Joe Yerardi
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After legislators clamored for changes following a string of deaths along Route 55, Lizzie Mulvey and Sarah Nicell looked at every 0.5 mile stretch of highway in South Jersey. inquirer.com/south-jersey...
South Jersey highways have seen hundreds of fatal crashes in the last 6 years. Here are the most dangerous spots.
NJDOT's fatal crash data gives a glimpse into how dangerous South Jersey highways are.
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AmeriHealth Caritas is Pennsylvania's largest Medicaid insurer, having received $16 billion in state contracts last year. The company, an affiliate of Philly-based healthcare giant IBX, has also significantly boosted its political contributions and lobbying in recent years share.inquirer.com/NUKzca
Two hyperscale data centers are being built in the Philly-area with another four proposed. But why does AI require so much power? And why could that impact your electric bill? Let us explain ... share.inquirer.com/uhZcTS
Your Peco bill could increase because of new hyperscale AI data centers. Here’s how.
You might think that tech giants that build and use data centers would cover 100% of the costs but repercussions of this heavy power drain could impact the amount you owe on your Peco bill.
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Immigration courts in Pa., NJ, and DE issued more deportation orders in June than they had in any month in at least a quarter century. More orders have now been issued since Donald Trump’s return to office than during the entirety of former President Joe Biden’s term. share.inquirer.com/utmWim
An immigration attorney on people facing deportation: "You’re going to have to go back [to your home country], so you might as well keep your money and go find somewhere to live." via @joeyerardi.bsky.social Story: www.inquirer.com/news/pa-nj-d...
Documents and social media posts paint a picture of a loving father. His death launched a civil rights investigation into the Delaney Hall ICE detention center.
Edwin López Cornejo prayed for another year to see his daughter grow up. He died in ICE custody.
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"USA Today Co. has made a deal with software company Palantir to analyze and monetize user behavior, the company announced on Thursday." www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/amer...
America’s largest newspaper chain, USA Today Co., partners with Palantir to analyze audience data as search traffic falls
USA Today Co. has made a deal with software company Palantir to analyze and monetize user behavior, the company announced on Thursday. In its Q2 earnings call Thursday morning, USA Today Co. chairman...
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ICE arrests surge at Philly airport, including those of a babysitter and a senior citizen, by @jeffgammage.bsky.social share.inquirer.com/P4ECvD
ICE arrests surge at Philly airport, including those of a babysitter and a senior citizen
The Department of Homeland Security said President Trump is reversing policies that let undocumented immigrants "jet around our country."
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware all joined the lawsuit, which seeks to reverse new rules that tie disaster preparedness funding to adhering to the Trump administration's voter data requests.
Josh Shapiro joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s plan to withhold disaster aid to pressure states on voter data
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As Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro seeks reelection while eyeing a presidential run, his campaign's raising more money than any gubernatorial candidate since at least 2010. How he's done it and what it says about how politics has changed over the last couple decades: share.inquirer.com/mNJ9CZ
Josh Shapiro may be the biggest fundraising juggernaut Pennsylvania politics has ever produced
As the governor seeks reelection with an eye on a presidential run, he’s raising more money than any Pennsylvania chief executive since at least 2010.
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There’s been a lot talk about the Trump administration removing displays and exhibits from historic sites. But after the removal, what does Trump’s telling of history looks like? Philly got an answer this week after the admin installed its own exhibit at the site of George Washington’s home. 🧵
What’s changed at the President’s House with the Trump administration’s new exhibit
Historians have criticized the panels for minimizing the brutality of slavery and whitewashing George Washington’s culpability in the institution.
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We're monitoring Philly air quality today on our wildfire smog blog. Air quality has already fallen to unhealthy levels. With @robtornoe.bsky.social, Frank Kummer and more www.inquirer.com/weather/live...
BREAKING: The Trump administration switched out the panels at the embattled President’s House overnight, installing their own version of history there. Following along with @abgutman.bsky.social and I all day: www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been swapped for the Trump administration’s version
The change at the President's House happened overnight, allowing the government to switch out the displays and shutdown the television screens while avoiding public scrutiny during the takedown.
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Philadelphia launched an anti-graffiti cleanup campaign before this summer's World Cup and America's 250th birthday celebration. But the areas targeted for special attention aren't the neighborhoods where Philadelphians request it the most, w/ @natefile.bsky.social share.inquirer.com/54eK2p
The city’s graffiti cleanup program doesn’t cover areas where residents request it the most
The Gateways to Philadelphia beautification project focuses on major transit zones, targeting Philly visitors.
