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3 decades in the making, Delaware lawmakers pass measure to protect state’s wetlands
The legislation will create a tiered permitting system for development based on how critical a nontidal wetland is.
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Philadelphia’s young people learn to lead on violence prevention and restorative justice
The city’s first youth restorative justice cohort completed nearly a year of training designed to help young people address conflict, violence and harm in their communities.
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Pa. leaders and service providers brace for late budget as deadline passes for sixth year in a row
The state legislature went into recess Tuesday despite the budget deadline. Republican leaders said they will pick negotiations back up after the holiday.
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La mujer que lo acusa afirmó en documentos judiciales que el representante Josué Ortega le dijo que nadie le creería a ella por encima de un representante estatal.
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Los defensores del derecho a portar armas en Delaware celebraron la anulación de la ley de control de armas el año pasado, pero discreparon con el método empleado.
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What Delaware lawmakers passed — and what failed — before the legislative session ended
Lawmakers passed dozens of bills, addressing property tax rates, gun dealer regulations, affordable housing and more.
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Listen 1:04Festivities will be taking place all week at Citizens Bank Park in South Philly and at the Convention Center in Center City.
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Freight train derails in Bensalem, Pennsylvania: ‘No threat to public safety’
A 72-car, CSX freight train traveling eastbound went off the tracks in Bucks County. Authorities say 16 of those train cars derailed.
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Democratic leaders from 25 states are suing the federal government for Medicaid work requirements that they say will cause “harm and chaos.”
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Listen 0:58Philadelphia heat wave: City emergency in effect amid ‘dangerous’ conditions. Here’s what to know
“This is not the kind of heat event we see every year,” the National Weather Service reported, adding it may be the hottest period the region has experienced since 2011.
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Forecasters cite ‘dangerous’ conditions as heat scorches Midwest while on its way to the East
Norristown, Pennsylvania, 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Philadelphia, canceled a Saturday parade because of the weather.
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Meet the Philly couple who had their wedding photos crashed by Croatian World Cup fans
Ashton and Zach Smith just wanted the quintessential photos outside City Hall. Now the newlyweds are one of the viral fan moments of soccer’s biggest celebration.
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
During arguments in April, both conservative and liberal justices questioned the order’s legality in a momentous case that was magnified by Trump’s unprecedented attendance.
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Hamilton’s historic First Bank reopens as Philly museum in time for semiquincentennial
The 229-year-old classical building on 3rd Street has been closed to the public for decades.
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Listen 1:33‘Rewilding Philadelphia’ greening project brings pocket forest to Kensington
A coalition of conservation groups and artist Pete Angevine plan to plant 1,500 trees on a vacant lot.
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