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Didn’t ‘ban the box’ go into effect months ago?
A report on Philadelphia’s “ban the box” legislation going into effect on Jan. 13 had some NewsWorks readers confused: ...
14 years ago
Investigating crimes of the (19th) century at the Library Company of Philadelphia
A collection of 150-year-old photos, etchings and books, the historical library’s exhibition “Capitalism by Gaslight: The Sha ...
14 years ago
Small Chestnut Street park renamed for landscape architect
The very person who slipped a small park onto an unsuspecting block of Chestnut Street was honored today with a name change — for the p ...
14 years ago
Some Pa. Medicaid problems attributed to paperwork lapses
Pennsylvania’s effort to clean up its Medicaid rolls has resulted in bitter complaints that some recipients have been improperly bo ...
14 years ago
FIT Kids bill pushes to get children moving
Congressmen Bob Brady, D-Pa., Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., and Donald Payne, D-N.J., are among the lawmakers who have added their support to a bil ...
14 years ago
Having trouble calling about your Philadelphia taxes? You’re not alone
The Philadelphia Revenue Department’s official number for questions about paying your taxes is always busy. Does the city want yo ...
14 years ago
Hazing rituals are not rites of passage
So here’s a quick and grisly quiz, culled from America’s recent college sports scandals. What merits harsher repercussions, k ...
14 years ago
Swaps cost Philadelphia, school district $331 million
As a new report shows the cost of interest rate swaps to the city of Philadelphia and the school district, public interest groups are urg ...
14 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court will allow live broadcast of redistricting hearing
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is allowing live broadcast of next week’s hearing on appeals regarding the newly drawn district li ...
14 years ago