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Senate committee delays vote on Pineland nominees, environmentalists claim victory
In a move viewed as a victory by conservationists, the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday held off action on two nominees to the Pinela ...
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Legislation aims to bring more transparency to NJ lobbying laws
One of the leaders of New Jersey’s legislature wants to make some changes in the state’s lobbying laws S ...
12 years ago
N.J. man accused of eating raccoons
Authorities say a Monmouth County man illegally trapped and ate raccoons and squirrels. Police have charged 30-year-old Aleksandr ...
12 years ago
Emergency drill set for Newark airport
Officials say an emergency drill at Newark Liberty International Airport is not expected to delay flight operations. The Port Auth ...
12 years ago
Health care facilities would be priority for power restoration under NJ measure
A bill advancing through the New Jersey Legislature would require state utility regulators to give hospitals and other health care facili ...
12 years ago
N.J. seeks proposals for ‘social skill-based’ games to bump casino revenues
New Jersey’s Division of Gambling Enforcement put out a call for proposals last week for skill-based social games – think “ ...
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Penn researcher to study impact of changing nursing practices on patient health
How do changes in hospital nursing practices affect patient health? That’s the subject of a multimillion-dollar study from the Univ ...
12 years ago
Three Pennsylvanians on flight carrying nurse with Ebola
Three Pennsylvanians were on a Monday flight with a nurse now known to be infected with Ebola, Gov. Tom Corbett said Friday during a pres ...
12 years ago
Lawmaker proposes tapping tax from alternative fuel sales to help fund NJ road, bridge repairs
A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing a new avenue to help pay for road and bridge projects. It’s vital to consider things othe ...
12 years ago
At Philly forum, health experts seek legislative help to expand access to palliative care
Palliative care is often associated with hospice — or end of life — but the advocacy arm of the American Cancer Society wants to chan ...
12 years ago
New facility brings high-tech tools to study artifacts at Penn’s Museum of Archaeology
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology is opening new laboratories this weekend that will improve efforts to study and pres ...
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Anti-abortion activists exploit civil rights messages while omitting King’s family planning legacy
An anti-abortion group calling themselves “Created Equal” is in Philadelphia today with the ...
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Delaware confirms first flu case of the season
Delaware’s first confirmed case of influenza for the 2014-2015 flu season involved a Sussex County 2-year-old; the toddler was not ...
12 years ago
First responders in Philadelphia prepare for oil train accidents
Over the last year, a sharp increase in accidents involving trains carrying crude oil has prompted emergency planners in Pennsylvania to ...
12 years ago
Varied reaction to graphic anti-abortion display on Independence Mall
On a giant screen, demonstrators played a video that mashed up Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington speech, eerie music an ...
12 years ago

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