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Delaware background-check bill moves to Senate [video]
Twenty-two House Democrats and two Republicans voted to pass Delaware’s universal background check bill for virtually all gun sales ...
13 years ago
City and state officials cut ribbon for new Shawmont Trail
Connecting city to suburb with safety in mind, officials from city, state, and federal government were present at a ribbon-cutting on Thu ...
13 years ago
Philly schools will beg city and state to help close $242 M deficit
The struggling Philadelphia School District, hoping to close a $242 million budget shortfall for next school year, plans to slash labor c ...
13 years ago
U.S. Supreme Court rejects class-action suit against Comcast
For a decade, millions of Philadelphia-area cable subscribers were unknowingly part of a giant class-action lawsuit against Comcast. Now, ...
13 years ago
SBA advises micro-businesses to try micro-lenders
Small-business owners can take out loans without going to a lender, says Natalia Olson Urtecho. But she doesn’t recommend it. < ...
13 years ago
New caucus aims for good government reforms in Pa. Legislature
A new reform-minded group of Pennsylvania lawmakers is launching what might be called an experiment in organized optimism. And, already, ...
13 years ago
Review: Betting on the evolution of Bristol’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that over the last nights, Bristol Riverside Theatre’s large-scale production (two doze ...
13 years ago
Allyson Schwartz: Almost the perfect candidate for mayor
In case there were any doubts that U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz is running for governor, her office released a poll this week showing her l ...
13 years ago
NW Philly residents express concern with Wissahickon treetop adventure proposal
Plans for an outdoor recreation course in the Wissahickon Valley met with sizable neighborhood opposition on Wednesday night. At a ...
13 years ago
Elkins Park forum offers civil, thoughtful discussion of health care
Proponents of cooperative discussion are offering up an alternative Thursday night to the bitter bickering often surrounding the health-c ...
13 years ago