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Pa. Liquor Control Board’s refusal to share records with state lawmaker sparks court battle
Act 39 of 2016 authorized the liquor control board to auction all expired or rescinded restaurant licenses since the year 2000.
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Pa. has no standards for teaching climate change in the classroom — so it might not be taught at all
Pennsylvania has started to modernize its science curriculum, including a focus on climate change.
7 years ago
Delco Dems: DELCORA sale is a typical bad, backroom Republican deal
Democrats in Delaware County slammed a deal that sees the merger of DELCORA with Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater as a deal among Republican insiders.
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Drexel and Tower Health reach deal to buy St. Christopher’s Hospital
Sale of the North Philadelphia hospital is part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding involving Philadelphia Academic Health, which also owns Hahnemann.
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Wilmington hosts ’Magic’ show for historically black colleges
ESPN’s `First Take’ broadcast from the new 76ers Fieldhouse with guest star Magic Johnson, to attract students to historically black colleges
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‘Listen to what he is telling you’: Hate crime trial begins against former N.J. police chief
Prosecutors say Frank Nucera Jr. was motivated by racial animus when he allegedly slammed a handcuffed black teenager into a door during a 2016 arrest.
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As Three Mile Island stops producing electricity, one local community braces for change
For those who live nearby, the possibility of the plant’s closure loomed for years.
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N.J. officials urge extreme caution as dangerous rip currents persist
Dangerous rip currents continue to impact New Jersey due to large swells from now dissipated Hurricane Humberto.
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Pa. Senate Dems, again, call for Leach to resign. He doesn’t plan to.
The caucus has released a final report about sexual misconduct allegations against Leach. It found “unprofessional” behavior, but no sexual harassment.
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Philly taxpayers spent $75,000 on Kenyatta Johnson’s lawyer in federal probe
The city’s Law Department confirmed that it has retained outside lawyers to provide “legal services” to Councilman Kenyatta Johnson related to “an ongoing investigation."
7 years ago
Downton Abbey makes the transition from TV to feature-length film
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY film critic Patrick Stoner about how Downton Abbey made the jump from TV to full-length movie.
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Listen 6:46‘If you don’t act like adults, we will’: Hundreds of youth climate strikers surround City Hall
Many school students and teachers attended the march disregarding the School District of Philadelphia’s announcement that they would be marked as an unexcused absence.
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What longtime climate activist Rafe Pomerance wants you to know
StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Susan Phillips sat down with Pomerance and asked him what he wants people to know right now.
7 years ago
Listen 5:34Five climate change science misconceptions, debunked
Here are five commonly used myths and the real science that debunks them.
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New Jersey rolls out Real ID driver’s licenses on appointment-only basis
Starting October 2020, standard licenses will no longer work at airport security checkpoints or to enter federal buildings.
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