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Camden mayor drafts budget restructuring plan to save 27 firefighter jobs
In order to save 27 Camden firefighters from layoffs, Camden Mayor Frank Moran sent a plan to the New Jersey Civil Service Commission on Monday.
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Ford recalls over 240K vehicles to fix suspension problem
Ford is recalling over 240,000 SUVs and cars worldwide because a suspension part can fracture and increase the risk of a crash.
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Transgender women challenge Pa. name change ban for people with criminal records
A Pa. court will consider a legal challenge by three transgender women to a state law that prohibits people who have committed serious felonies from ever changing their names.
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Atlantic City Dems seek to block change of government vote
Atlantic City's Democratic Party is seeking to block a special election next month on whether to eliminate an elected mayor in favor of an appointed city manager
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Poodle perfection: Allentown’s Siba wins best in show at Westminster
Adorned with black puffs and pompoms, the 3-year-old Siba was the absolute picture of what many see as the epitome of a show dog.
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N.J. launches $5,000 rebate for electric vehicles purchases
It’s part of a push to increase electric vehicles on New Jersey’s roads tenfold by 2025.
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GOP ‘congressional census’ circulates in Montco and Berks County, causes confusion
A local lawmaker is warning people to look out for a political questionnaire, designed to look like the 2020 census, that seeks donations for the Republican Party.
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Evictionland, Pa: No time for politics when you’re ‘trying to put yourself in a home’
Reading, a heavily Democratic city, will likely be a tempting target for the candidate running to defeat President Donald Trump.
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Listen 7:00South Philly lot named in Kenyatta Johnson indictment to hit market ‘very soon’
The city of Philadelphia is moving forward with plans to develop housing on land at the center of a federal corruption case.
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Sanders edges Buttigieg in NH, giving Dems 2 front-runners
The strength of Sanders and Buttigieg was matched in reverse by the struggle of former Vice President Joe Biden
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Pa. House lawmaker wants to end ‘honor system’ that allows agencies to hide contracts
Under state law, all agencies and departments are required to publish contracts worth at least $5,000 to an online search tool for government spending.
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Philadelphia proposes banning hydrofluoric acid, toxic chemical in refinery explosion
The proposal stems from last summer’s explosion at the PES refinery in South Philadelphia. The company is winding its way through bankruptcy.
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As Jewish population in Philly region expands, so does definition of who is considered Jewish
Through updated research methods, the new survey found a 60% increase in the Jewish population in the five-county Philadelphia region.
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In Philly, creating more trauma-informed schools requires a change of culture
“The world of thinking about trauma, the importance of school climate and social-emotional learning is 20, 30, 40 years behind the world of instruction."
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Actor Jussie Smollett faces new charges
A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday.
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