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Pa. lawmakers set out on long road to downsizing
A plan to shrink the ranks of lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House has advanced. Several lawmakers say shrinking the Legislature fr ...
14 years ago
Wilmington mayoral candidate ties return of foreign jobs to helping Delaware economy
Scott Spencer kicked off his run for the Wilmington’s Democratic mayoral nomination by tying in a national idea to bring over-seas jobs ...
14 years ago
President invites Chester Upland teacher to State of the Union address
A Philadelphia-area teacher will attend Tuesday night’s State of the Union address as a guest of President Obama. Elementary ...
14 years ago
N.J. Senate panel won’t rush review of high court nominees
Gov. Chris Christie is pushing for quick action on his latest nominees for the New Jersey Supreme Court. The chairman of the Senat ...
14 years ago
Governor Markell promises to visit Delaware’s Japanese sister-state
Governor Jack Markell promised a delegation from the Miyagi Prefecture in Northern Japan that he would visit there sometime after the Nov ...
14 years ago
Governor Markell promises to visit Delaware’s Japanese sister-state
Governor Jack Markell promised a delegation from the Miyagi Prefecture in Northern Japan that he would visit there sometime after the Nov ...
14 years ago
Design challenge seeks plans to renovate four Philadelphia rec centers
Philadelphia has four rec centers that could really use some extra TLC. So instead of slapping paint on them and calling it a day, the De ...
14 years ago
$15,000 settlement for man arrested outside of Whole Foods
Rather than spend time in court, the City of Philadelphia will pay Edward Coffin $15,000 for his wrongful arrest outside the South Street ...
14 years ago
Reward posted for Germantown Rite Aid robbery
Rite Aid and the Citizen’s Crime Commission are offering a $5,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest and convictio ...
14 years ago
New executives, board members appointed at several area institutions
Seems there’s something in the water today. Brace yourself for the announcement of new directors, members and curators at not one, ...
14 years ago
Get Healthy Philly shows up on the streets
A new bike lane on your Philly block? That’s the fruit of a two-year collaboration between city agencies to make Philadelphians hea ...
14 years ago
Thousands of signatures on petition to name field after Paterno
Joe Paterno may be gone, but Penn Staters want his name to live on in an much more obvious way at the university. ...
14 years ago
This story starts like so many others: The first of its species in America came to Philadelphia, to the Woodlands estate of William Hamil ...
14 years ago
Bruce Springsteen is coming to Philadelphia in every which way. He’ll be here in March as part of his ...
14 years ago
Traffic patterns change as next redecking phase of Walt Whitman Bridge begins
Another bridge update to take note of. While only one walkway remains open on the Ben Franklin Bridge, lane restrictions will cont ...
14 years ago