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Philly med school students learning anatomy, bedside manner, and lobbying
Medical students across the region say they’re doing more than preparing to tend to their patients. They’re engaging the poli ...
13 years ago
SEPTA receives final Silverliner of major order [photos]
In a ceremony today, SEPTA received the last of 120 new rail cars assembled in South Philadelphia. The final car was delivered in st ...
13 years ago
With parent demand surging, 20 charters seeking to expand in Philadelphia
Chrissy Poper has been trying to get her eight-year old daughter into popular MaST Community Charter School in Northeast Philadelphia for ...
13 years ago
N.J. wants more info on PSE&G grid overhaul plan
The $4 billion plan by New Jersey’s largest utility to upgrade its grid is meeting some resistance from state regulators. Th ...
13 years ago
Delaware background check bill for private gun sales moves along [video]
People who oppose Delaware’s background check bill for all gun sales showed up in large numbers at Legislative Hall to voice their ...
13 years ago
Pennsylvania closer to toasting liquor sales overhaul
A plan to privatize the way liquor is sold in Pennsylvania is nearing an historic step: final consideration in the House Thursday. ...
13 years ago
Emotional testimony as Delaware death penalty repeal goes to full senate [video]
In a 4-2 vote, legislation repealing the death penalty in Delaware moves on to the full senate, following a day of testimony from th ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia Magazine hears 2 days of criticism, promises more black voices
White people don’t talk about race. So claimed journalist Bob Huber in his March Philadelphia Magazine cover story ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia City Council looking at more than property taxes deadbeats
With Philadelphia owed more than half a billion dollars worth of back taxes, City Council is holding another day of hearings looking for ...
13 years ago
Rare prison artifacts on display at Eastern State Penitentiary [photos]
Where else but a historic prison in a historic city could you see cutlery made from soup bones and an old shank? A temporary exhib ...
13 years ago
Philly Councilman Mark Squilla says he’ll give property tax savings to another property owner
Wondering why Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla, D-1st, has been pushing for a phase-in of the city’s Actual Value Initiati ...
13 years ago
Move to revise name of Department of Public Welfare advances in Pa.
A measure to change the name of Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare has passed a state House committee despite concerns abo ...
13 years ago