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Safehouse vows to take more community input on supervised injection site plans
Directors of the nonprofit that wants to open a supervised injection site in Philly told outraged residents they wouldn’t move forward without further input.
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City taskforce unveils new approach to preservation aimed at saving unrecognized Philly history
A spate of demolitions inspired city officials to think differently about how to save Philadelphia’s historic buildings.
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Airing the cleaned, pressed, and folded laundry of the American experience
The wardrobe of Maira Kalman’s mother tells the story of a 20th century American Jewish experience. You can take a peek inside.
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Pew recommends Delaware increase access to opioid treatment
Pew Charitable Trusts offers suggestions for expanding medication-assisted treatment in Delaware, as well as making sure inmates have access to the addiction treatment.
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Philly parking czar wants to know who’s driving your Uber, says Pa. audit doesn’t go far enough
PPA director Scott Petri wants the authority to certify Uber and Lyft drivers as part of wide-ranging regulatory package aimed at making ride-hailing services safer.
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Gov. Wolf touts success of opioid info sharing system after first year
Pennsylvania officials say a system that tracks overdoses and information about drug investigations has been widely adopted during its first year of use.
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Williams, Butkovitz talk policies at mayoral debate; Kenney a no-show
Democratic mayoral candidate and state Sen. Anthony Williams wants to give every high school senior a $10,000 check at graduation.
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New Pa. policy gives state universities more power over tuition
A new policy will give Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities more of a say in what their students will pay in tuition.
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”Tis Pity She’s a Whore,’ controversial for almost 400 years, from Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
The play has been the object of scorn and disgust for its subject matter and even for its title. But this flawed presentation satisfies as a glimpse of theater history.
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Judge rejects lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll hikes
A federal judge is dismissing a lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increases that are financing payments to help fund transit agencies.
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Pennsylvania state Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster) on Wednesday introduced a long-awaited bill aimed at preventing two of the state’s five nuclear plants from retiring early.
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Rapper Tech 9 faced sexual abuse charges before mysterious death
Rapper Akhiym “Tech 9” Mickens’s sudden death rocked hip-hop fans. Newly revealed sexual abuse allegations add a shocking layer to the case.
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Closing N.J.’s ‘shameful’ wealth gap between whites, people of color
Social advocacy group urges Garden State to get behind Individual Development Accounts, a matched approach to savings funded by participants, nonprofits, and the state.
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New Jersey stops training police dogs to sniff out weed
New Jersey has halted training state police dogs to sniff out pot.
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Congestion pricing floated as fix for Pa. transit funding crisis
Once politically impossible even in wealthy and transit-inclined Manhattan, congestion pricing is a relatively radical idea for car-centric Philly.
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