Pranshu VermaWhat I DoPranshu Verma covers politics in New Jersey, with a focus on how elected officials and power brokers misuse their authority.(215) 854-5927Newer1234…8OlderDropping case count in Philadelphia and hospital admissions in N.J.Meanwhile as the number of nursing home residents dying of the coronavirus mounts, suburban Philadelphia officials eager to speed their ability to lift shutdown restrictions asked the state Monday to consider their infection rates without including deaths in long-term care facilities.Justine McDaniel, Erin McCarthy, and Pranshu Verma May 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard‘Double hit’: South Jersey funeral homes struggle with their own surgePranshu Verma May 1, 2020Link copied to clipboardPa., N.J. need ‘army’ of contact tracers to handle the coronavirusErin McCarthy, Pranshu Verma, and Laura McCrystal April 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardMore deaths in Pennsylvania, and New Jersey’s reopening plans move tentatively forwardJeff Gammage and Pranshu Verma April 27, 2020Link copied to clipboardNew Jersey announced a coronavirus prison release plan. Two weeks later, not one inmate has been let out.Pranshu Verma and Jeremy Roebuck April 23, 2020Link copied to clipboardN.J. Gov. Phil Murphy tours Atlantic City field hospitalPranshu Verma April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboardPennsylvania state liquor stores will reopen with curbside pickup Monday; Camden cases up 30-foldPranshu Verma and Chris Palmer April 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard‘We have to reopen our country,’ says Trump, who raises coronavirus death projections. Pa., N.J. case totals pass 175,000 Pranshu Verma and Chris Palmer May 4, 2020Link copied to clipboardPhilly to wind down spare hospital as cases decline; New Jersey allows parks to reopenJustine McDaniel, Pranshu Verma, and Laura McCrystal April 30, 2020Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia passes its coronavirus peak; officials can’t estimate when reopening might startJustine McDaniel, Pranshu Verma, and Erin McCarthy April 28, 2020Link copied to clipboardNew Jersey and Delaware prepare to release plans for reopening; Philly region is still “in the thick” of the pandemicJustine McDaniel, Anna Orso, and Pranshu Verma April 24, 2020Link copied to clipboardAs pandemic was peaking, Philadelphia undercounted the cases, city officials say; N.J. death toll passes 5,000Anthony R. Wood and Pranshu Verma April 23, 2020Link copied to clipboardGov. Wolf sets May 8 target for first moves toward a Pa. reopening — but that likely won’t apply in PhiladelphiaJustine McDaniel, Erin McCarthy, and Pranshu Verma April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboardDebate and differences over reopening plans, as Philly Mayor Kenney warns cities could face massive layoffsJeff Gammage and Pranshu Verma April 20, 2020Link copied to clipboardSpring, sunshine, and sickness: Coronavirus continues to kill as states move to reopenJeff Gammage, Pranshu Verma, and Amy S. Rosenberg May 4, 2020Link copied to clipboardSouth Jersey coronavirus cases are spiking — and testing might be whyPranshu Verma and Allison Steele April 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardSocial distancing could last through summer, says White House task force head; military flyover planned Tuesday for PhillyPranshu Verma and Chris Palmer April 27, 2020Link copied to clipboardNew Jersey reaches nearly 100,000 cases; Murphy says plan to reopen economy may be ‘broadly similar’ to Pa.’sJustine McDaniel, Anna Orso, Laura McCrystal, and Pranshu Verma April 24, 2020Link copied to clipboardMore than 10,000 Philadelphians infected with the coronavirus; New Jersey won’t start reopening for ‘weeks’Justine McDaniel, Erin McCarthy, and Pranshu Verma April 22, 2020Link copied to clipboardHundreds of South Jersey nursing home residents have had coronavirus, new figures showAnna Orso, Pranshu Verma, and David Gambacorta April 20, 2020Link copied to clipboardNewer1234…8Older
Dropping case count in Philadelphia and hospital admissions in N.J.Meanwhile as the number of nursing home residents dying of the coronavirus mounts, suburban Philadelphia officials eager to speed their ability to lift shutdown restrictions asked the state Monday to consider their infection rates without including deaths in long-term care facilities.Justine McDaniel, Erin McCarthy, and Pranshu Verma May 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Dropping case count in Philadelphia and hospital admissions in N.J.Meanwhile as the number of nursing home residents dying of the coronavirus mounts, suburban Philadelphia officials eager to speed their ability to lift shutdown restrictions asked the state Monday to consider their infection rates without including deaths in long-term care facilities.Justine McDaniel, Erin McCarthy, and Pranshu Verma May 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘Double hit’: South Jersey funeral homes struggle with their own surgePranshu Verma May 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘Double hit’: South Jersey funeral homes struggle with their own surgePranshu Verma May 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Pa., N.J. need ‘army’ of contact tracers to handle the coronavirusErin McCarthy, Pranshu Verma, and Laura McCrystal April 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Pa., N.J. need ‘army’ of contact tracers to handle the coronavirusErin McCarthy, Pranshu Verma, and Laura McCrystal April 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
More deaths in Pennsylvania, and New Jersey’s reopening plans move tentatively forwardJeff Gammage and Pranshu Verma April 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
More deaths in Pennsylvania, and New Jersey’s reopening plans move tentatively forwardJeff Gammage and Pranshu Verma April 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
New Jersey announced a coronavirus prison release plan. Two weeks later, not one inmate has been let out.Pranshu Verma and Jeremy Roebuck April 23, 2020Link copied to clipboard
