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Pa. to seek waiver from No Child Left Behind
Pennsylvania’s secretary of education says he wants a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law. The exemption would free the ...
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N.J. Senate sets vote on raising minimum wage
The New Jersey Senate intends to vote Thursday on a bill to boost the minimum wage. Passed by the Assembly in May, the measure wou ...
14 years ago
N.J. seeks $36.8 billion from U.S. to cover Sandy costs
Superstorm Sandy’s costs to New Jersey are adding up to even more than previously estimated. Gov. Chris Christie says the st ...
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Republicans, pursued by tea party and facing a fiscal cliff
For years now, nobody who wanted to be a Republican in Congress could avoid the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die no-tax-hike pledge demande ...
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Mt. Airy church gets green light to expand its daycare services
The city’s zoning board has approved New Covenant Church of Philadelphia’s request to operate a weekday daycare program on it ...
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Obama bringing bully pulpit to Hatfield
President Barack Obama will be bringing his bully pulpit to a toymaker in Montgomery County Friday to urge congressional action on avoidi ...
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Chestnut Hill pop-up shop to benefit hungry families
Starting Wednesday, holiday shoppers in Chestnut Hill can take advantage of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s first full-fle ...
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Feds announce results of Philly crime partnership
Federal authorities say dozens of people faces charges as part of a two-month partnership with the Philadelphia Police Department aimed a ...
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Hurdles cleared, but first N.J. medical marijuana dispensary not open
State officials say New Jersey’s first medical marijuana dispensary cleared all its legal hurdles weeks ago and has permission to o ...
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Police seek fifth suspect in Nicetown shootout that killed 25-year-old woman
Philadelphia Police have arrested four men in connection with a Friday morning homicide in Nicetown, but are seeking the public’s h ...
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Woman found guilty of assaulting NewsWorks freelancer on bus in Germantown
A Philadelphia woman was found guilty Wednesday of assaulting a NewsWorks freelance photographer on a SEPTA Route 23 bus in late ...
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John Hanger announces gubernatorial bid in Pennsylvania
The former secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection is the first candidate to launch a campaign for the 2014 Pennsylvania ...
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