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The Philadelphia Eagles offer Lincoln Financial Field as a neutral location for teams to finish the remainder of their playoff game.
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Bill to prevent sudden hospital closures (like Hahnemann) moves along in City Council
A committee had its first hearing on a measure requiring hospitals to provide advance notice and a detailed closure plan to the city’s health department.
7 years ago
Philly marks 20th Transgender Day of Remembrance with flag raising at City Hall
This is the 20th Transgener Day of Remembrance in the U.S. and the fifth year Philadelphia raised the trans flag at City Hall.
7 years ago
Pa. House moves to protect guards by cracking down on prisoners
Among other things, the measures would impose longer sentences for assaulting guards, and punish prisoners for a broader range of crimes.
7 years ago
Johns Hopkins researcher: Pa. should ban fracking
A scientist at Johns Hopkins University told a public health conference that Pennsylvania should ban fracking because of its impact on public health and climate change.
7 years ago
Camden residents don’t trust police to oversee code enforcement. Now the state has questions.
The proposal was a step too far for residents who have already endured a history of losing local control to powerful outsiders.
7 years ago
Philly Council rushing to close deal on 10-year tax abatement before 2020
Philadelphia’s 10-year property tax abatement on residential construction could be dramatically different by the end of this year.
7 years ago
After years of pressure from advocates, Pa. House advances gift ban
Under current law, lawmakers can accept whatever gifts they want, no matter the cost. For the first time in recent memory, the House may be poised to change that.
7 years ago
Will Pa. Gov. or Legislature decide on state-led cap-and-trade program?
A proposed bill would require the Legislature to OK Pennsylvania becoming part of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
7 years ago
PATCO overlooked Chinatown in plans to reopen Franklin Square Station
A Chinatown resident opposes PATCO’s plan to reopen Franklin Square Station because of threats to green space and other possible impacts.
7 years ago
More public spaces, fewer gas stations: Changes coming to the Delaware River waterfront
The new modifications to the Central Delaware zoning overlay indicate the city’s been learning from its developers’ mistakes. Here’s what the bill changed and why it matters.
7 years ago
Day 4 of Trump public impeachment hearings: ‘Everyone was in the loop’
Gordon Sondland, President Trump’s ambassador to the EU, bolstered Democrats’ impeachment narrative Wednesday as he repeatedly talked of a “quid pro quo” involving Ukraine.
7 years ago
Philadelphia’s Christ Church preserves historic steeple
Restoration is underway for the Christ Church steeple, one of the last remaining architectural structures from the colonial era in the country.
7 years ago
Amazon says it’s considered face scanning in Ring doorbells
The company told Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras but that there are no plans to coordinate that
7 years ago
For trans activists, recent setbacks temper long-term hopes
Amid their annual vigils for transgender homicide victims, activists in the U.S. are trying to maintain long-term optimism even as many hard-won protections are under threat.
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