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N.J. weighs plan to end ‘double-dipping’
New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at ending double-dipping by elected officials. Some lawmakers, sheriffs, co ...
15 years ago
Crozer-Chester nurses push for mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios
As their contracts with Crozer-Chester Medical Center expire Wednesday, 700 nurses at the Chester, Pa., hospital are considering a strike ...
15 years ago
Tire Round-Up Program rolls into effect once more
A summer event sponsored by the Philadelphia Streets Department is expected to get about 11,000 illegally discarded tires off the streets ...
15 years ago
Long-term financial planning urged for Philly school district
As Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia City Council members work against the clock to determine what, if anything, the city can do to h ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia issues heat warning for Wednesday and Thursday
Philadelphia Health Commissioner Donald F. Schwarz is following a warning from the National Weather Service, placing the city on a heat w ...
15 years ago
A loyal bike race fan in Manayunk
Peg Andrews has been watching the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship from her front stoop on Levering Street in Manayunk for ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia teachers anxiously await word on their jobs
The next week will be a tense one for many teachers across Philadelphia as they wait to find out if they’ll be back in the classroo ...
15 years ago
Casey, Toomey stick up for Pa. power plant that irritates Jersey
Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators are speaking out on behalf of a Lehigh Valley power plant, which has been ordered by the federal E ...
15 years ago
Trial begins for former Delaware pediatrician, teachers talk full-day kindergarten
Coming up at 6 p.m. on NewsWorks Tonight, we’ll talk to reporter Mark Fowser in Delaware about the latest on the trial for Earl Bra ...
15 years ago
Christie scales back N.J. energy goals
Gov. Chris Christie is outlining some changes to New Jersey’s energy master plan. They include lowering the goal for the amount of ...
15 years ago
Pa. teachers union supports test scores as part of evaluation
It’s a first for Pennsylvania’s largest teachers union. The Pennsylvania State Education Association says it now supports us ...
15 years ago
Bucks County State Representative charged with DUI
Pa. State Rep. John Galloway, D-Bucks County, was arrested in Harrisburg about 2 a.m. today on DUI charges. ...
15 years ago
Langford files to run for New Jersey Senate
Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford has decided to run for New Jersey Senate, after mulling last week whether to jump into the race as a ...
15 years ago
As deadline looms, Pa. House advances unemployment cuts
Pennsylvania House Republicans are scaling back their unemployment-compensation reform ambitions. A few weeks after failing to pas ...
15 years ago
AstraZeneca settles Philly-area sex discrimination suit
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $250,000 to female employees based at its Wayne, Pa., offices to settle a sex-discri ...
15 years ago