Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Friday, December 14th. Activists at colleges across the nation, and in Philadelphia, are pushing for a change they hope will decrease sexual violence on campuses. They are calling for universities to ban pornography on school WiFi. Some argue that porn contributes to rape culture, and that less of it could help reduce sexual assaults.

Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Thursday, December 13th. President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday. He becomes the first person from the president’s inner-circle to get a significant prison sentence in connection with Robert Mueller’s investigation into the 2016 election.

Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Wednesday, December 12th. Senior citizens in Philadelphia have a greater risk of living in poverty than they do in any other city in the nation. It’s a hidden issue for residents over 60 years old. They might receive Social Security benefits and senior discounts, but simply haven’t saved enough money.

Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Tuesday, December 11th. Student arrests in Philadelphia were cut in half 4 years ago, thanks to data analyzed by the police department’s youth diversion program. The initiative places students in after-school programs instead of jails for certain low-level crimes. And it’s one of a growing number of ways the city uses public data to operate more efficiently.

Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Monday, December 10th. House democrats brought up the possibility of impeaching President Trump over the weekend. It comes after prosecutors’ filings on Friday tied him to illegal payments made to buy the silence of two women during his 2016 campaign. This latest news adds to the legal pressure mounting around the president in connection to the Russia investigation.

Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Friday, December 7th. Philly workers are now protected by the city’s Fair Workweek law. City Council approved the bill Thursday. It protects retail, fast-food, and hospitality workers by regulating how companies assign shifts. The goal is to make it easier for employees to budget and plan their lives around more predictable hours. Critics argue the law will harm business growth.

Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Thursday, December 6th. There are more murders in Philly now than there have been in six years. But a growing number of them are going unsolved. This is all happening while overtime spending for homicide detectives has dropped. Detectives were used to working long hours. But some say they’re now being sent home mid-investigation.

Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Wednesday, December 5th. A staffer for New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy claims the administration ignored her rape allegation. Katie Brennan is chief of staff for the state’s housing agency. And she says a fellow campaign staffer named Albert Alvarez assaulted her. She also said that Murphy and high-ranking members of his campaign and office failed to act when Brennan told them she was raped.

Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Tuesday, December 4th. Representative Bob Brady’s top political strategist is guilty of 9 out of 11 counts of campaign finance fraud. Yesterday a federal jury convicted Ken Smukler of coordinating multiple illegal contributions, and falsifying finance reports. He did this for candidates in back-to-back Congressional races, including Brady’s 2012 bid for reelection.

Today’s briefing is brought to you by Independence Blue Cross. It’s Monday, December 3rd. President Trump has declared Wednesday, December 5th a National Day of Mourning in honor of former President George H.W. Bush. Bush died late Friday at his Houston home at age 94. Air Force One was sent to Texas to transport Bush's casket to Washington, where his body will lay at the Capitol Rotunda. The public can pay their respects from Monday evening through Wednesday morning.