage.
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