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Developing mental health care that works for soldiers and vets
A report by the Institute of Medicine has found that abuse of alcohol and other drugs in the armed forces is rising to the point that it& ...
13 years ago
Penn students ‘start small’ and win big with tool to help psychiatric patients
A team of Penn students has won a national public policy challenge to achieve positive change in their home towns. The challenge is poste ...
13 years ago
Delaware law enforcement support new bail rules for violent offenders
Reform to the state bail system moved further along as law enforcement officers from across Delaware came out to Legislative Hall in full ...
13 years ago
Making pay-to-play restrictions stick
New Jersey and Philadelphia share the distinction of being national leaders in having “pay-to-play” laws, which restrict poli ...
13 years ago
Ad campaign urges D.C. lawmakers to support background checks for gun sales
Following the Easter recess, the U.S. Senate will begin debating a package of proposed gun control regulations, including a measure that ...
13 years ago
Philly councilwoman says project delay due to her stance on PGW
A Philadelphia City Councilwoman says the Nutter Administration delayed a project in her district because of her opposition to a plan the ...
13 years ago
900k in Pa. could see federal health care subsidy
A health care advocacy group says nearly 900,000 Pennsylvania adults and children would become eligible for the federal government’ ...
13 years ago
Denying same-sex marriage as a right, never before recognized, is not unconstitutional
Antonin Scalia held the country’s attention for a few crucial moments on Tuesday morning and asked all of us, not just Ted Olsen, t ...
13 years ago
Delaware blazes trail with statewide access to health information [video]
First, the government pushed doctors to digitize patient health records. Next, federal officials urged states to build information highwa ...
13 years ago
Why I love the Philly accent and why it’s not going anywhere
I drink wooder, and I take it very seriously. There are no ...
13 years ago
Double shooting leaves one dead, one wounded in West Oak Lane [updated]
Police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead and another wounded in West Oak Lane on Wednesday morning. The s ...
13 years ago
Delaware awarded money for affordable housing for the disabled
The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has been awarded $5.1 million to subsidize 170 affordable housing units for people with disab ...
13 years ago