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Council President vows protesters won’t shout down mayor’s budget address again
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will give his budget address Thursday and City Council President Darrell Clarke is promising this time ...
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Ethics claim against bridge chairman tests impartiality of Christie-appointed panel
A conflict-of-interest complaint against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Chairman David Samson could be a test of how the New J ...
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Philly Tech Week warns it won’t tolerate harassment of women
Technically Philly’s initiative is a goal, and not in response to any particular incident. Christina Farr, a reporter for ...
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State House committee to hold rail safety hearing in Delaware County
The federal government is scrutinizing railroads that move crude oil after a number of derailments across the country. Following two ...
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Body found on top of a car near New Jersey townhome explosion
An explosion in an Ewing Township townhome complex has left one dead and seven injured. The body of a woman was found on top of a car nea ...
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Christie town hall draws ovations inside, protests outside
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was met by cheers inside his town-hall meeting Tuesday. Outside, roughly a dozen protesters targeted issue ...
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Google lobbies Delaware’s proposed Google Glass ban
Google Glass isn’t yet available to the public, but lawmakers across the country are debating whether to ban the use of the technology ...
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After budget cuts, violent incidents in Philly schools tick slightly up this year
Editor’s Note: Since this story first ran on Saturday, we’ve done additional reporting. The story has been updated to ref ...
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ListenCandidate in Pa. gubernatorial race airs his own laundry
In an unusual piece in Monday’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, veteran reporter Brad Bumsted wrote about some potentially troublesome r ...
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Pa. rolls out vets’ notation on driver’s licenses
Pennsylvania military veterans can now have their service noted on state driver’s licenses, offering them a way to demonstrate thei ...
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Philly council leader wants complete review of PGW sale plan
On Monday, Mayor Michael Nutter announced a deal to sell the Philadelphia Gas Works. But there is at least one major hurdle to ove ...
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New Castle County exec Tom Gordon authorizes minimum wage hike
Expressing his support for minimum wage hike initiatives, New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon recently signed an executive order that ...
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Special election in May to fill Bill Green’s old Philly City Council seat
There will be a special city council election in May in Philadelphia to fill Bill Green’s now vacant seat. Council President ...
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Williams’ bill aims to crack down on witness intimidation in Pa.
Publishing the names of crime victims and witnesses online could soon mean a harsher punishment in Pennsylvania. St ...
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$45 annual fee proposed to clean Delaware water [video]
Governor Jack Markell unveiled his plan to fund a clean-up of Delaware’s waterways, which includes an annual $45 service fee for re ...
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