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- Pa. fuel tax meant for bridge repair went to state police instead (2019) https://whyy.org/articles/pa-fuel-tax-meant-for-bridge-repair-went-to-state-police-instead/ 16 comments
- Philly tap water safe to drink until at least Wednesday night https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-water-contamination-delaware-river-chemical-spill-updates/ 6 comments nottheonion
- Pa. fuel tax meant for bridge repair went to state police instead, auditor says https://whyy.org/articles/pa-fuel-tax-meant-for-bridge-repair-went-to-state-police-instead/ 21 comments moderatepolitics
- N.J. Gov. Murphy urges lawmakers to pass stricter gun control reform by Jan. 10 https://whyy.org/articles/n-j-gov-murphy-urges-lawmakers-to-pass-stricter-gun-control-reform-by-jan-10/ 55 comments politics
- For Josh Shapiro, the only Dem candidate for Pa. governor, it’s all going according to plan https://whyy.org/articles/for-josh-shapiro-the-only-dem-candidate-for-pa-governor-its-all-going-according-to-plan/ 20 comments politics
- Philly parents blindsided by school district’s last-minute proposal for half days https://whyy.org/articles/philly-parents-blindsided-by-school-districts-last-minute-proposal-for-half-days/ 32 comments moderatepolitics
- Pa. GOP lawmakers want voters to give them the power to end governor’s emergency orders https://whyy.org/articles/pa-gop-lawmakers-want-voters-to-give-them-the-power-to-end-governors-emergency-orders/?utm_content=app_click&utm_source=app&utm_medium=feed 64 comments politics
- House GOP advances plan to elect Pa. judges by region; opponents say it would ‘gerrymander the court’ https://whyy.org/articles/pa-house-panel-to-vote-gop-backed-plan-to-elect-judges-by-zone/ 16 comments politics
- Mastriano campaign spent thousands on buses ahead of D.C. insurrection https://whyy.org/articles/mastriano-campaign-spent-thousands-on-buses-ahead-of-d-c-insurrection/ 13 comments politics
- How the placenta evolved from an ancient virus https://whyy.org/segments/the-placenta-went-viral-and-protomammals-were-born/ 20 comments science
- Pa. man arrested during Capitol insurrection unrepentant: ‘The doors were open.’ https://whyy.org/articles/pa-man-arrested-during-capitol-insurrection-unrepentant-the-doors-were-open/ 43 comments politics
- GOP seizes control of Pa. Senate, refuses to seat Democratic member who won election https://whyy.org/articles/fight-over-senate-election-mars-start-of-pa-legislative-session/ 4 comments politics
- GOP seizes control of Pa. Senate, refuses to seat Democratic member who won election https://whyy.org/articles/fight-over-senate-election-mars-start-of-pa-legislative-session/ 2957 comments politics
- Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' Trump votes https://whyy.org/articles/trump-on-tape-presses-ga-official-to-find-trump-votes 99 comments politics
- Thousands of ballots will be audited as part of Pa.’s post-election review https://whyy.org/articles/thousands-of-ballots-will-be-audited-as-part-of-pa-s-post-election-review/ 11 comments politics
- Presidential election hostilities in Pa. may fuel fight over courts https://whyy.org/articles/presidential-election-hostilities-in-pa-may-fuel-fight-over-courts/?fbclid=iwar2n38kcekzuipg4h2ewft_eovg-oe25f4_-ev0nxzj5tld4uuqqlgfugds 27 comments politics
- Trump's legal losses come fast and furious https://whyy.org/npr_story_post/trumps-legal-losses-come-fast-and-furious/ 8 comments politics
- Philadelphia's suburbs helped deliver crucial Pennsylvania for Biden https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphias-suburbs-helped-deliver-crucial-pennsylvania-for-biden/ 3 comments politics
- Armed QAnon Follower Arrested in Alleged Philly Convention Center Threat Linked to Far-Right Va. Senator https://whyy.org/articles/armed-qanon-follower-arrested-in-alleged-philly-convention-center-threat-linked-to-far-right-va-senator/ 75 comments politics
