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Education

Plan would boost Pa. charters’ teacher certifications

Traditional public schools and charter schools don’t have the same rules when it comes to teacher certifications, but one new propo ...

12 years ago

In this file photo, environmental groups campaign to convince legislators to ban fracking and not to accept wastewater from fracking operations in New Jersey. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

Environmentalists mobilize support to overturn Christie on fracking waste

Environmental groups are hoping New Jersey lawmakers will attempt to override Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of a bill to ban the treat ...

12 years ago

 Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, is winding up her year of service. A new Miss A will be crowned on Sept. 14. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

Judges announced for upcoming Miss America pageant

A “Desperate Housewives” producer and writer; a former Green Bay Packers star, a supermodel and a retired Army general are am ...

12 years ago

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Money

Pa.’s LCB corks speculation of higher markup

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is not considering boosting its markup on wine and spirits, an assurance from the board’s cha ...

12 years ago

 The closing of Trump Plaza, along with the Revel and Showboat casinos, will interrupt New Jersey's five-month trend of adding jobs. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

N.J. continues hiring trend, but girds for casino job losses

New Jersey’s unemployment rate is moving lower, but there’s some concern about how long that trend will continue. The ...

12 years ago

  (AP file Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Keystone Crossroads

Pa. bill suggests forgiving seniors’ back taxes

Senior citizens’ incomes stagnate while property values rise during the decades they often spend in their homes.  Senio ...

12 years ago

The Tornoe Spin: The Chip Flowers Clown Show rolls on

Rob Tornoe weighs in on the latest controversy that has State Treasurer Chip Flowers’ Republican opponents calling for him to resig ...

12 years ago

 Theses images, taken from interactive maps show the approximate location of educational facilities located in or near coastal flood-prone areas (left) and the effect a two-foot rise in sea level would have on those facilities that lie along the shore line (Marilyn D'Angelo/NewsWorks Image)

N.J. announces climate change mapping website

Rutgers scientists and data managers announced a new climate change mapping website for New Jersey this week. ...

12 years ago

Education

Could ‘community school’ concept work in Philadelphia?

In Philadelphia, 40 percent of school-aged kids live in poverty. One in five students has had some contact with the Department of ...

12 years ago

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Money

Legislators who supported Del. casino ‘bailout’ received more industry cash

Earlier this year, Delaware’s legislature voted to forego a portion of the state’s casino revenue to fund improvements to mak ...

12 years ago

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SEPTA strikes tentative agreement with regional rail electrical workers

SEPTA has reached a tentative agreement with one of the regional rail union locals that staged a one-day strike in June. An end to ...

12 years ago

 Mayor Michael Nutter works to convince DNC representatives that Philadelphia is the best place for the 2016 national convention. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly taxes could figure in paying some Democratic Convention costs

Philadelphia taxpayers will kick in money if the city wins its bid to host the 2016 Democrati ...

12 years ago

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Money

Pa. gas tax funded transportation work outlined

A new 12-year plan for transportation-related projects in Pennsylvania outlines how the state will spend more than $21 billion generated ...

12 years ago

 (photos courtesy Dover Police)

Truck crash scatters live chickens on Delaware road

Dover police say hundreds of live chickens were scattered on a road after a tractor-trailer hauling the birds fell on its side. &n ...

12 years ago

 CeaseFire supervisor Quinzel Tomoney (left) and project manager Robert Warner are fighting gun violence in North Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly Ceasefire: before it gets bad enough to call the cops, call us

A Philadelphia anti-violence group wants residents to call it if they think a fight could be brewing. The new campaign to curb sho ...

12 years ago

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