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Classrooms and courtrooms: 2020’s flashpoints for New Jersey education?
Governor and Senate president about to kick off new year with a battle over school funding? What other testing issues are in the offing?
7 years ago
If the request is granted, the 10-mile evacuation zone surrounding TMI would cease to exist.
7 years ago
New leader seeks to reform Philly DA’s Victim Services Unit
Keziah Cameron has a big job ahead of her. The North Philadelphia native has been tasked with reforming the Victim Services Unit of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office.
7 years ago
5 dead, 60 hospitalized in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash
Five people were killed and about 60 were injured on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Sunday morning, when a loaded bus went out of control on a hill and rolled over.
7 years ago
Coast Guard hoists ailing man from cruise ship en route to N.J.
The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 85-year-old man requiring medical assistance on a cruise ship heading to port in New Jersey Friday night.
7 years ago
Governor Wolf promises action on mental health, but doesn’t say how it will be funded
The governor's office says the plan is "aimed at expanding resources" as well as fighting stigma, but said it's too early to talk funding or structure.
7 years ago
N.J. seeks to dredge 9 channels in the Barnegat Bay
New Jersey officials are seeking to dredge nine navigation channels in the Barnegat Bay.
7 years ago
What matters in 2020 as N.J. state tries to shift to clean energy? Money, for a start
Murphy administration has ambitions to switch New Jersey from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, but fundamental questions about the effects of that switch remain
7 years ago
Jersey Shore gas prices edge up
Gas prices have edged up in New Jersey and around the nation, with analysts citing rising crude oil prices and the year-end spike in holiday travel.
7 years ago
Firefighter rescues dog trapped under bay dock
Firefighters jumped into the chilly back bay to rescue a dog on New Year's Eve, officials say.
7 years ago
State levels record $30M fine against pipeline company responsible for Beaver County blast
Agreement lifts permit freeze for Energy Transfer's Mariner East
7 years ago
Vaping and vaccines to forefront in 2019 healthcare debates
Enduring opioid epidemic, rising cost of prescription drugs and of health care overall are set to remain big issues for patients, providers and state officials.
7 years ago
Despite GOP’s attempts to compromise, Wolf says he’s not abandoning overtime plan
The governor wants to require that time-and-a-half be paid to anyone who makes $45,000 or less and works more than 40 hours in a week.
7 years ago
After speeding driver causes deadly Roosevelt Blvd. crash, PPA says cameras on the way
The speed cameras will be installed at eight locations on Roosevelt Boulevard in North and Northeast Philadelphia.
7 years ago
Delaware GOP leader reverses course, says homophobic slur was ‘a mistake’
Chris Rowe will step down as New Castle GOP County chair after using the word ‘’faggots’’ in a Facebook post. He apologized in WHYY interview.
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