Data reporter/news developer at @inquirer.com. Secretary of @phillynewsguild.bsky.social ✊. @ire.org fan & Mizzou 🐯. Got tips? jyerardi@inquirer.com | 445.289.1864https://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.social/post/3mvb36ibkjk2uAmeriHealth Caritas is Pennsylvania's largest Medicaid insurer, having received $16 billion in state contracts last year. The company, an affiliate of Philly-based healthcare giant IBX, has also significantly boosted its political contributions and lobbying in recent years share.inquirer.com/NUKzca11 Sep 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:l67vavqzc2ayanc6fxwuozfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb36ibkjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.social/post/3msxsmt7kx22rImmigration courts in Pa., NJ, and DE issued more deportation orders in June than they had in any month in at least a quarter century. More orders have now been issued since Donald Trump’s return to office than during the entirety of former President Joe Biden’s term. share.inquirer.com/utmWim13 Aug 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:l67vavqzc2ayanc6fxwuozfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxsmt7kx22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.social/post/3msiuivjcvs2pICE arrests surge at Philly airport, including those of a babysitter and a senior citizen, by @jeffgammage.bsky.social share.inquirer.com/P4ECvD https://share.inquirer.com/P4ECvD07 Aug 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:l67vavqzc2ayanc6fxwuozfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiuivjcvs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.social/post/3mrdbdqwmyk2xJournalists and other @phillynewsguild.bsky.social members at @inquirer.com are fighting for a fair contract. Please sign our petition to let the paper's management know you support the people who work hard everyday to bring you the news you rely on phillynewsguild.com https://phillynewsguild.com/23 Jul 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:l67vavqzc2ayanc6fxwuozfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdbdqwmyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.social/post/3mrd7gr4qnk27As Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro seeks reelection while eyeing a presidential run, his campaign's raising more money than any gubernatorial candidate since at least 2010. How he's done it and what it says about how politics has changed over the last couple decades: share.inquirer.com/mNJ9CZ https://share.inquirer.com/mNJ9CZ23 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:l67vavqzc2ayanc6fxwuozfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd7gr4qnk27https://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.social/post/3movhob3fkk2sPhiladelphia launched an anti-graffiti cleanup campaign before this summer's World Cup and America's 250th birthday celebration. But the areas targeted for special attention aren't the neighborhoods where Philadelphians request it the most, w/ @natefile.bsky.social share.inquirer.com/54eK2p https://share.inquirer.com/54eK2p22 Jun 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:l67vavqzc2ayanc6fxwuozfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3movhob3fkk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.social/post/3mnwrb7l2hs24Some Philly teachers say they’re pressured to pass students who rarely come to class or do work share.inquirer.com/JfCxzy https://share.inquirer.com/JfCxzy10 Jun 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:l67vavqzc2ayanc6fxwuozfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwrb7l2hs24https://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.social/post/3mlzcnnyzck2vSo cheating. Got it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:l67vavqzc2ayanc6fxwuozfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzcnnyzck2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joeyerardi.bsky.social/post/3mlqp4qtql22tLast year, the Trump administration threatened federal workers with mass layoffs. In the end, only a trickle of those in Philly ended up getting pink slips. Instead, thousands of local feds left on their own. Here's how — and which agencies saw the most departures share.inquirer.com/WroJUk https://share.inquirer.com/WroJUk13 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:l67vavqzc2ayanc6fxwuozfg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqp4qtql22t