September 30, 2024 | 9:58 AM
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Aaron Moselle is a general assignment reporter for NewsWorks, filing stories for both web and radio.
While you can find him at the courthouse or a school funding rally, he also spends a good chunk of his time writing about issues in Northwest Philadelphia, where he was born and raised. (Yes. Mount Airy is part of the city.)
Before arriving at WHYY in 2010, Aaron was a freelance writer for a collection of community newspapers and alternative weeklies.
He still can't get over the fact that he can walk to so many sights and sounds from his home base in South Philly.
While you can find him at the courthouse or a school funding rally, he also spends a good chunk of his time writing about issues in Northwest Philadelphia, where he was born and raised. (Yes. Mount Airy is part of the city.)
Before arriving at WHYY in 2010, Aaron was a freelance writer for a collection of community newspapers and alternative weeklies.
He still can't get over the fact that he can walk to so many sights and sounds from his home base in South Philly.
Latest by Aaron Moselle/WHYY
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Pa. launches right-to-counsel program with hopes of reducing evictions
Funding for the new program was included in the budget lawmakers passed last week.
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New baby formula plant in Berks County gets another $8 million from the state
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Historic gun violence sparks calls for more policing along Philly’s commercial corridors
“We are in a state of emergency.”
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Krasner sues Pa. AG over settlement agreement with opioid distributors
The national settlement appears to jeopardize all local litigation against the group of opioid manufacturers and distributors, potentially barring Krasner’s suit and others in the state from going forward.
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‘How many more must die?’: Philly lawmakers plead for help reducing gun violence
Philadelphia is suing the state, including Republican leaders in the General Assembly, to enact its own gun control measures, because state preemption laws make it illegal for the city to pass its own legislation.
