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House bill seeks restoration of $84 million for Pa. human services
Pennsylvania lawmakers and human-services advocates are pushing for more funding to make up for cuts in last year’s budget process. ...
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Council, community grill Philadelphia superintendent on school closings
Questioning everything from safety to academics to promised savings, a parade of Philadelphians took advantage of City Council hearings T ...
14 years ago
Delaware Culinary Trail highlights essential First State dining
Delaware Tourism has launched a tour of Delaware restaurants for First State foodies. The Delaware Culinary Trail hig ...
14 years ago
Dennis Sullivan installed as new Bishop of Camden
When Dennis Sullivan strode into applause-filled St. Agnes Church in Blackwood, N.J., this afternoon, he entered as vicar general of the ...
14 years ago
Fighting heart disease with algorithms
There’s a lot of data out there on the genetic roots of heart disease. The National Institutes of Health have poured billions of do ...
14 years ago
Who got invited to the 2013 State of the Union?
The White House historically extends invitations to ordinary people to join the first lady in the public gallery of the House chamber dur ...
14 years ago
Pa. Labor Department downplays federal criticism over unemployment benefit delays
Pennsylvania administers more than $100 million of federal money for the unemployed. According to a letter, which was obtained by ...
14 years ago
Should Philadelphia have a homestead exemption?
Should Philadelphia keep its tax break for homeowners, even though it will drive up the property-tax rate? Or should it have the lowest t ...
14 years ago
Blatstein presents flamboyant vision for North Broad casino [VIDEO]
Bart Blatstein, Tower Investments, Inc., has a plan for the former Philadelphia Inquirer building. At a recent press conference ...
14 years ago
‘Operation Facial Scrub’ collars 38 suspected of using false IDs to get N.J. licenses
New Jersey is using a new facial recognition system to detect people who obtain driver’s licenses using false identities. In ...
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Darwin Day Brings out Evolution’s Friends and Foes
As we celebrate another Charles Darwin birthday on February 12, friends of Darwinian evolution will pick up on things he got right, and e ...
14 years ago
Guests accompany area legislators to State of the Union address in D.C.
Congressman John Carney from Delaware was impressed with the enthusiasm of a woman he met at a job training program. Tuesday night, Latek ...
14 years ago
ACLU: Most N.J. police departments garble procedure for filing complaints about officers
The American Civil Liberties Union says there are problems in the way many police agencies in New Jersey respond to citizens who want to ...
14 years ago