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Rankings help residents understand factors influencing health
For residents of Philadelphia, it’s the fifth year in a row that the county has been rated the least healthy in Pennsylvania. < ...
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N.J. should end its segregation of special needs students
Last month a federal court ruled that New Jersey’s public school system unlawfully segregates children with disabilities in isolate ...
13 years ago
Distance an obstacle for veterans needing transplants
Location isn’t just important in real estate. A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania suggests it’s also imp ...
13 years ago
SEPTA union head argues transit agency can afford better terms
Transit Workers Union local president Willie Brown has made his first public comments since contract negotiations with SEPTA broke down e ...
13 years ago
Judge deciding whether State Rep. really is from Philly [updated]
UPDATE: State Rep. Pamela DeLissio survived the ballot challenge, ...
13 years ago
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A procrastinator’s guide to signing up for Obamacare by March 31
So you waited until the last minute to sign up for Obamacare. And, let’s say, you’re confused — about some part of the ...
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Shocker: Jack Wagner exits Pa. Governor’s race
Former State Auditor General Jack Wagner has bailed out of the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race as suddenly and mysteriously as he got in, ...
13 years ago
Jack Wagner drops out of Pa. gov race
Former state Auditor General Jack Wagner is dropping out of the governor’s race. Wagner formally withdrew from the Democrati ...
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Philadelphia state senator to go to trial on corruption charges
A Pennsylvania lawmaker accused of ordering her taxpayer-funded legislative staff to organize an annual campaign fundraiser will stand tr ...
13 years ago
‘Ban the Box’ bill clears Delaware Senate Labor Committee
A bill that would remove criminal history from public job applications has cleared the Senate Labor Committee and is headed to the Senate ...
13 years ago
Pa. Sen. Stack: Marijuana decriminalization a fiscally conservative ‘no-brainer’
A Democratic state senator who’s a candidate for lieutenant governor is proposing to decriminalize the possession of small amounts ...
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Red light camera support declines, safety concerns on the rise in N.J.
A new survey shows declining support for red light cameras in New Jersey. AAA spokeswoman Tracy Noble said 56 percent of New Jerse ...
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