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Pension overhaul at the top of Corbett’s 2014 to-do list
Gov. Tom Corbett’s team seems to be gearing up for round two of the fight to overhaul Pennsylvania’s public pension systems i ...
13 years ago
Supreme Court sends Act 13 ‘doctor gag rule’ challenge back to lower court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ...
13 years ago
Just in time for Christmas, restored altar ready in Philly church
After eight years, the scaffolding that has covered the altar of St. Francis de Sales church in West Philadelphia has finally come down.< ...
13 years ago
ListenWarm weekend on tap; cold for Christmas
After a warm weekend featuring record breaking temperatures on Sunday, cold air returns just in time for Christmas Eve and Christmas, for ...
13 years ago
New Jersey’s Klan-connected college: Alma White
A New Jersey church community has come to terms with a dark chapter that made up its first days nearly a century ago. < ...
13 years ago
ListenLEED Gold home produced by Habitat for Humanity in North Philadelphia
A Philadelphia family has earned an energy efficient home with a lot of “sweat equity.” Corinne O’Connell ...
13 years ago
ListenChristie prospecting for progress in Atlantic City
Gov. Chris Christie says he’s looking for significant results in the new year in the effort to revitalize Atlantic City. Reg ...
13 years ago
The company that built it promised it would last a lifetime, and a vacant New Jersey diner near Trenton could be yours for the taking. ...
13 years ago
Health care providers urged to look for signs of sex trafficking
Pennsylvania legislators just approved tougher laws around sex trafficking in which people are forced into prostitution, and often moved ...
13 years ago
New Fancy Brigade, grieving high school band part of 2014 Mummers lineup
A few months ago, Leo Dignam, the director of the Mummers Parade, got a call from the suburbs of Denver. The marching band from Arapahoe ...
13 years ago
Philly police change policies on interrogation, mugshots
Philadelphia police officers are making major changes in the way they interrogate suspects and present mugshots. The modifications ...
13 years ago
Just You Wait: Church for atheists, possible trend for 2014
A church for atheists is spreading. Could Philly be next to host non-religious gatherings where the motto is to “Live better, help ...
13 years ago
ListenExplainer: National Flood Insurance Progam
Did you ever wonder why the federal government is in the business of flood insurance? ...
13 years ago
ListenPhilly school counselors struggle to help seniors with college plans
As application deadlines loom for many of the nation’s top colleges, guidance counselors in Philadelphia’s traditional public ...
13 years ago
Grading Pa. lawmakers and Philly City Council
Education advocates have released a report card on the performance of Philadelphia City Council and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. In ...
13 years ago


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