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Second Pennsylvania redistricting plan wins approval
New Pennsylvania House and Senate district lines finally have been approved months after an earlier plan’s rejection. ...
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Casino union seeks ban of Revel hiring policy
Atlantic City residents could have a chance to vote on whether to ban a controversial hiring practice at its newest casino. In the ...
14 years ago
Girard College names interim president
The Board of City Trusts has named Clarence D. Armbrister the 17th President of Girard College in the school’s 164-year history. ...
14 years ago
N.J. Transit trying to shock people into staying off tracks
New Jersey Transit is using graphic language to try to keep pedestrians safe at train crossings. A series of Public Service A ...
14 years ago
Celebrating 100 years of Baha’i connections with Philly
In rare celebration by a normally quiet religion, followers of Baha’i will gather at Temple University Saturday to remember the 100 ...
14 years ago
Gas prices dip again in New Jersey
It’s costing a little less to fuel up in New Jersey. Gas prices in the Garden State are down for the ninth week in a row. Th ...
14 years ago
Information skimmer found on Bensalem ATM
Police are looking for the man who placed an illegal information skimmer on a Bank of America ATM in Bensalem, Pa. According to < ...
14 years ago
At Pa. budget summit, Corbett unconvinced by legislative counterproposal
Pennsylvania’s GOP legislative leaders and Gov. Tom Corbett have been holding private budget negotiations all week. Corbett ...
14 years ago
Pa. House vote to privatize liquor sales promised
A plan to privatize Pennsylvania’s state-controlled liquor store system and liberalize beer sales laws is being scheduled for a v ...
14 years ago
Nurses call for a seat at the table in health law implementation
With major changes in health-care delivery coming under the federal Affordable Care Act, nurses say they need to be at the decision-makin ...
14 years ago
Want to understand Philadelphia’s property tax reform plan?
In the West Mt. Airy Neighbors’ (WMAN) final meeting before a summer recess, the association will hold an informational meeting on ...
14 years ago
While most of us are slaving away at our jobs for a pitiful one or two weeks worth of vacation, across the globe things are a lot differe ...
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This week some of the best and brightest from Delaware’s high schools headed to Dover to learn how public policy is formed. < ...
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Roxborough civic expresses strong opposition to latest Germany Hill development proposal
The latest proposal for residential development on the Germany Hill area of Roxborough is smaller than previous plans, but the level of o ...
14 years ago