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Mayor of Northfield Vince Mazzeo wins provisional ballot count in District 2 Assembly race
New Jersey Democrats are expected to pick up an Assembly seat currently held by a Republican. After a final count of the votes, including ...
13 years ago
UPDATE: Norcross to take the stand in Inquirer case
10 a.m. Update: As it turns out, George Norcross will not take the stand today. Go figure. Toda ...
13 years ago
Natural gas drillers seek Coast Guard OK to transport fracking wastewater by barge
Natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania are producing so much wastewater from fracking that they’re asking the U.S. Coast Guard to all ...
13 years ago
Would Abraham Lincoln have won re-election in the age of attack ads?
Lincoln believes America will “perish from the earth.” Lincoln is a tax-and-spend socialist. Lincoln is an athe ...
13 years ago
ListenCity Council learns more about STEM education efforts
Philadelphia City Council is looking into introducing science and math to the school district’s youngest students. ...
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ListenDelaware Dept. of Education pushes college fund in 2015 budget request
The Delaware Department of Education is requesting a four percent budget increase from fiscal year 2014 to FY 2015. The DOE laid o ...
13 years ago
Delaware gets $20 million in JP Morgan settlement
Delaware will get a fraction of the largest settlement with a single entity in U.S. history as JPMorgan Chase agrees to pay $13 billion t ...
13 years ago
Women serving time for attacking abuser in N.J. could qualify for leniency
New Jersey women serving time for striking back against domestic violence might get a new path out of prison. The criminal justice ...
13 years ago
After defeat of $2.3 billion Pa. transportation plan, lawmakers dig in their heels
Legislative leaders in the Pennsylvania House are at an impasse on what to do next in the way of transportation funding. Democrati ...
13 years ago
African American leaders back Market 8 casino proposal for Philly
The African-American Chamber of Commerce and the Philadelphia NAACP are endorsing one of the plans for Philadelphia’s second casino ...
13 years ago
The Falls of Schuylkill Library turns 100 with Midvale Avenue celebration
Surrounded by historic photographs and artifacts that referenced an earlier age, East Falls residents and visitors celebrated the centena ...
13 years ago
Gradual effects of global warming not so gradual for some…
Global warming threatens to obliterate the Pacific’s many island nations, as the sea level is projected to rise at least three feet ...
13 years ago
Pa. House Democrats push vote on highways plan
Pennsylvania’s House Democrats say they’re working to persuade the chamber’s Republican majority to allow a vote on a D ...
13 years ago
Philly ethics board gifts proposal angers watchdogs, invites discussion
Can Philadelphia’s Ethics Board really being saying it’s okay for a city official to accept cash from somebody he can help? You ...
13 years ago
ListenPGW sale closer as field of suitors is trimmed
The city of Philadelphia has narrowed the field of potential bidders for the city-owned Philadelphia Gas Works as Mayor Michael Nutt ...
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