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Attorney sues Philadelphia over prison overcrowding
It got better, but now it’s getting worse. For the second time during Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s tenure, civil ...
14 years ago
Squall forming over beach tags at N.J. Shore
The days of the beach badge might be numbered at some Jersey Shore towns. State Senate President Steve Sweeney is on ...
14 years ago
Philly union head fighting against pay raise for his workers
The head of a Philadelphia union is fighting against a pay raise. One District Council 47 local representing white-collar city wor ...
14 years ago
When is economic development a giveaway?
Many years ago a city government veteran explained The Theory of Competitive Stupidity to me. “It makes no sense in the aggr ...
14 years ago
Philly to consider streamlining towing procedure
The process for towing illegally parked vehicles could become more efficient if a bill approved Tuesday by a Philadelphia City Council co ...
14 years ago
Herbal drink sickens kids at N.J. middle school
Ask middle school students — like those Tuesday in a Philadelphia tour group from Drexel Hill — about their soft drink of cho ...
14 years ago
Delaware gang members indicted in wild summer shoot out in Wilmington park
In July a Wilmington park shooting became a symbol for Wilmington’s ongoing crime issue weeks before the September democratic mayor ...
14 years ago
Senate leader again pushes for change in how Pa. awards electoral votes
It’s take two for a state Senate plan to rework how Pennsylvania awards its electoral votes. The Senate Majori ...
14 years ago
2013 Pa. teacher is from Brockway in NW Pa.
Pennsylvania’s 2013 teacher of the year is from Brockway, in rural northwestern Pennsylvania. State Education Secretary Ron ...
14 years ago
With job-creation proposals, N.J. Democrats try again
The Democratic leadership in the New Jersey Assembly is introducing a package of more than 20 bills aimed at job creation and economic de ...
14 years ago