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Delaware workers’ comp reform signed into law [video]
Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed a package of workers’ compensation reforms into law during a signing ceremony in his Dover of ...
13 years ago
Pew says Philly can collect 30 percent of unpaid property taxes
Updated A new Pew study released today finds that Philadelphia’s level of del ...
13 years ago
Low Philadelphia Flower Show attendance brings horticultural society layoffs
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society ― host of the Philadelphia Flower Show ― has laid off 22 of its 133 staff members to help deal ...
13 years ago
Civil War re-enactment a ‘hobby’ to many, a way of life for some
Scott Rader is an avid Civil War re-enactor. Re-enactors run the gamut from moderately extreme to obsessively devoted to authenticity. It ...
13 years ago
Kayak trip raises awareness of Delaware River’s importance to the region
This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger. Every river has its stories. For the Del ...
13 years ago
Pa. State Police looking for some four-footed troopers
Pennsylvania State Police are seeking a special type of officer … one with four hooves. The state police mounted patrol only ...
13 years ago
Special Investigating Committee holds second hearing on Philly building collapse
For Philadelphia’s 2nd hearing into this month’s fatal building collapse, City Council is listening to business, union and co ...
13 years ago
At Gettysburg, many died so the American idea would not
What did they die for, these young men in blue? And why should it matter now, 150 years later?&n ...
13 years ago
Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act could help N.J. get sports betting
This week’s Supreme Court ruling striking down part of the Voting Rights Act could impact whether New Jersey can allow sports betti ...
13 years ago
Delaware Symphony Orchestra making music again
No longer stuck in contract purgatory, the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and its musicians union have finally ratified a new three-year agr ...
13 years ago
25-year-old man brutally attacked on SEPTA bus in Logan [video]
Philadelphia Police released video on Thursday of a violent assault on a SEPTA bus in an attempt to identify three unknown suspects. (Upd ...
13 years ago
Pa. lawmakers look to link Medicaid expansion to state bugdet
Pennsylvania lawmakers effort in the state Legislature to push the issue of Medicaid expansion may be picking up steam. For at least a we ...
13 years ago
JerseyCAN school rankings get to heart of achievement gap
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. This past April the N.J. ...
13 years ago
On gay marriage, Republicans dig themselves deeper hole
It was fascinating yesterday, in the wake of the high court’s historic gay marriage rulings, to see so many furious R ...
13 years ago