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Education funding boost, tax cuts on table as Pa. budget talks begin
Pennsylvania lawmakers are entering budget negotiations with a roughly $14 billion surplus. So far, they have different priorities for using it.
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Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
The defense is trying to sow doubt in jurors’ minds about Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president.
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Xavier Becerra spends time with a Pa. home health care aide to promote higher wages for caregivers
The secretary of Health and Human Services visited a home health care worker in North Philly. The White House wants more Medicaid funds to go directly to caregivers.
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Listen 3:57Sussex Central High School expanding to address overcrowding
A new high school will ease congestion in the hallways and classrooms and add a larger gym, more classrooms, and a state-of-the-art black box theater.
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Listen 1:41A Philly concrete plant polluted without a permit. Now it’s paying to help stop dumping
A facility just feet from Frankford Creek lacked the proper stormwater permit. It agreed to pay for an anti-dumping project in a nearby park.
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Listen 1:11Rutgers-Camden breaks ground on Cooper Street Gateway
The $60 million project will provide space for faculty, students and the community.
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N.J. Medicaid re-enrollment is down. Thousands could lose coverage
Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey Medicaid recipients could lose medical coverage because of confusion about re-enrolling.
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Philadelphia Eagles release 2024 schedule
The Birds will open the season in Brazil when they play the Green Bay Packers on Friday, Sept. 6 in São Paulo.
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Jefferson Health, Lehigh Valley Health Network sign agreement to merge
Once the agreement goes through, the unified system will comprise 30 hospitals and more than 700 sites across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Jason Kelce hired by ESPN to be part of ‘Monday Night Football’ pregame show
He will also be a part of ESPN's Super Bowl week coverage.
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Sen. Bob Menendez traded power for gold, cash, prosecutor alleges
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz said the 70-year-old politician delivered favors for three New Jersey businessmen since 2018.
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Love in a time of dementia: ‘A Song by Mahler’ combines science and music
A piece of music theater by Marc Neikrug, about the role of music in dementia therapy, makes its Philly premiere.
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Croydon Woods has earned awards for environmental stewardship. It’s a Superfund site
The Bucks County site has earned Heritage Conservancy environmental awards amidst more than 30 years of federal remediation.
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Listen 4:38Prospect Medical Holdings is running into roadblocks selling its hospitals in Connecticut and Rhode Island. This spells trouble for Crozer Health in Delaware County.
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Listen 1:23Ex-Penn researcher launches a biotech startup to manufacture antibodies in Philly
Antibodies are crucial for scientists and their lab work, but the manufacturing industry has struggled with consistent quality.
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