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Gov. Tom Corbett and Gov.-elect Tom Wolf are doing a bit of interregnum sparring over changes to the state’s Medicaid program provi ...
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Should states limit access to juvenile criminal records?
More and more employers are using criminal background checks during the hiring process. In Pennsylvania and other states, the crimin ...
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ListenNJ lawmaker raises roof over $219,000 table at public university
A New Jersey lawmaker is asking the state’s attorney general to review a public university’s purchase of a $219,000 custom-ma ...
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As temperatures drop, Philly’s ‘winter initiative’ plan to serve homeless unclear
Last week, Philadelphia had it’s first “code blue” of the season, when temperatures hover around or dip below 20 degree ...
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ListenDelaware chicken company provides thousands of Thanksgiving meals to needy families
More than 500 volunteers came together on Monday for the 20th annual “Thanksgiving for Thousands” packaging event in Selbyville. ...
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Philly one of three finalists for Democratic convention
The Democratic Party has named Philadelphia as one of three cities still in the running to host its 2016 presidential convention, along w ...
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Wolf taps health-policy veteran Richman to help with Pa. Medicaid expansion
A health-policy veteran is joining Tom Wolf’s transition to help guide the governor-elect’s plans to expand the Medicaid prog ...
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Hoping rape claims are untrue, not because Cosby is a ‘good guy,’ but because rape is horrific
Solomon Jones’s blog post on Bill Cosby reads like the words of someone who has decided in his own court of opinion that Cosby is s ...
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University of Delaware senior killed in Newark car accident
A University of Delaware student is dead following an early morning car accident in Newark on Sunday. The university gave its cond ...
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Wintry weather expected in Delaware on busy travel day
The weather forecast is calling for rain and snow on the busiest travel day of the year, the day before Thanksgiving. The storm is ...
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Have a room to rent? Don’t expect windfalls during papal visit to Philly
Philadelphians who have space available for travelers to the city during the visit of Pope Francis and the World Meeting of Families in S ...
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ListenCollege Possible helping students be first in their family to attain higher ed
A program to help first-generation college students is receiving a financial boost. Coll ...
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ListenFrom ‘Freedom’ to ‘Knowledge,’ Philly-area sculptor’s work strikes chords around the world
One of Philadelphia’s most iconic public sculptures, admired by global audiences who have never set foot in the city, is tucked int ...
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ListenFood donations rise over holidays, but need in NJ outpaces generosity
As attention to charities increases during the holiday season, food banks in New Jersey are seeing an uptick in donations. But it wonR ...
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Turkey giveaways feed hundreds in Northwest Philly this Thanksgiving [gallery]
In recent days, private companies and public officials have been working to ensure hundreds of needy Northwest Philadelphians have the tu ...
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