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Here’s how Trump and the GOP may try to weaken Obamacare
Republican control of the White House and Congress sets the stage for potentially seismic changes including curtailing Medicaid and increasing premium costs for millions.
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The Office of Medical Marijuana approved the site off a rural highway in southern Delaware, but the plan got derailed by county law that advocates call a “total ban.”
5 months ago
Listen 2:43Philadelphia forms new city task force to fight trash fires in Kensington
The goal is to extinguish trash fires before they get out of hand and offer a warm bed to the people responsible for starting them.
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Listen 1:02Human waste has been detected in Southern Delaware waterways. Home septic systems may be to blame
Homeowners are not required to inspect their septic systems until they sell their home, meaning deteriorating systems could go unnoticed.
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Listen 1:14The House speaker says single-use facilities are limited to people based on “biological sex.” Delaware Rep.-elect Sarah McBride says she’ll follow the rule.
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The legal action challenges the district’s response to controversy surrounding school board member Bill Formica.
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Listen 0:59Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms
The justices ruled 6-0 to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the city, family members of gun violence victims and the nonprofit group CeaseFirePA.
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Neighbor kills 2 people and then himself in West Oak Lane: Police
The circumstances surrounding the shooting have not been released.
5 months ago
Veteran news editor expects Trump ‘to go after the press in every conceivable way’
Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron says he thinks Trump is "salivating for the opportunity to prosecute and imprison journalists."
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The PBS documentary series “American Masters: Renegades” features five disabled figures who made history in the arts, parental rights and civil rights.
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Listen 1:12Philly recount underway in McCormick-Casey U.S. Senate Race
The race was close enough to trigger an automatic recount, but Philadelphia officials don’t believe it will make a difference.
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Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze
Police in Evesham Township arrested a 14-year-old from Marlton in connection with an Oct. 30 wildfire that burned less than a tenth of a square mile.
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About 86% of county jails now offer methadone or buprenorphine, medications that are effective in treating opioid use disorder.
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Listen 1:38Philly group violence intervention initiative expands to include youth
Philly’s Office of Public Safety expands the Group Violence Intervention Initiative. The program focuses on youth most at risk.
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