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Politics

A 2017 file photo of Republican state Sen. Mike Folmer. He was arrested September 17 and charged with possession of child pornography. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pa. lawmakers reel after state Sen. Folmer’s ouster

The top Republican, arrested on child pornography charges, was heavily involved in efforts to overhaul redistricting and elections laws.

6 years ago

State Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery, speaks in the state Capitol on Sept. 17, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Community
PA Post

As lawmakers return to Harrisburg, activists focus on ‘red flag’ gun bill

Both sides will keep a close eye on Senate hearings next week.

6 years ago

In this Feb. 23, 2010 photo, the Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia is shown.  Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who catered to minorities, immigrants and poor women at the Women's Medical Society,  was charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Why
Community

What to do with West Philly’s ‘house of horrors’

Dr. Kermit Gosnell is spending life in prison for killing babies during botched or illegal abortions. What should be done with his former West Philly clinic?

Air Date: September 18, 2019

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Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, May 6, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

A clash on cyber charters kicks off fall legislative session in Harrisburg

Amid a larger push by Governor Tom Wolf to reform charter school policy, bipartisan interest has grown to amend the rules and funding methods of cyber charters.

6 years ago

A 15-year-old in Cambridge, Mass., shows off her vaping device in 2018. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)
Health

With task force, N.J. makes its next move to combat vaping ‘epidemic’

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy put together a 10-member task force to make recommendations to deal with the “epidemic” of e-cigarette use.

6 years ago

Litter blows on Germantown Avenue. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council wants to create a new $10 million street cleaning program

Parker introduced a bill to allocate $10 million to establish a cleaning program that would bring 300 part-time cleaners to commercial corridors across the city.

6 years ago

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Courts & Law

Bucks County lawmaker sentenced for DUI

The April DUI was the second one for which Representative John Galloway, a Bucks County Democrat, had been convicted. He had a blood alcohol level of around .16.

6 years ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain announces the charges against Jeffrey Blackwell (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Ex-Philly fraud investigator, a sitting councilmember’s grandson, was just indicted for taking bribes

Jeffrey Blackwell was a former employee at the City Controller’s office.

6 years ago

In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, photo Luis Ramos works at the Howard McCray's commercial refrigeration manufacturing facility in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money

Amid trade uncertainty, Pennsylvania sheds manufacturing jobs

The head of Pennsylvania’s Manufacturer’s Association said he supports the president’s trade tactics.

6 years ago

Monmouth Beach
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

N.J. legislature mulls bill that exempts teens from beach badge fees

A bill pending in the New Jersey legislature would allow teenagers to access beaches at a reduced rate or for free. 

6 years ago

Stephanie Sun, who serves on the Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, speaks with a breakout group during an Asian American/Pacific Islander town hall on the 2020 census on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Community

2 out of 5 Asian Pacific American households in Pa. risk going uncounted in census

Asian community organizations are trying new approaches to reach people who are at risk of not being counted in the 2020 census.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf listens as Pennsylvania lawmakers come together in an unusual joint session to commemorate the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11 people last year at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Gov. Wolf to take Tree of Life mezuzah to Holocaust memorials

Wolf said he will carry the ornate mezuzah and sign the victims' names in commemoration books at the Paneriai Holocaust Memorial.

6 years ago

In this Tuesday June 4, 2019 photograph, Sean Ellis poses for a photo at the law office of his attorney Rosemary Scapicchio in Boston. During the 22 years he spent in prison after being convicted of killing a Boston police detective, Ellis believed there was something suspicious about the officers who led the murder investigation. He just couldn’t prove it. It would take years of digging and scores of public information requests from his attorneys to uncover evidence that several officers investigating the 1993 murder case were involved in criminal activity, information that wasn’t shared with the defense. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Criminal justice reform turns to list of problem officers

With no clear guidance from the courts on how that information should be shared, critics have chided prosecutors for failing to keep track of problem officers.

6 years ago

Abortion protesters attempt to hand out literature as they stand in the driveway of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Indianapolis on Aug. 16.
Money

After federal rule change, N.J. lawmakers want to hike funding for Planned Parenthood

New Jersey lawmakers want to provide state money to Planned Parenthood and other health care providers who have abandoned some of their federal funding.

6 years ago

Shawn Terry, a Democratic candidate for the state legislature in Texas, meets with supporters during a campaign event in Dallas on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Terry has already raised $235,000 as Democratic donors pour money into legislative races nationwide in hopes of flipping statehouse chambers in 2020. (Paul J. Weber/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Democrats spending millions to try to take back statehouses

The stakes are particularly high following a recent Supreme Court ruling that decided federal courts have no business policing political boundary disputes in many cases.

6 years ago

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