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Some Philly teachers say they’re pressured to pass students who rarely come to class or do work share.inquirer.com/JfCxzy
Some Philly teachers say they’re pressured to pass students who rarely come to class or do work
Teachers said it's an open secret that it's nearly impossible to fail a student in Philly public schools, and administrators encourage teachers to pass students ahead to the next grade level.
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Pennsylvania courts allow attorneys to argue against their convicted clients’ bid for justice. It has resulted in people spending years or decades in prison before being freed based on issues lawyers rejected.
With a chance at freedom, they faced an unexpected obstacle: Their own lawyers
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Was on @wbur.org’s Here & Now today talking about the U.S. wildland fire service, its inaugural Chief Brian Fennessy and what this fire season may have in store for us www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Trump shakes up forest management ahead of a potentially destructive wildfire season
The Trump administration is shaking up how the federal government manages wildfires ahead of what could be a historically destructive fire season.
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Sources said that 314’s move to pull its TV advertising came after the organization commissioned a poll that showed Stanford’s voter support declined precipitously in recent weeks.
A pro-Ala Stanford super PAC has pulled its ads from TV in the final stretch of the Philly congressional race
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Vitali has been in the Pennsylvania House for 16 terms and says he has more he wants to do on state environmental policies. His challenger, Judy Trombetta, says the district needs a fresh face.
Rep. Greg Vitali has represented Haverford Twp. since 1993. Delco Democrats want someone new.
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Interesting finding by @joeyerardi.bsky.social and Ariana Perez-Castells that people gave up good fed jobs rather than get fired. “Let us walk before they make us run” —Keith Richards www.inquirer.com/news/federal...
Trump’s administration planned mass layoffs. Instead, thousands of Philly-area federal workers left on their own.
Thousands in the Philadelphia region left federal jobs last year, but only 2% of them were laid off.
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🚨 NEW TOOL for U.S. legal journalists ⚖️ I turned @allyjar.bsky.social's incredible crowdsourced Google doc on accessing state court records into an interactive map. Check it out and let me know about any errors, missing information, or ways I can improve this thing (link below)
Trump threatened mass layoffs. Ultimately, most who departed during last year's federal workforce exodus in Philly left on their own. Via @joeyerardi.bsky.social & Ariana Perez-Castells www.inquirer.com/news/federal...
Trump’s administration planned mass layoffs. Instead, thousands of Philly-area federal workers left on their own.
Thousands in the Philadelphia region left federal jobs last year, but only 2% of them were laid off.
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Last year, the Trump administration threatened federal workers with mass layoffs. In the end, only a trickle of those in Philly ended up getting pink slips. Instead, thousands of local feds left on their own. Here's how — and which agencies saw the most departures share.inquirer.com/WroJUk
Trump’s administration planned mass layoffs. Instead, thousands of Philly-area federal workers left on their own.
Thousands in the Philadelphia region left federal jobs last year, but only 2% of them were laid off.
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Sharif Street’s opponents have made his record an issue as the congressional race enters its final days ahead of the May 19 primary election.
Sharif Street’s record leading Pennsylvania Democrats faces renewed scrutiny in Philly congressional race
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In Pa., 50 of the state's 67 counties have measles vaccine rates among Kindergarteners that make them vulnerable to an outbreak. Just four years ago, it was 15. Reporting from @aubreywhelan.bsky.social @sarahgantz.bsky.social and Lizzie Mulvey. www.inquirer.com/health/inq2/...
One in three Philly-area kindergartens pose measles risk hiding in plain sight, Inquirer analysis finds
Pennsylvania's laws make it easy for parents to opt-out of vaccines. We took a look at 1,800 schools to find communities most at risk.
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A major national Democratic super PAC said Thursday it will spend $20 million on ads across four Pennsylvania congressional districts that could help determine whether the party wins control of the U.S. house later this year.
Major Democratic super PAC commits to spend $20 million in Pennsylvania’s competitive U.S. House races
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In Philly, the ICE arrest of a witness sparks fresh concerns around courthouse enforcement. Via @inquirer.com
A 76-year-old Indonesian man went to Philly court as a witness. He ended up in ICE custody.
“How can we call ourselves a ‘Welcoming City’ when people have to choose between taking part in a legal process and getting home safe?” one advocate asked.
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