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Pennsylvania is in its Taylor Swift era, her home state decides
Swift’s impact as a woman, and on young women specifically, can’t be understated, lawmakers said.
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Philadelphia’s ski mask ban becomes law. Here’s what you need to know
"Safety is important, but there is no evidence to suggest ski masks cause or encourage violent crime," said Solomon Worlds, of the Philadelphia ACLU.
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In a 14-1 vote, Philadelphia becomes first city to deem ‘medical deportation’ unlawful
After a three-year campaign, immigrant advocates are one step closer to banning the practice of medical deportation.
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8% of college students are unhoused. With ‘nowhere to go,’ here’s Paulo Garcia’s story
Paulo Garcia used to sleep in the baseball dugout and empty homes. He found help and housing a year later, motivated by his 2-year-old.
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Listen 3:57Eyewitnesses and Philly sports writers say that the infamous Santa snowball barrage was misrepresented in the national media.
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Listen 3:12Pennsylvania passes laws to overhaul probation system, allow courts to seal more criminal records
Both bills passed the House and Senate with large majorities Wednesday amid a flurry of end-of-year action.
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GOP lawmakers sink aid to Penn as statehouses watch how universities are handling Israel-Hamas war
The vote came four days after Penn President Liz Magill resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing.
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Pa. Supreme Court to weigh in on Delaware County Memorial Hospital closure
The court intervention is the latest development amid an ongoing saga to sell the largest hospital system in Delaware County.
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Listen 1:10Adaptive reuse project breathes new life into historic Philly department store
The development sits on Germantown Avenue in the neighborhood’s central business district.
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Listen 1:15EPA proposes new water quality standards for fish living in the Delaware River
Environmentalists have been calling for improved water quality for the endangered Atlantic Sturgeon for more than a decade.
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Listen 1:0732 protesters arrested for blocking traffic on I-76 in Center City
The group, with Jewish Voice for Peace, could be seen hanging banners that read "Let Gaza Live" and "Ceasefire Now."
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A vision of past, present, and future at Philadelphia City Council’s final session of 2023
Mayor Jim Kenney says goodbye and Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker says hello in address to City Council’s final meeting of the year.
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Listen 0:59Pennsylvania House is back to a 101-101 partisan divide with the resignation of a Democrat lawmaker
The resignation of Rep. John Galloway, a Democrat from Bucks County, on Thursday will tee up another special election to determine the chamber’s majority early next year.
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Loose bull spotted on train tracks near Newark Penn Station captured safely
A bull on the loose was spotted running on the New Jersey Transit train tracks in Newark on Thursday morning before it was safely captured.
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Pa. lawmakers did not agree to spend more money on a popular home repair program or send additional money to poor schools despite a promise to do so earlier this year.
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