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Aqua Pennsylvania looks to increase suburban water bills by 17% for up to 490,000 customers
The company has filed a rate request with the state Public Utility Commission, seeking to increase water bills by 17% and wastewater bills by 33%.
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Don’t stop testing: Advice for business leaders hoping to bring workers back amid new COVID rise
Some of Delaware’s top business leaders heard from experts about returning employees to the office as the state’s COVID cases continue to climb.
5 years ago
The results of Philadelphia’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery? ‘Discouraging’
Researchers who worked with the city to organize it say the sweepstakes incentive program in June did not make a significant difference.
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Listen 1:33A significant chunk of Philly’s CARES Act money is paying for police and prisons
Out of $276 million in initial federal COVID grants, the city appears to have allocated at least $100 million to cover staffing in the police, prisons, and fire departments.
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Philly school board mandates COVID vaccine for all staff by unanimous vote
The board of education passed the resolution unanimously. Leaders have yet to set a date for when staff will have to submit proof of vaccination.
5 years ago
Strict anti-hazing law signed in New Jersey
New Jersey joins Pennsylvania in having some of the toughest anti-hazing laws in the country after the death of a Penn State student from Central Jersey.
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9 women now serving as governors in U.S., tying a record
When Hochul took over Tuesday for resigned Gov. Andrew Cuomo, she became the ninth woman currently serving as governor. That ties the previous record, first set in 2004.
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The unarmed guards were the result of a $1.5 million agreement with Allied Universal Security Services to address safety concerns. This is the second attack since April.
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Camden schools to host free COVID-19 vaccine clinics for students, families, and residents
Hosted by the Camden City School District, the clinics are open to all district students and their families, plus city residents and workers.
5 years ago
New Jersey Gov. Murphy holds on to strong approval ratings
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy still earns high marks for pandemic management and his overall job running the state, according to the latest Monmouth Poll.
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U.S. outbreaks force early reversals on in-person learning
More than 80 school districts or charter networks have closed or delayed in-person classes for at least one entire school in more than a dozen states.
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Pa. ends ‘prison gerrymandering’ with closely divided committee vote
The commission redrawing Pa.’s House and Senate maps has voted to stop counting state prisoners as residents of the districts where they’re incarcerated.
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Listen 7:50Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80
Bernard Doherty said Tuesday that Watts “passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.”
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Michelle Bachelet urged the Human Rights Council to take “bold and vigorous action” to monitor the rights situation in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover.
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Hearings in Pa. election ‘investigation’ to begin, senator says
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman said he has communicated with Trump, whose baseless claims about election fraud have propelled loyalists to pursue election "audits."
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