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Offshore turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm
Energy
Environment
National
New Jersey

Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects

More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas.

2 months ago

An American flag flying with a Penn flag
Higher Education
National
Politics

A look at colleges with federal money targeted by the Trump administration

Like no other president, Donald Trump has used the government's control over federal research funding to push for changes in higher education, including at Penn and Princeton.

2 months ago

Protesters outside of City Hall
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Trump cuts to National Institutes of Health took more than $100M out of Pa. economy, according to local researcher

Researchers mapped out the economic impact of the federal government canceling research grants that had already been approved.

2 months ago

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Solar panels
Business
Energy
Environment
Government Accountability

Residential solar installers face a rush before end-of-year tax credit deadline

Residential solar tax credits were supposed to last for another decade. The Dec. 31 deadline has homeowners rushing to install and get their systems online.

2 months ago

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People hold up signs protest cuts to Medicaid
Delaware
Government
Protests

Wilmington residents rally at church to protest cuts to Medicaid

Roughly 100 gathered at Silverside Church to oppose federal funding cuts, including Medicaid coverage for 41,000 Delawareans.

2 months ago

A child sits at a table at school
K-12
National
Politics

Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

President Donald Trump’s administration had withheld over $6 billion in funding on July 1 as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.

2 months ago

President Donald Trump looks on
Government
National
Politics

Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding

About $1.1 billion was destined for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS; most of that money is distributed to over 1,500 public media stations.

2 months ago

Performance for Shakespeare inspired play
Delaware
Immigration
Performing Arts

Shakespeare goes bilingual to spotlight the realities of immigration, family separation, identity and belonging in Delaware

A retelling of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” outdoors at Rockwood Park shows the reality of migration and family separation.

2 months ago

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food in a shopping cart
Food & Drink
Government
National
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

SNAP cuts have Philadelphia’s food banks nervous about increased needs

Billy Penn spoke with experts and food leaders about how recent legislation will worsen food insecurity in the region.

2 months ago

Alina Habba speaks
Law
National
New Jersey
Politics

Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey federal prosecutor

Habba initially appeared to lose the position Tuesday when district judges declined to keep her in the post while she awaits confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

2 months ago

the back of A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer
Immigration
National
Pennsylvania
Policing

U.S. immigration says it did not deport Chilean man living in Pennsylvania, refuting report

Allentown newspaper The Morning Call said Luis Leon, 82, ended up in Guatemala after being handcuffed in a Philly immigration office while replacing his lost green card.

2 months ago

Ralph Abernathy and Bishop Julian Smith flank Dr. Martin Luther King during a civil rights march
Government
History
National

Trump administration releases FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr. despite his family’s opposition

The release involves more than 240,000 pages of records that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977.

2 months ago

food bank volunteers
Aging
Home & Family
New Jersey

Burlington County, N.J. teams up with 2 nonprofits to expand food delivery to older residents

Officials say the new partnership with local nonprofits will look to address federal funding cuts for food assistance programs passed in the “big, beautiful bill.”

2 months ago

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Donald Trump pumping his fist
National
Politics

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties

The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Miami. It seeks at least $10 billion in damages.

2 months ago

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Government
Immigration
New Jersey

South Jersey military base to temporarily hold immigrant detainees

New Jersey congressional Democrats are condemning the move, calling it “unacceptable and shameful.”

2 months ago

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