Ryan Briggs
Researcher at The Philadelphia Inquirer
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3 days ago |
inquirer.com | Fallon Roth |Ryan Briggs
Pennsylvania Republican incumbent congressional lawmakers have dominated fundraising in the first quarter of 2025, according to campaign finance reports, likely preparing to protect their seats and the House majority in the 2026 midterms. Leading the pack is U.S. Rep.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Ximena Conde |Ryan Briggs
The 38-year-old Harrisburg man charged with the attempted murder of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro told authorities he hated the Democrat so much, he would have “beaten him with a hammer” had he found him early Sunday Morning. But if politics fueled Cody Balmer’s hate, it was not obvious in his voter registration record — he was not affiliated with any political party — nor is his public digital footprint.
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | William Bender |Ryan Briggs
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal disclosed this week that she is conducting an internal investigation into how her staff failed to notify city fleet officials that an SUV assigned to her deputy had allegedly been stolen and wrecked. But new details about the four-car crash in West Philly last summer — first reported Monday by The Inquirer — shed light on the bizarre series of events, while raising more questions about how the case was mishandled.
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Ryan Briggs |William Bender
Early one Saturday last August, a black 2024 Ford Expedition with police-style emergency lights was barreling through West Philly so fast residents could hear it coming from a block away. The twin-turbocharged engine roared as the driver stomped on the gas, heading eastbound on Cedar Avenue. Seeing the flashing lights, some residents assumed that a cop in an unmarked car was rushing to a crime scene.
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Ryan Briggs |Sean Walsh
Philadelphia is looking to muffle noisy cars using artificial intelligence — and fines. A new bill from City Councilmember Mark Squilla would pave the way for automated enforcement to begin as soon as this summer, following months of tests of AI-powered, noise-seeking cameras on a stretch of South Street known for drawing lines of subwoofer-equipped cars on weekends. “The hope for the program is to curtail the overexuberant noises from these vehicles,” Squilla said Thursday.
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I just filmed this near Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Stop spraying our skies. Pass SB 508 https://t.co/ljT3SaR5jw @realDonaldTrump @elonmusk cut this multibillion program https://t.co/Orm2dPnldL
RT @jblumgart: Mayor Parker released the details of how she wants to spend $800 million on housing policy over the next four years. Over 75…
More evidence that nothing is more offensive to City Council members than someone challenging their authority over land use This building has been needlessly rotting in middle of Germantown for nearly a decade based on the whim of a councilmember https://t.co/j38gyCplLu