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N.J. looks into cutting health costs
New Jersey officials are examining ways to reduce public employee health-care costs. One idea being considered is a program that b ...
15 years ago
Pa. Senate backs Corbett choice for education
Gov. Tom Corbett’s choice for Education secretary is one step away from confirmation. The Senate Education Committee voted 1 ...
15 years ago
‘Notebook’ wins one for public access to school data
The Philadelphia Public School Notebook, a NewsWorks journalism partner, has won a court challenge to the Philadelphia School Reform Comm ...
15 years ago
Delaware Park president: Three is enough after first consecutive losing months
The president of Delaware’s highest-grossing casino says today’s gambling market cannot support two new gaming venues in the First St ...
15 years ago
Philly’s labor boss avoids a fight
In Wisconsin, New Jersey and elsewhere, public employee unions are under attack as governors demand contract concessions or even the elim ...
15 years ago
Do feds really have the chops to reform PHA?
So the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has dropped the hammer on the scandal-ridden Philadelphia Housing Authority. ...
15 years ago
Aging gas lines would cost $15B to replace
Area legislators gathered Monday to discuss the safety of Pennsylvania’s gas pipelines during a meeting in King of Prussia. State a ...
15 years ago
Chesco Democrat votes for school vouchers, sort of
Andrew Dinniman, the Democratic state senator from Chester County, apparently surprised some local school boards when he voted last week ...
15 years ago
A not-so-hypothetical debate at the Constitution Center
Most people, or at least those who still watch Law and Order or other police dramas, can recite pieces of the Miranda warning fr ...
15 years ago
Former sheriff charged with bribery in N.J.
The former sheriff in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has been arrested on charges of bribery and a pattern of official misconduct. ...
15 years ago
New suit claims another archdiocese cover-up
A man filed a lawsuit Monday against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over sexual abuse he says occurred in the mid-1990s. The suit says a ...
15 years ago
Closed churches have some success in plea to Vatican
Nine Catholic churches in the Diocese of Allentown may not close after all following a decision by the Vatican. It’s the latest ste ...
15 years ago