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N.J. man whose daughter inspired Megan’s Law makes bid for office

The Hamilton resident who helped convince the New Jersey Legislature to pass Megan’s Law wants to be a member of the state Senate. ...

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Student protest floods Capitol in Harrisburg

A day after the top House Republican said lawmakers would make sure Pennsylvania’s budget doesn’t cut funding for colleges an ...

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Dave Davies: Off Mic

Pennsylvania Right to Know Law applies to emails of state university professors

The e-mails of hundreds of Pennsylvania professors at state-supported universities could be subject to public records requests like the o ...

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SEPTA says gender stickers will end with new electronic fare system

 SEPTA officials say when they upgrade to a high-tech fare collection system, they will stop requiring gender stickers for Tran ...

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Pa. state representative considers run for auditor general

A Central Pennsylvania state representative says he’s considering a run for auditor general. York County Democrat Eugene DeP ...

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Lawyers to announce wrongful death suit against Archdiocese

A press conference to announce an abuse suit against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was canceled last week, only to be rescheduled for t ...

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Eighth District: Tasco says Bass campaign worker made “threatening” call

A new development in an ongoing ballot dispute pits Eighth District City Council candidates Robin Tasco and Cindy Bass against each other ...

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Phliadelphia Media Network confirms Inquirer’s Paul Davies is no longer there

It’s been confirmed Paul Davies is no longer with the Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Media Network. Vice President of External ...

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Nordstrom brings new style and new jobs to Delaware

The long awaited final anchor store at the Christiana Mall is set to open Friday. Nordstrom will open in the space once held by Strawbrid ...

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South Philadelphia High School student wins Princeton University award

Duong Nghe Ly co-founded the Asian Student Association of Philadelphia, and has been to the White House. Later this month, he’ll he ...

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The Northwest Fund: EMAN, WMAN and others to share in $300,000

The Northwest Fund announced today that 45 organizations will receive small grants for their work to reduce crime and improve the quality ...

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Study suggests connection between unemployment, premature death

Experts have long suggested that being unemployed is bad for your health, but new research shows a link between job loss and dying premat ...

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House gives final approval to Maine’s move to claim whoopie pie

Looks like Pennsylvania will lose this battle. The House of Representatives has given final approval to Maine’s motion to make the ...

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Volunteers tackle “wasteland” site for Philly Spring Cleanup

Remember the “wa ...

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Team effort between Delaware and its higher educational institutions

A first-of-its-kind meeting, according to the Governor’s office, when Gov. Jack Markell and the presidents of all three of the stat ...

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