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Christie’s second term begins under cloud of ‘bridgegate’
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie begins his second term of office today with the cloud of the George Washington Bridge scandal hanging over ...
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ListenThe president, admitting that the NSA’s high-tech surveillance is a threat to civil liberties, is acting as if the problem is merel ...
13 years ago
Probably not the way New Jersey’s Kim Guadagno wanted people to get to know her
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has been under the radar for most of her first term, but now she’s in the spotlight. G ...
13 years ago
ListenN.J. Lt. Gov Kim Guadagno denies Sandy funds were held hostage
New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno this morning denied that she pressured a mayor to approve ...
13 years ago
Scientists document gas development disturbing forest ecosystems
Pennsylvania is no stranger to extractive industries–like coal and timber. By the early twentieth century its forests were decimated. T ...
13 years ago
ListenPolice: Ex-student sold gun in Philly school shooting
Philadelphia police say a 17-year-old who shot two classmates got the gun only moments before from an ex-student who bypassed metal detec ...
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David Sampson’s law firm represents Hoboken project now under scrutiny
As the Christie Administration vehemently denies allegations that it pressured Hoboken’s Mayor to sign off on a redevelopment deal ...
13 years ago
Waiting for the next wave on cheating scandal in Philly
Following years-long investigations by both the Philadelphia School district and the state, 138 Philadelphia educators have been implicat ...
13 years ago
Nutter uses King Day speech to call for full funding of education
Dignitaries and politicians gathered on Independence Mall Monday to honor the late Nelson Mandela in the annual Martin Luther King Day ri ...
13 years ago
Helping Philadelphians navigate Obamacare as a day of service
It’s not your typical Martin Luther King Day of service event. A coalition of groups is using the holiday to enroll people fo ...
13 years ago
Philly’s Fair Hill Burial Ground gets spruced up for MLK Day of Service
On a brisk Monday morning, volunteers at Fair Hill Burial Ground grabbed gloves, rakes and trash bags and got to work. The histori ...
13 years ago
Winter Storm Watch issued for much of NJ
“What a difference 24 hours makes.” That’s what the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, NJ wrote in ...
13 years ago
Delaware task force on court access seeks public input
A task force studying the feasibility of opening Family Court civil proceedings to the public is seeking input from Delaware residents. ...
13 years ago
Early education matters — especially for poor kids
This is the third of a four-part Germantown Beat series on the “child-care crisis in Philadelphia.” Child-dev ...
13 years ago
Martin Luther King, speaking for himself
To many Americans, the phrase “Martin Luther King Day” is a synonym for “no school” and “no m ...
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