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Politics

In this photo provided by the New Jersey Office of the Governor, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy signs the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act Friday, April 12, 2019 at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. New Jersey is the seventh state to enact a law permitting terminally ill patients to seek life ending medication. (New Jersey Office of the Governor via AP)
Health

Beginning in August, terminally ill N.J. patients will have right to end their lives

Terminally ill patients in New Jersey will have to meet with two doctors and wait at least 15 days before they can get the lethal drugs.

7 years ago

Sharif Street launches his campaign for state Senate in 2017. Behind him are (from right) his father, former Philadelphia Mayor John Street and former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Pa. lawmaker continues push to give certain ‘lifers’ second chance

State Sen. Sharif Street is again trying to give the state parole board the option of releasing hundreds of inmates serving life without parole.

7 years ago

Listen 1:55
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, center, is being challenged by former City Controller Alan Butkowitz, left, and state Sen. Anthony Williams, right. (WHYY file)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Why Philly’s mayoral candidates are hardly campaigning

Do Philly voters even know there's a mayoral primary going on? Why is the campaign so quiet, even as outside groups pour money into the race?

Air Date: April 15, 2019

Listen 13:41
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks to students at a local cafe, Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Money

Kamala Harris is latest 2020 Dem contender to release taxes

Harris reported an income of about $157,000 in 2018 from her job as a senator, as well as about $320,000 in net income as a writer.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the deployment of 5G technology in the United States during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, April 12, 2019, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Community

FCC to hold big 5G auction, spend $20B for rural internet

The U.S. government will hold a massive auction later this year to bolster 5G service, the next generation of mobile networks.

7 years ago

WikiLeaks has made multiple disclosures over the past decade, including one in March 2017 when the group released what it said were CIA technical documents on a range of spying techniques. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

How much did WikiLeaks damage U.S. national security?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has often argued that no one has been harmed by the disclosures. But many in the national security community say the leaks were harmful.

7 years ago

In this photo provided by the New Jersey Office of the Governor, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy signs the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act Friday, April 12, 2019 at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. (New Jersey Office of the Governor via AP)
Health

New Jersey enacts law on assisted suicide for terminally ill

Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed legislation making New Jersey the seventh state to enact a law permitting terminally ill patients to seek life-ending medication.

7 years ago

Public domain image.
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Dry since 1940, Shore town ponders allowing alcohol sales

Wildwood Crest is considering lifting the prohibition, in place since voters passed a referendum in 1940, and soliciting the opinions of residents. 

7 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Health

Gov. Murphy signs law requiring mental health coverage parity by insurers

The new measure requires insurers to cover mental health care to the same extent and degree as physical health, and expands the conditions that qualify.

7 years ago

Bill Baroni leaves the Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks to reporters outside of Federal Courthouse after a court appearance, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Bill Baroni, ‘Bridgegate’ scandal defendant, starts serving federal prison term

Bill Baroni started serving his 18-month sentence Tuesday in the Loretto Federal Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

City Councilman Bobby Henon attends a budget hearing on March 1, 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Indicted Councilman Henon pushes for more L&I inspectors, dominates budget hearing

Henon dominated the hearing with testimony in favor of a moonshot bill he introduced in January, which would almost quintuple the number of department inspectors.

7 years ago

Ultrasound of an 18-week fetus. (Jennifer Davis/Bigstock)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Why Down syndrome is in the middle of the Pa. abortion debate

Pa. House Speaker Turzai says he's protecting the special-needs community. Pro-choice advocates say he's chipping away at abortion rights.

Air Date: April 11, 2019

Listen 13:49
A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on the first night of Hanukkah.The synagogue was the site of a mass shooting in October. It was one of a number of tragedies and revelations that made 2018 a difficult year for the city of Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Community

Victims of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre honored in Capitol

The service was held a day after the Pittsburgh mayor signed new gun control measures that were introduced weeks after the attack.

7 years ago

Barricades surround the gardens outside the Tree of Life Synagogue Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood where Robert Bowers is accused of killing 11 and wounding multiple others during an attack on that Pittsburgh synagogue in October of 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Suit filed over gun controls inspired by Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Gun rights groups sued Tuesday to block Pittsburgh from enforcing firearms legislation passed after a mass shooting at a synagogue.

7 years ago

In a press conference, Del. Sen. Tom Carper, alongside Pa. Sen. Bob Casey, discusses measures pushing for a federal response to PFAS chemical contamination, following a roundtable discussion at the Horsham Township Library in Horsham, Pa. on Monday, April 8, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Health

Carper, Casey back bill forcing EPA to classify PFAS as hazardous

The PFAS Action Act would force the EPA to classify these chemicals as hazardous, which would free up money to clean up contaminated sites.

7 years ago

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