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Pa. plan for more regulation of abortion clinics has bipartisan support

Pennsylvania legislators are touting bipartisan backing of tighter regulations on clinics that perform abortions. House and Senate ...

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A Fumo moment, and the Republicans have a point

It was just a routine scheduling conference, but somehow I find any court proceeding in the case of the United States vs. Vince Fumo in s ...

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Pa. Public Welfare offices offer help for hurricane victims

Those who suffered flooding damages from Hurricane Irene can apply for short-term assistance at the Department of Public Welfare’s ...

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Is zoning reform a done deal?

The city’s zoning code is a ter ...

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Board of Ethics fines Greg Paulmier and Verna Tyner

The Philadelphia Board of Ethics has fined two former Eighth District City Council candidates for violating city campaign-finance-law. ...

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African-American farmers aim for better food choices

At the farm garden beside Martin Luther King High School in Northwest Philadelphia, yellow flowers on the okra plants are still blooming ...

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At Nov. 9 resentencing, Fumo must appear in person

The judge who gave former state Sen. Vince Fumo of Philadelphia 55 months in prison on corruption charges has set Nov. 9 as the day he wi ...

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Christie vetoes tax credit for ‘Jersey Shore’

Hit MTV show Jersey Shore will not receive a tax credit from New Jersey. ...

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