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The multibillion-dollar blueprint calls for no new wage or real estate taxes, but does add surcharges to national chain deliveries and ride-hailing fares.
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Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live files for bankruptcy
The University City concert venue owes millions of dollars in debt and is facing a possible shutdown and eviction.
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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability
In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable.
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Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich, including in New Jersey
Advocates are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities will help states like New Jersey adopt policies where the rich pay more in taxes.
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March 12–15: Ministry of Awe grand opening in Old City, John Oats in Jersey and Mt. Airy Restaurant Week are among this week’s highlights.
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Listen 4:51Founders of the new Independent Autism Coordinating Committee say they will act as an alternative body to a federal advisory group under RFK Jr.
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Listen 1:20State officials contend the market will expand when new growers, manufacturers and retailers begin operating and prices become more competitive.
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Listen 2:13The new policy guarantees an end to silent lunches and prohibits the collective punishment of students.
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Listen 0:55SEPTA will eliminate 18 bus routes as part of a phased overhaul starting in August, aiming to increase service and improve reliability for riders.
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Scrap metal fire on Delaware River barge now under control, officials say
Piles of scrap metal burned for more than 24 hours in the Delaware Bay. The barge is owned by the fire-prone Camden scrap yard EMR, which will be taking the cargo.
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Listen 0:59Man fatally shoots wife and her parents before killing himself in Ocean County, N.J.
Police say three children were unharmed and are with the Department of Child Protection and Permanency.
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‘A modest start’: New Castle County passes zoning rules for regulating massive data centers
The new requirements don’t apply to data center projects already in the works in New Castle County.
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Listen 0:49How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond
Gasoline prices are climbing, and many people will find some of the most immediate economic pain at the pump. But you don't have to drive a car to be affected.
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Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, live in the Philadelphia suburbs and drove together to New York City to carry out the attack near Gracie Mansion, officials said.
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Philadelphia International Airport appears to be operating without major delays as security employees continue to work without pay.
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