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Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Pa. state officials, lawmakers, and judges get big 2022 pay raise

It is the largest year-over-year increase since 1991, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

5 years ago

Henry Montgomery laughs inside the Louisiana Parole Project offices in Baton Rouge, La. after being released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary, after serving 57 years in prison, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Montgomery, central to a Supreme Court case that extended the possibility of freedom to hundreds of people sentenced to life without parole as juveniles has been released from prison after being granted parole. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Courts & Law

Officials release prisoner who was key in juvenile life debate

In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory sentencing of life without parole for juvenile offenders was “cruel and unusual” punishment.

5 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse pulls numbers of jurors out of a tumbler during his trial
Courts & Law

Rittenhouse lawyers ask judge to declare mistrial over video

Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys have asked the judge to declare a mistrial, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a key video from prosecutors.

5 years ago

Supporters of IBEW leader John Dougherty crowd the lobby of the federal courthouse in Philadelphia after guilty verdicts were returned against Dougherty and City Council member Bobby Henon. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

‘Philadelphia cannot simply shrug’: A call for change greets news of Henon’s guilty verdict

The verdict comes more than 6 years after the FBI began wiretapping phones belonging to Henon and Dougherty, and five years after the federal investigation exploded into view.

5 years ago

A closeup of Bobby Henon
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

John Dougherty and Bobby Henon convicted of conspiracy in federal corruption trial

A jury found City Councilmember Bobby Henon and union boss John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty guilty on most counts in the federal corruption case against them.

5 years ago

John
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

‘Corrupt agreement’ or ‘lawful lobbying’? Catch up on the federal bribery trial of Johnny Doc and Bobby Henon

If you haven’t been following the day-to-day drama, here’s a handy recap.

5 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.

5 years ago

John
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Jury in Henon, Dougherty bribery trial to continue deliberations on Monday

The jury in the bribery trial for Bobby Henon and Johnny “Doc” Dougherty ended its third day of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict.

5 years ago

John
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Jury in Dougherty-Henon corruption trial asks for guidance as deliberations continue

The jurors’ question may indicate they are nearing the end of their deliberations in the federal corruption trial of Bobby Henon and John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty.

5 years ago

A photo of Rev. Robert Brennan, right, is displayed during a news conference in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Former Philly priest pleads guilty to lying to investigators about clergy sex abuse

Former Philadelphia priest Robert Brennan, 83, changed his plea to guilty Wednesday in federal court, according to court documents.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate backs bill to allow guns to be carried without permit

Democrats warned the result of such legislation becoming law would be more death and more violence amid already-spiking gun violence and the spread of illegal guns.

5 years ago

John
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Juror in Henon-Dougherty corruption trial tests positive for COVID

The interruption comes in the sixth week of the trial, following the conclusion of closing arguments by prosecution and defense attorneys on Monday.

5 years ago

A nurse from AltaMed Health Services hands out a vaccine card
NPR
Politics & Policy

Blocked for now, Biden’s vaccine-or-test rule for workers faces uncertain future

The Biden administration says it will defend its rule requiring some 84 million workers to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. More than two dozen states have sued.

5 years ago

Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Keystone Crossroads
Education

School funding in Pa. is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know

It’s taken seven years to reach this critical juncture in Pennsylvania’s landmark school funding case. Now, the real arguments begin.

5 years ago

Listen 5:18
Kevin Brobson shakes hands with Ford Thompson
Politics & Policy

2021 Election: GOP nets Pa. Supreme Court seat; Pittsburgh gets 1st Black mayor

Amid light turnout around the state, Republican Kevin Brobson beat Democrat Maria McLaughlin to serve a 10-year term on Pennsylvania’s highest court.

5 years ago

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