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Pa. businesses will face steeper tax penalties without Medicaid expansion
When originally written, the Affordable Care Act assumed all states would expand Medicaid. But once the U.S. Supreme Court made that opti ...
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Corbett undecided on appealing rejection of Pa. voter ID law
Days after a state judge struck down Pennsylvania voter identification law, Gov. Tom Corbett said he’s not sure whether his adminis ...
12 years ago
Is it possible to legalize marijuana, without promoting its use?
Like alcohol prohibition before it, marijuana prohibition has been a failure. But will hawking the product compound the proble ...
12 years ago
ListenCorbett calls Pa. public school funding unfair
Gov. Tom Corbett says Pennsylvania’s system of school funding isn’t fair and should be changed. The Republican governo ...
12 years ago
New Jersey charter school overhaul ready for review
All eyes are on New Jersey State Assemblyman Troy Singleton and his legislation that revises a 20-year-old law governing charter schools. ...
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Better schools, more jobs would keep economic boon of millennials in Philly
A new study shows that Philadelphia has become a bit of a hot spot for millenials, “but that many of them don’t plan on stayi ...
12 years ago
Dead PSU student had pot, synthetic LSD in system
A coroner says a Penn State University student had marijuana and synthetic LSD in his system when he fell from an apartment balcony in do ...
12 years ago
Plan for silent alarms in N.J. schools vetoed by Christie
Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have required all public schools in New Jersey to be equipped with a silent alarm linked ...
12 years ago
Corbett proposes second annual increase to aid Pa. victims of abuse
Gov. Tom Corbett intends to propose an additional $2.2 million in state aid for programs serving victims of rape and domestic abuse. The ...
12 years ago
End arrests, issue citations for small amount of pot, Philly councilman says
A Philadelphia City Councilman wants to ease up on arrests for those caught with small amounts of marijuana. Councilman Jim ...
12 years ago
ListenDesigner of 3-D printed gun has book deal
A self-described crypto-anarchist known for designing a 3-D printed weapon has a book deal. Gallery Books announced Wednesday that ...
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Artist re-imagines war-torn landscapes to see what we’ve lost
There is the art of war, and then there is war art. Some artists glorify the victory of the battle while others offer commentary on the d ...
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Sandy grants find their way to victims but the wait list is long
The first floor of Margaret Quinn’s home in Toms River, N.J., sits mainly empty. A borrowed couch and her old, warped dining room table ...
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NW Philly city-council staffer accused of misusing grant dollars meant for gun-buyback program
A City Council staffer is at the center of a federal audit claiming th ...
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Bruce Springsteen’s son joins a New Jersey fire department
Bruce Springsteen’s son has become a volunteer firefighter in New Jersey. Sam Springsteen will be a member of the ...
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