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Lincoln University's 14th President Brenda Allen. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Courts & Law

Pa. attorney general sues Lincoln University board over ouster

The complaint said university bylaws require 10 days notice for a special meeting and bars discussion of topics not included in the notice.

6 years ago

Wyoming Street in Hazelton, Pa. was once nearly vacant but since a wave of immigration, almost 90% of storefronts are filled. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania is becoming more racially diverse. And that could be a big deal for the 2020 election.

Trump’s victory in 2016 was predicated on unusually high turnout among certain white voters. But that demographic is shrinking in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

Listen 2:56
Construction on the Mariner East 2 pipeline has faced myriad problems, including damaged water supplies and sinkholes in a residential neighborhood in Chester County. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

More sinkholes develop alongside Mariner East construction in Chester County

Residents are asking the Public Utility Commission to shut down construction.

6 years ago

Campbelltown, a small community in Lebanon County, was among the last in the state to advance through Gov. Wolf's reopening plan. (Kate Landis / PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Wolf asserts emergency powers to justify withholding federal money from Lebanon County

The decision has set up a confrontation between the federal government’s directives, the state legislature’s intent, and the governor’s powers.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Nick Martini catches a fly ball hit by Josh Harrison during an intrasquad baseball game Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania sports teams ask to allow fans in the stands

The Wolf administration declined to reveal which organizations, teams or colleges have submitted plans, or whether it has approved any.

6 years ago

(Kensington Community Food Co-op/Facebook)
Money

Pa. coronavirus recovery: New suit seeks additional SNAP benefits for lowest-income Pa. residents

Currently, the lowest-income SNAP recipients are ineligible for the emergency allotments that other SNAP recipients have been receiving during the pandemic.

6 years ago

Bartender Kelsey Drozda makes a drink behind the bar at the Riverside Caf
Politics & Policy

Wolf yanks virus funding from rebellious county

Wolf withheld nearly $13 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.

6 years ago

Lincoln University's 14th President Brenda Allen. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Tribune

Brenda Allen sues several members of Lincoln U. Board of Trustees

Allen said in the lawsuit that board members violated the Sunshine Act by voting on her contract in a four-hour executive session on July 10 and “stifling public comment."

6 years ago

Contact tracer Neil Lader reaches out to COVID-19 patients from his home in Haverford. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Inside one Pa. county’s effort to stay ‘hot on the trail’ of every COVID-19 case

Across Pa., many counties reopened even as the state was still trying to get a patchwork system of contact tracing in place. Montco started from a better position than most.

6 years ago

Listen 5:40
Zaire Cuspud helped lead a worker protest at a pair of Chick-fil-A franchises in Delaware County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Fast food fight: The story of a protest you never saw, and the Black employees who made it happen

The George Floyd protests are changing workplace culture — even workplaces that get little attention. The story of a suburban Chick-fil-A shows how.

6 years ago

Listen 6:00
 Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler, Pennsylvania,  shops at the East End Food Co-op, where she says cashiers are especially helpful for customers looking to make careful reductions in personal spending and waste. (Megan Harris/WESA)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: State makes $50M in hazard pay grants available for frontline workers

A state effort will set aside $50 million in hazard pay grants for frontline employees earning less than $20 an hour.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Legislature
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers want voters to weaken governor’s emergency powers, boost their own

"Pennsylvania is not a dictatorship, and the voters should ultimately decide,” House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R., Lancaster) said in a statement.

6 years ago

Narberth Ambulance Paramedic Andrew Schifferli, left, and EMT Eric McKeever, right, wear full PPE during a call at a nursing home in Wynnewood, PA, on April 17, 2020, in Ardmore, Pa. (Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf announces new, targeted restrictions statewide

The order stipulates that only gatherings of 25 and fewer people should be permitted indoors, and gatherings outdoors should be limited to 250 people.

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf imposes new restrictions on bars, restaurants, businesses as coronavirus surges

The rollbacks would be the first the administration has announced since it began reopening counties in May.

6 years ago

George Floyd protest in Upper Darby
Community

Upper Darby announces policing reforms and policy review

The town, Delaware County’s largest and one of the most racially diverse, has signed on to an Obama Foundation initiative pushing reforms.

6 years ago

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