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If the federal government shutdown continues into November, SNAP payments will dry up for nearly 472,000 residents in Philadelphia alone.
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‘It takes a village’: Foundation for Delaware County launches Family Village
The Foundation for Delaware County is bringing all of their programming under one tent to create a continuum of care for families with low incomes.
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DOJ prepares to send election monitors to New Jersey, California following requests from state GOPs
The DOJ announced it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions: Passaic County, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno counties in California.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court would be left short-handed if retention effort fails
Pennsylvania’s constitution lays out a clear procedure for filling a Supreme Court vacancy.
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The massive tax bill passed by Republicans this summer included tax breaks for corporations and cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
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Listen 1:01Princeton University to reopen its newly rebuilt art museum
Designed by architect David Adjaye, Princeton’s new museum corrects the problematic old one.
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Listen 1:20‘Philly ain’t playing’: City steps up anti-dumping enforcement efforts
Forty additional city employees have been given authority to issue notices of violation against illegal dumpers. They hit the streets next month.
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Listen 0:47WHYY board agrees to WPSU acquisition plan
The central Pennsylvania station that serves 1.5 million people was slated to shut down after an earlier agreement was rejected by Penn State.
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Listen 1:12SEPTA shifts budget to keep service running as state funding stalemate nears 4th month
SEPTA said it will postpone buying new buses, upgrades to the Bristol Regional Rail Station and a new facility at its Frazer Railroad site.
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Listen 0:49Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown
Republicans objected as Democrats proposed a voice vote on their legislation to pay all federal workers and prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from mass firings.
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Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds
At Princeton and some others, the number of new Black students has fallen by nearly half. Some colleges attribute it to natural fluctuations.
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En Los Mayas y en todo Delaware, los propietarios de restaurantes están luchando por mantenerse a flote en medio del aumento de costes y presión laboral.
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Un nuevo informe muestra que los estudiantes multilingües casi llega a los 19,000 en Delaware, pero la escasez de docentes y los sistemas obsoletos dejan brechas clave.
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School bus driver killed in accident during evacuation drill outside Newark, Delaware middle school
A spokesperson for Gauger Cobbs Middle School said there were a few minor injuries to students, but that no one required hospitalization.
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LIHEAP is delayed in Pa. due to the federal government shutdown. Here’s what to know
State officials say Pa. has not received its federal allocation for LIHEAP. Assistance could open on Dec. 3, if the funds begin to flow before then.
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