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A legislative ‘micro session’ in Pa. would be legal, but tough
Pennsylvania legislative leaders ruled out a lame-duck session after the election this year, but they’ve been tight-lipped about me ...
12 years ago
Top Pa. officials’ get cost-of-living raises
The salaries of Pennsylvania’s top elected and appointed officials are about to increase, thanks to their annual cost-of-living adj ...
12 years ago
Philly area factories growing by most in 21 years
Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region grew at the fastest pace in nearly 21 years, a sign that factory output may be picking up nation ...
12 years ago
Listen: Philly man explains what it’s like to use Twitter as his digital memory
When a brain injury caused serious, ongoing episodic memory loss, it didn’t take long for Thomas Dixon to figure out how to use tec ...
12 years ago
Beers, bars and babies: The next generation of Philly school parents gets serious
Dark bars, craft beers, cooing babies and a basic philosophical belief in the power of public education: Meet the new generation of urban ...
12 years ago
ListenNike nixes tribute shoe plan after Iverson protest
Nike is pulling back on plans for a shoe that sneakily honors Allen Iverson after the former NBA superstar demanded answers. Ivers ...
12 years ago
Transit oriented development is seen as the cure for the commute: but what makes it fail or succeed?
Urban planners have started to design for transit oriented development. Certain factors can contribute to the success of a project. < ...
12 years ago
Dozens of Philly airport workers walk out for a day over wages
Workers for a contractor at Philadelphia International Airport went on strike Thursday over wages. The one-day walkout was not cau ...
12 years ago
ListenWilliams for Mayor? Show us something
When state Sen. Anthony Williams kicked off of his mayoral campaign yesterday, the event was richly stocked with those in the city’ ...
12 years ago
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Why does MSNBC indulge Al Sharpton by giving him a show? And the documente ...
12 years ago
Delaware basketball team announces new partnership
The Delaware 87ers announced a partnership with WNBA All-Star Elena Delle Donne, naming her the team’s goodwill ambassador. ...
12 years ago
ListenBrief springlike warm-up on the way
After days of January-like weather, a brief surge of springlike air arrives on Sunday. Forecasters say that the jet stream will re ...
12 years ago
Police: Burlington County shooting victims were mother and her 3 kids
State police say the four people found shot in a southern New Jersey home are a mother and her children. Two of her children died from th ...
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