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Old debate over taxing Marcellus Shale getting new life
A Republican state representative from Bucks County has introduced legislation to create a severance tax on shale gas. Democrats r ...
12 years ago
Ethics law advocates think gift ban bill likely to pass
Pennsylvania’s most avid critics of the state ethics act are confident proposals to ban public officials from accepting cash gifts ...
12 years ago
Free condom campaign helps reverse rising teen STD rates in Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s historically high rate of sexually-transmitted diseases among teens appears to be on the decline. The Philadelphia D ...
12 years ago
Assemblyman seeks to pass mandatory kindergarten in Garden State
86 percent of the school districts in New Jersey currently offer a kindergarten program. Assemblyman Charles Mainor has introduced legisl ...
12 years ago
Christie cleared in his own probe, but others loom
Gov. Chris Christie was not involved in a plot to create gridlock near a major bridge in a scheme directed at a mayor, lawyers hired by t ...
12 years ago
Former New Mexico governor supports Delaware’s death penalty repeal bill
Delaware’s death penalty repeal bill has gained the support of former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. On Thursday, Richards ...
12 years ago
SEPTA union claims no-strike rule threatens funding
Pennsylvania State Representative Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) has re-introduced legislation that would add SEPTA employees to the list of ...
12 years ago
Toothaches still driving low-income New Jerseyans to emergency room
Emergency room visits for toothaches and other dental concerns are on the rise nationally, according to recent analyses from the ...
12 years ago
No, we’re not Camden — but what is Philadelphia’s problem?
“Why are you always in Camden?” my mother asked me. I’m not. But every time I updated Facebook in Philadelphia, my post ...
12 years ago