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A marathon hearing will resume in Philadelphia City Council today over a proposal to overhaul business taxes in the city.  Mayor Nut ...

Mayor Nutter’s team never got to testify in a City Council hearing Tuesday on far-reaching proposals to overhaul the city’s b ...

As they ring bells by those familiar red kettles from now until Christmas Eve, members of the Salvation Army are concerned about how the ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers and other government officials got a pay raise Tuesday, but many legislators insist they don’t want the extr ...

The U.S. Attorney’s office in Philadelphia has charged a doctor in connection with a scheme to submit fake damage claims related to ...

The secretive practice of the natural gas industry may soon see the light of day. The Associated Press reports officials are weigh ...

While their own prospects are improving, New Jersey companies have big doubts for the overall economy in the coming year.The New Jersey B ...

Check out Dave Davies’ latest report on council’s r ...

Governor-elect Tom Corbett says he won’t take the pay increase for his new job that was recently passed by the state legislature.&n ...

  Actually, you’re welcome to say your piece to City Council every Thursday now, as long as you can finish in three minutes. ...

Cash-strapped cities like Philadelphia should take a closer look at their payment-in-lieu-of-taxes programs, or PILOTs, says a new study ...

Delaware is trying hard to upgrade the quality of their education.  Their success in securing “Race to the top” funds ma ...

Though economic indicators are still on the gloomy side, Philly has at least one positive sign it can boast on.  Philadelphia’ ...

Delaware’s 28-year-old bottle bill is being thrown to the curb. Starting Wednesday, the state’s 5-cent refundable bottle depos ...

175 Pennsylvania Army National Guard members will be deployed to Afghanistan after a pending training at Fort Dix in New Jersey.  A ...