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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
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
ListenJustice 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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