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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

 New Jersey businessman and co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, George Norcross, left, meets with attorney Michael Chertoff outside Judge Patricia McInerney's courtroom during a recess, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at City Hall in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
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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

Ships and barges are idle in the middle of the Delaware River between Chester, Pa., and Wilmington, Del. (Chris Gardner/AP Photo)

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 reelection in the age of attack ads?

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

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City Council learns more about STEM education efforts

Philadelphia City Council is looking into introducing science and math to the school district’s youngest students.   ...

13 years ago

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Delaware 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

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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

 NAACP's Jerry Mondesire gives his support to the Market 8 casino development project because of the project's commitment to economic inclusion. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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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

 They gathered to celebrate the Falls of Schuylkill Library's 100th anniversary. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

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

 The Philadelphia Ethics Board is putting some new rules for giving gifts to city officials up for discussion (Photo illustration by Kim Paynter/WHYY)
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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

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PGW 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 ...

13 years ago

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