New Jersey announced a coronavirus prison release plan. Two weeks later, not one inmate has been let out.Pranshu Verma and Jeremy Roebuck April 23, 2020Link copied to clipboard
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy tours Atlantic City field hospitalPranshu Verma April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy tours Atlantic City field hospitalPranshu Verma April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Pennsylvania state liquor stores will reopen with curbside pickup Monday; Camden cases up 30-foldPranshu Verma and Chris Palmer April 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Pennsylvania state liquor stores will reopen with curbside pickup Monday; Camden cases up 30-foldPranshu Verma and Chris Palmer April 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘We have to reopen our country,’ says Trump, who raises coronavirus death projections. Pa., N.J. case totals pass 175,000 Pranshu Verma and Chris Palmer May 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘We have to reopen our country,’ says Trump, who raises coronavirus death projections. Pa., N.J. case totals pass 175,000 Pranshu Verma and Chris Palmer May 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Philly to wind down spare hospital as cases decline; New Jersey allows parks to reopenJustine McDaniel, Pranshu Verma, and Laura McCrystal April 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Philly to wind down spare hospital as cases decline; New Jersey allows parks to reopenJustine McDaniel, Pranshu Verma, and Laura McCrystal April 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia passes its coronavirus peak; officials can’t estimate when reopening might startJustine McDaniel, Pranshu Verma, and Erin McCarthy April 28, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia passes its coronavirus peak; officials can’t estimate when reopening might startJustine McDaniel, Pranshu Verma, and Erin McCarthy April 28, 2020Link copied to clipboard
New Jersey and Delaware prepare to release plans for reopening; Philly region is still “in the thick” of the pandemicJustine McDaniel, Anna Orso, and Pranshu Verma April 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
New Jersey and Delaware prepare to release plans for reopening; Philly region is still “in the thick” of the pandemicJustine McDaniel, Anna Orso, and Pranshu Verma April 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
As pandemic was peaking, Philadelphia undercounted the cases, city officials say; N.J. death toll passes 5,000Anthony R. Wood and Pranshu Verma April 23, 2020Link copied to clipboard
As pandemic was peaking, Philadelphia undercounted the cases, city officials say; N.J. death toll passes 5,000Anthony R. Wood and Pranshu Verma April 23, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Gov. Wolf sets May 8 target for first moves toward a Pa. reopening — but that likely won’t apply in PhiladelphiaJustine McDaniel, Erin McCarthy, and Pranshu Verma April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Gov. Wolf sets May 8 target for first moves toward a Pa. reopening — but that likely won’t apply in PhiladelphiaJustine McDaniel, Erin McCarthy, and Pranshu Verma April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Debate and differences over reopening plans, as Philly Mayor Kenney warns cities could face massive layoffsJeff Gammage and Pranshu Verma April 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Debate and differences over reopening plans, as Philly Mayor Kenney warns cities could face massive layoffsJeff Gammage and Pranshu Verma April 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Spring, sunshine, and sickness: Coronavirus continues to kill as states move to reopenJeff Gammage, Pranshu Verma, and Amy S. Rosenberg May 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Spring, sunshine, and sickness: Coronavirus continues to kill as states move to reopenJeff Gammage, Pranshu Verma, and Amy S. Rosenberg May 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
South Jersey coronavirus cases are spiking — and testing might be whyPranshu Verma and Allison Steele April 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
South Jersey coronavirus cases are spiking — and testing might be whyPranshu Verma and Allison Steele April 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Social distancing could last through summer, says White House task force head; military flyover planned Tuesday for PhillyPranshu Verma and Chris Palmer April 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Social distancing could last through summer, says White House task force head; military flyover planned Tuesday for PhillyPranshu Verma and Chris Palmer April 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
New Jersey reaches nearly 100,000 cases; Murphy says plan to reopen economy may be ‘broadly similar’ to Pa.’sJustine McDaniel, Anna Orso, Laura McCrystal, and Pranshu Verma April 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
New Jersey reaches nearly 100,000 cases; Murphy says plan to reopen economy may be ‘broadly similar’ to Pa.’sJustine McDaniel, Anna Orso, Laura McCrystal, and Pranshu Verma April 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
More than 10,000 Philadelphians infected with the coronavirus; New Jersey won’t start reopening for ‘weeks’Justine McDaniel, Erin McCarthy, and Pranshu Verma April 22, 2020Link copied to clipboard
More than 10,000 Philadelphians infected with the coronavirus; New Jersey won’t start reopening for ‘weeks’Justine McDaniel, Erin McCarthy, and Pranshu Verma April 22, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Hundreds of South Jersey nursing home residents have had coronavirus, new figures showAnna Orso, Pranshu Verma, and David Gambacorta April 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Hundreds of South Jersey nursing home residents have had coronavirus, new figures showAnna Orso, Pranshu Verma, and David Gambacorta April 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard