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Pa. Senate leader suggests steep increase in school security funding

The leader of Pennsylvania’s Senate wants to increase grant funding twentyfold for school security, including armed guards. ...

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A tale of two states: Solar credit crashes in N.J. and Pa.

The price of solar energy credits in Pennsylvania and New Jersey both crashed in 2011.  Fueled by the combination of state and feder ...

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Camden’s past reflected clearly in exhibit; artistic future remains uncertain

“I’m a half-full kind of guy,” says Cyril Reade, the director for the Center of Art on the Rutgers-Camden campus. The r ...

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Philly restaurant workers get free flu shots

Restaurant workers got free flu shots in Philadelphia Tuesday from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Restaurant Opportunities ...

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Mayor Nutter vows to work towards securing 2014 cycling event

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter isn’t giving up on the Philadelphia bike race. In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, ...

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First do-gooder companies apply to Pa.

In Philadelphia Tuesday, Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele accepted registration forms from the state’s first “bene ...

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The Pa. Lottery — who makes the deal?

It’s been fascinating to watch Gov. Tom Corbett tout his 20-year deal with a British firm to run and expand the state lottery, and ...

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Frankford man arrested for Roxborough pizza shop burglary

A Frankford man has been arrested by the Philadelphia Police Department in connection to a 2012 burglary at a Roxborough pizza shop. ...

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In N.J., opinions divided on either side of seawall proposal

Some New Jersey towns are considering building seawalls as protection from future storms. There are some concerns, however, about the eff ...

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The new Obama: So much for mild-mannered

How liberated, fearless and comfortable President Obama seemed at his second inaugural. It’s as if he realizes, at last, that he ...

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