New Jersey lawmakers return to the Statehouse on Monday for the first time since the election of Governor-elect Chris Christie.
One of their first actions by state lawmakers will be to select the new leadership that will work with Christie.
Sheila Oliver of East Orange is expected to be the new Assembly Speaker, replacing the retiring Joe [...]
N.J. Legislature to announce new leadership Monday
November 20th, 2009
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Wagner: No problem running for governor
By Scott Detrow - November 20th, 2009
Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner says there's no problem with his running for governor while keeping his day job. And, he says, the same goes for Tom Corbett.
Both Wagner and Attorney General Tom Corbett have formally declared their campaigns for governor, opponents have stepped up their criticism each time the men announce high-profile audits or [...]
Thousands to go through "mass" H1N1 clinics
By Bill Cook - November 20th, 2009
Delaware steps up its vaccination program for those at risk of the H1N1 flu virus with the help of the federal government.
Bike crackdown begins in Phila.
By Don Henry - November 20th, 2009
The Philadelphia police began cracking down on law-breaking cyclists in the city's business district on Friday. The move comes in the wake of two recent pedestrian deaths caused by bicycles.
The afternoon roll call for the ninth district bicycle cops happened in Rittenhouse Square, where pedestrians, bicycles and cars often compete for space on narrow roads [...]
Phila. marathoners may be thinking of Detroit
By Elizabeth Fiedler - November 20th, 2009
The thousands of runners who hit the streets this weekend in the Philadelphia Marathon may be worrying about some of their fellow runners. The recent deaths of three people at the Detroit Marathon have some experts warning athletes before they hit the pavement.
It's not just jocks and exercise fanatics who run marathons, says Dr. [...]
Jury deliberates death sentence for cop killer
By Elizabeth Fiedler - November 20th, 2009
The fate of a 23-year old Philadelphia man is in a jury's hands. John Lewis has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2007 murder of Philadelphia police Officer Chuck Cassidy.
The jury now must decide whether John Lewis deserves the death penalty.
Sandra Schultz Newman is a retired Pennsylvania state Supreme Court Justice [...]
Recent Nor'easter renews debate over beach replenishment
November 20th, 2009
New Jersey is still assessing the damage from last week's Nor'easter. The state may seek an emergency declaration from the President that would unlock money for beach restoration funds.
But there is disagreement over the value of these programs.
Steward Farrell, director of the Coastal Research Center at Richard Stockton College says the beach replenishment projects are [...]
Valero shuts down DE refinery
By Tom Byrne - November 20th, 2009
Valero Energy is closing its Delaware City refinery for good due to financial losses, putting about 550 people out of work.
So much for the vaunted Colbert-bump
By Mark Eichmann - November 20th, 2009
Congressman Castle recently appeared on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, but he may not have received the mythical "Colbert bump" as a result.
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