- Lancaster County to delay counting mail votes arriving after Tuesday, awaiting possible SCOTUS ruling https://whyy.org/articles/lancaster-county-to-delay-counting-mail-votes-arriving-after-tuesday-awaiting-possible-scotus-ruling/ 65 comments politics
- Latest F&M poll shows more than half of Pa. voters will cast ballots in-person on Election Day https://whyy.org/articles/latest-fm-poll-shows-more-than-half-of-pa-voters-will-cast-ballots-in-person-on-election-day/ 26 comments politics
- Police shooting interrupts hearing on proposed police oversight commission https://whyy.org/articles/police-shooting-interrupts-hearing-on-proposed-police-oversight-commission/ 3041 comments nottheonion
- Philadelphia is suing Pennsylvania so the city can enact stronger gun control laws https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-is-suing-pennsylvania-so-the-city-can-enact-stronger-gun-control-laws/ 55 comments politics
- Record turnout in Delaware shows Dems much more willing to vote-by-mail https://whyy.org/articles/record-turnout-in-delaware-primary-shows-dems-much-more-willing-to-vote-by-mail/ 3 comments politics
- Kamala Harris could help Dems court Philly’s large Indian American community https://whyy.org/episodes/harris-could-help-dems-court-phillys-large-indian-american-community/ 7 comments politics
- Trump turns virus conversation into ‘US vs. THEM’ debate https://whyy.org/articles/trump-turns-virus-conversation-into-us-vs-them-debate/ 19 comments politics
- Biden calls Trump ‘completely oblivious’ in touting jobs report https://whyy.org/articles/biden-calls-trump-completely-oblivious-in-touting-jobs-report/ 9 comments politics
- Reopening economy in a COVID-19 hotspot stresses doctors in rural Pa. https://whyy.org/articles/in-franklin-county-politicians-move-to-reopen-doctors-say-covid-is-already-testing-hospital-capacity/ 4 comments politics
- British family detained in Pa. by ICE: ‘We will be traumatized for the rest of our lives’ https://whyy.org/articles/british-family-detained-in-pa-by-ice-we-will-be-traumatized-for-the-rest-of-our-lives/ 48 comments politics
- Beach umbrella impalements spur Sen. Menendez to call for action https://whyy.org/articles/beach-umbrella-impalements-spur-sen-menendez-to-call-for-action/ 5 comments nottheonion
- Head of Pa. Republican party resigns following report of explicit messages https://whyy.org/articles/head-of-pa-republican-party-resigns-following-report-of-explicit-messages/ 17 comments politics
- $2.73 million later, Philly realizes street sweepers are too wide for city’s narrow blocks https://whyy.org/articles/2-73-million-later-philly-realizes-street-sweepers-are-too-wide-for-citys-narrow-blocks/ 98 comments nottheonion
- Naval gazing: Trump is still bedeviled by a dead man https://whyy.org/articles/naval-gazing-trump-is-still-bedeviled-by-a-dead-man/ 6 comments politics
- Pa. weighs plan to tax violent video games to fund school security https://whyy.org/articles/pa-weighs-plan-to-tax-violent-video-games-to-fund-upgrading-schools-security-measures/ 8 comments nottheonion
- Big loser in the Kavanaugh fight: Supreme Court legitimacy https://whyy.org/articles/big-loser-in-the-kavanaugh-fight-supreme-court-legitimacy/ 60 comments politics
- ‘Old Farts’ group protest results in arrest of six at ICE in Philadelphia https://whyy.org/articles/old-farts-group-protest-results-in-arrest-of-six-at-ice-in-philadelphia/ 8 comments politics
- Trump decides to exit nuclear accord with Iran https://whyy.org/articles/trump-decides-to-exit-nuclear-accord-with-iran/ 3 comments politics
- Trump is dragging us to democracy’s moment of reckoning https://whyy.org/articles/trump-dragging-us-democracys-moment-reckoning/ 16 comments politics
- Jen Welter, First woman to be hired as an NFL coach, addresses Philly City Year celebration https://whyy.org/articles/ground-breaking-female-nfl-coach-speaks-20th-philly-city-year-celebration/ 44 comments nfl
- U.S. Supreme Court allows lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s congressional map to proceed https://whyy.org/articles/u-s-supreme-court-allows-lawsuit-challenging-pennsylvanias-congressional-map-proceed/ 3 comments politics