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Parker’s budget proposal includes funding to replace units lost at UC Townhomes site
The mayor’s initial spending plan did not include city funding for the new 70-unit development in West Philadelphia.
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Listen 1:06They’re big. They’re colorful. But Joro spiders aren’t nightmare fodder
Populations have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years, and many researchers think it's only a matter of time before they spread to much of the U.S.
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Republican Curtis Bashaw’s nomination fueling GOP hope in deeply Democratic New Jersey
Bashaw appears poised to shift away from the right-tilting politics of the GOP primary in a state where Republicans haven't won an election for the Senate in 52 years.
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Letters obtained by WHYY News acknowledge state oversight responsibility while arguing that not disclosing the embezzlement was the right move.
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Listen 1:01Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife excused from court after cancer surgery
Nadine Menendez was scheduled to attend a pretrial hearing next Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. Judge Sidney H. Stein said she can skip the hearing.
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New Jersey adopts public records overhaul but critics say it tightens access to documents
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation overhauling access to the state’s public records, likely making it harder to access some documents, according to critics.
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The dam could generate enough electricity to power all county operations in Norristown.
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Listen 1:00Trump’s conviction prompts election-year debate among Democrats: How much to focus on the verdict?
Key voices — some within Biden’s campaign headquarters — believe leading Democrats should lean into Trump’s felony conviction. But others favor a more cautious approach.
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Philly City Council advances legislation requiring eviction contractors to carry licenses
The bill was introduced following a string of violent incidents involving deputy landlord-tenant officers last year.
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Philly’s Free Library fired Author Event staff before they could quit
In a confusing couple of days, a breakdown inside the Free Library led to opposing postings about the future of the Author Event series.
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Listen 1:09A judge dismissed felony charges against Cpl. Michael Perillo, who in 2021 hit the loose animal multiple times and pinned it to the pavement, where it was then euthanized.
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The cleanup of every Philly block has started. Here’s what to expect
The cleanup started this week in the River Wards neighborhoods. North Philly is next, followed by West, Southwest and South Philly.
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Listen 0:47Odunde, art festivals and Pride events this weekend in Philly
The Odunde Festival, Art for the Cash Poor and West Philly Porchfest are some of the things happening this weekend.
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Incumbent Rob Menendez wins primary election in N.J.’s 8th Congressional District
The race was overshadowed by the federal corruption and bribery trial of Menendez’s father, but that did not derail his son’s campaign.
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Conaway wins Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District
The longtime assemblyman and director of the Burlington County Health Department bested his colleague Carol Murphy.
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