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 Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia and other senators held a press conference at school district headquarters Thursday morning to present new methods to fund education. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Pa. Senate Dems propose $300 million immediate infusion for state education

A coalition of Pennsylvania Senate Democrats gathered at Philadelphia School District headquarters Thursday to propose ...

13 years ago

 (NewsWorks File Photo)

Dire warnings from Sugarhouse if license granted for second Philly casino

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has spent the week listening to the pitches from five groups competing to open Philadelphia’s ...

13 years ago

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Justice Dept dramatically expanding clemency use

The Justice Department is asking lawyers around the country to help some prisoners prepare petitions for clemency. It’s a dr ...

13 years ago

U.S. Senate passes bill to delay flood insurance rate hikes

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to delay planned increases in flood insurance rates that many homeowners believe would price them out of t ...

13 years ago

 An empty bed is found underneath an overpass near the Walt Whitman Bridge as part of the 2014 Point-in-Time Homeless Count in Philadelphia, Pa.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)

Counting Philly’s homeless and the problems that keep them on the streets [photos]

Most nights of the year, Philadelphia’ s homeless people are unnoticed, hidden beneath the city’s surface in underground conc ...

13 years ago

 Dr. Valerie Arkoosh (left) leads the field of Democrats in funds raised for the 13th Congressional district race in Pennsylvania, including front runner Marjorie Margolies (right).
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Arkoosh leads field in funds in Pa 13th, Gov’s field narrows

First-time office-seeker and physician Valerie Arkoosh leads the four-candidate field of Democrats competing for Pennsylvania’s 13 ...

13 years ago

Penn State police add patrols after kidnap claim

Penn State police say they’re adding uniformed officers to patrol the campus at night after a female student reported she was force ...

13 years ago

Prosecutors: ‘Kids for cash’ figure breaches deal

Federal prosecutors are seeking a hearing to determine whether a developer at the center of one of the biggest judicial scandals in U.S. ...

13 years ago

 Philadelphia firefighters battle the blaze at York and Jasper streets in Kensington that killed two firefighters. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Blaze that killed two firefighters prompts plan for closer monitoring of vacant Philly buildings

Nearly two years after a massive blaze at an empty warehouse in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood took the lives of two firefi ...

13 years ago

 (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)

NASCAR overhaul could spark interest at Delaware track

The sport’s new playoff format transforms the fall race at Dover International Speedway into an elimination event. In an eff ...

13 years ago

 The Arms and Armor Family Celebration is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Philly Parenting

Family activities in Philly this Super Bowl weekend

Here’s a look at what’s going on for the family this weekend. Downtown Arms and Armor Fami ...

13 years ago

Poll: 1 in 4 voters say Corbett deserves second term

A new poll shows Gov. Tom Corbett’s popularity among voters remains weak as the 2014 gubernatorial campaign heats up. A Fran ...

13 years ago

 (photo courtesy Gov. Markell's office)

Some cuts, corporate tax hike proposed in Delaware budget

Governor Markell’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2015 calls for spending $3.8 billion, which is a three percent increase over the ...

13 years ago

 It was a packed house at an October community meeting held to discuss the Wendy's proposal. (NewsWorks, file art)

ZBA denies drive-thru at proposed Bunting House-site Wendy’s, appeal likely

After nearly a year of community based action, the Zoning Board of Adjustment has made their decision: Wendy’s can come to Roxborou ...

13 years ago

National Interest

Eureka, a Republican health reform plan! Problem is….

While congressional Republicans have busied themselves voting 47 times to repeal Obamacare, they have long failed to offer a competing vi ...

13 years ago

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