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Politics

A four mile stretch of I-95, seen here looking south through the city of Wilmington. (Courtesy of DelDOT)
Urban Planning

Wilmington council backs plan to cap I-95 and create a park

Council members unanimously backed a resolution supporting a proposal to put a lid atop I-95 through part of the city to reconnect neighborhoods with a park.

5 years ago

In this April 23, 2021, file photo, a health care worker inoculates Dr. Virma Rivas with the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, as part of a vaccination campaign in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)
Health

From scarcity to abundance: US faces calls to share vaccines

This stark access gap is prompting increased calls across the world for the U.S. to start shipping vaccine supplies to poorer countries.

5 years ago

Members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus took control of the State House in June 2020 to demand action on a suite of police reform bills. (Rep. Jordan A. Harris/Twitter)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

After Chauvin verdict, here’s the status of police reform proposals in Pennsylvania

After George Floyd’s death, Dems saw a rare opportunity to pressure the GOP to act on policing reform. Here’s where things stand.

5 years ago

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Charter School of Wilmington students march following an Earth Day rally in support of a Green Amendment to Delaware's Constitution.
Health

‘Green Amendment’ designed to bake environmental protections into Delaware Constitution

Delaware’s Green Amendment would create a Constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment.

5 years ago

The Senate has voted to confirm Vanita Gupta to serve as associate attorney general. Above, Gupta appears during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 9, 2021. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
NPR
Courts & Law

Civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta confirmed as associate attorney general

The 51-49 vote elevates Gupta to the No. 3 position inside the Justice Department, where she's expected to help shape the administration's efforts to reform policing.

5 years ago

Telemedicine
Health

Delaware lawmakers want pandemic-related telehealth access to continue permanently

State Rep. David Bentz has introduced a bill that would eliminate pre-COVID barriers to telehealth access.

5 years ago

A hearing will be held at 1 p.m. about whether Capriglione can take office as a Newport town commissioner. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Delaware judge prevents convicted ex-police chief from taking town council seat

Michael Capriglione was elected despite lying about crashing his police cruiser into another police vehicle in 2018, then having video surveillance tape erased.

5 years ago

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Delaware Technical Community College Wilmington
Education

Delaware SEED scholarship expansion could help hundreds more students

Legislation to expand SEED scholarship availability could help more Delaware students earn degrees at community colleges.

5 years ago

Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., a House impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, departs at the close of the first day of the proceeding, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump was charged by the House with incitement of insurrection for his role in agitating a violent mob of his supporters that laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, sending members of Congress into hiding as the Electoral College met to validate President Joe Biden's victory. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. man accused of leaving impeachment manager vulgar voicemails

Authorities have charged a man accused of leaving a series of vulgar voicemails at the Pennsylvania district office of U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf, wearing a face mask, speaks to the press from behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers seek long-term limit on governors’ emergency power

Next month, Pennsylvania voters will decide a pair of constitutional amendments to limit disaster emergency declarations to three weeks, rather than three months.

5 years ago

President Biden looks on after speaking during an event about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 8.
NPR
Courts & Law

Biden wants new ban on assault-style weapons. What lessons were learned from the ’90s?

Advocates face steep odds getting a new ban through Congress. If they can succeed, they hope to avoid a repeat of past mistakes that left the original law open to loopholes.

5 years ago

In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent rioters storm the Capitol, in Washington. New details from the deadly riot of Jan. 6 are contained in a previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use that was obtained by the Associated Press and vetted by current and former government officials. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Courts & Law

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

At the Pentagon, officials were discussing reports that the mayhem was not confined to Washington and that other state capitals were facing similar violence.

5 years ago

Exterior of the Supreme Court
Courts & Law

Group to study more justices, term limits for Supreme Court

In launching the review, Biden fulfilled a campaign promise made amid pressure from activists and Democrats to realign the Supreme Court.

5 years ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

A voter guide to Pennsylvania’s 2021 judicial elections

Voters will elect a slew of judges to Pa’s three statewide appellate courts — judges who will shape important policy in the state for at least a decade.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
PlanPhilly
Money

Philly pols eye wage and business tax cuts ahead of next city budget

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Councilmember Allan Domb are mulling competing tax cut proposals.

5 years ago

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