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N.J. wants to negotiate out-of-state income taxes for commuters
New Jersey officials have introduced bipartisan legislation that would give the state more leverage in a fight to end double taxation for state residents.
3 years ago
Pa. State Police make 500-plus DUI arrests over holiday weekend
Alcohol played a factor in four fatal crashes across the state.
3 years ago
Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states’ teen vaping probe
The settlement resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the company, which still faces separate lawsuits from other states and individuals.
3 years ago
After commissioners intervene, Bucks County may not privatize its sewer system
Bucks County’s water and sewer authority was in talks to privatize its sewer system for $1.1 billion. But county commissioners may have stopped the deal.
3 years ago
Councilmember Derek Green resigns, enters race for Philly mayor
Democratic Councilmember Derek Green has decided to run for mayor, saying he wants to run on his record.
3 years ago
SEPTA gets $23 million for adapting bus depots for electric and hybrid vehicles
SEPTA officials say the more than $23 million will upgrade power going to SEPTA stations to prepare for future electric and hybrid buses.
3 years ago
In new gun law, a quiet breakthrough for victims of abuse
A new bipartisan gun safety law makes it more difficult for intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse to obtain firearms.
3 years ago
Liz Truss becomes Britain’s new prime minister
Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her.
3 years ago
New climate law has a hidden benefit for coal miners: Permanent funding for black lung
Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democrats’ large climate and health care bill, included one provision aimed at helping miners afflicted by black lung disease.
3 years ago
The new districts have the potential to change the balance of power in both Harrisburg and Washington, so it’s not surprising that legal action played a major role.
3 years ago
Ruby Bridges, desegregation trailblazer, writes kid’s book
“I Am Ruby Bridges” goes on sale Tuesday. It’s aimed at readers as young as 4 at a time when teaching the history of race in America has never been more difficult.
3 years ago
Canada police hunt remaining suspect in stabbing attacks
Canadian police are hunting for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan.
3 years ago
Post-mortem review of N.J. response to COVID to happen ‘within a matter of weeks’
Gov. Phil Murphy says a review of how New Jersey responded to the COVID pandemic will happen “within a matter of weeks” after being pressed on national television.
3 years ago
East Falls post office to reopen more than a year after Ida flooding
East Falls residents say it’s been “a real hardship” since the post office closed after it flooded during Ida. It’s expected to finally reopen later this month.
3 years ago
Philly resumes gun violence listening tours. But what impact have they had?
Community members who attended the first round of listening tours in the spring say it’s not clear how their input will be used in the fight against gun violence.
3 years ago