Evan Croen

1 day ago | whyy.org | Evan Croen

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!SEPTA’s board approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Thursday that would result in cuts for 45% of its services and raised fares if the transit agency doesn’t receive its desired state funding. Starting July 1, SEPTA faces a $213 million budget deficit. Left unaddressed, that will lead to cuts starting on Aug. 24. Bus, subway and Regional Rail services would all be impacted.

2 days ago | whyy.org | Evan Croen

Students at New Jersey’s Creative Arts High School exemplify how music can empower, academically and personally. From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. For years, students at Creative Arts High School in Camden, New Jersey, have claimed the spotlight in the arts and beyond.

3 days ago | whyy.org | Evan Croen

A top Justice Department official suggested the Trump administration might have to ignore court orders as it prepared to deport Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members, a fired department lawyer alleged in a whistleblower complaint made public Tuesday. The whistleblower’s claims about Principal Assistant Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove come a day before Bove is set to face lawmakers Wednesday for his confirmation hearing to become a federal appeals court judge.

4 days ago | whyy.org | Evan Croen

The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns, advancing a longtime priority of the gun industry as Republican leaders in the House and Senate try to win enough votes to pass the bill. The guns provision was first requested in the House by Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, a Republican gun store owner who had initially opposed the larger tax package.

4 days ago | whyy.org | Evan Croen

Israel hit Iranian government targets in Tehran on Monday in a series of strikes that followed a salvo of missiles and drones fired by Iran at Israel in the wake of the Trump administration’s massive strikes on Iranian nuclear sites the day before. The Israeli military also confirmed it struck roads around Iran’s Fordo enrichment facility to obstruct access to the site. The underground site was one of those hit in Sunday’s attack by the United States on three nuclear facilities.