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N.J. freezes Holtec's $260 million tax break pending investigation
Officials took the action after a report last month from WNYC and ProPublica about an inaccuracy in a sworn certification submitted by Holtec CEO Kris Singh.
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Report: FCC overstates broadband availability in Pa., FCC disagrees
The report found median speeds for most of Pennsylvania didn’t meet the definition for broadband.
7 years ago
The campaign finance of women’s suffrage
On June 4th, 1919, Congress passed the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing all women the right to vote. It would be another year, in August of 1920, before enough states ratified it.
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Document reveals Range Resources, others agreed to $3M settlement in Western Pa. contamination suit
The public document doesn't specify how much money was distributed among plaintiffs.
7 years ago
Appeals court grants Meek Mill a hearing in 2008 conviction
Meek Mill's lawyers will get a chance to argue the rapper's 2008 conviction on gun and drug charges should be overturned.
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Pa. lawmakers look to cut down on legally ambiguous ‘games of skill’
Lawmakers and the state Lottery are trying to crack down on so-called "games of skill" — a category of gambling that is largely considered illegal but has some gray areas.
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Del. Gov. Carney adds mental health dollars to education plan
Carney proposes $75 million to help low-income students, English language learners, mental health programs in schools.
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Pa. has had a lot of tornadoes this year. But scientists don’t know if there’s a climate change link
Pennsylvania has seen an abnormally high number of tornadoes this year — with more than two dozen confirmed as of last week.
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$2.73 million later, Philly realizes street sweepers are too wide for city’s narrow blocks
Philly’s street sweeping experiment has hit a sizable snag — a nine-foot-wide snag, to be exact.
7 years ago
Listen 2:36Philly real estate community reacts warily to school district planning process
Last week’s news that the Philadelphia School District could move catchment boundary lines piqued the interest of parents and those that sell them homes.
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Listen 2:08Former professor says University of Delaware tenure process stifles diversity
A former professor at the University of Delaware says the refusal to grant her tenure is part of a pattern of discrimination against black women faculty.
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Listen 6:02Under new proposal, N.J. patients would be informed of in-state options before being transferred
New Jersey lawmakers may require its doctors to make sure patients know about in-state treatment options.
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Murphy’s plan to grow New Jersey’s medical marijuana industry met with criticism
New Jersey’s governor is moving ahead without the Legislature to expand the medical marijuana program.
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Pa., Del. among long list of troubled nursing homes revealed by Casey and Toomey
The federal government for years has kept under wraps the names of hundreds of nursing homes around the country found by inspectors to have serious health and safety concerns.
7 years ago
Krasner: Racist Facebook posts could get officers barred from criminal trials
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner is reviewing a database of offensive social media comments posted by city cops to look for evidence of bias.
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