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PHA’s Greene facing complaints and a PR nightmare
Complaints are mounting against Philadelphia Housing Authority Executive Director Carl Greene. In addition to problems with his pe ...
15 years ago
Rendell pushes transportation build-out and oil tax
Governor Rendell will try once again next week to sell lawmakers on the value of generating new tax revenue for transportation infra ...
15 years ago
SEC settlement over NJ pensions okay with Christie
Governor Chris Christie says he’s happy New Jersey has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over t ...
15 years ago
Rendell wants shale gas tax to help the budget
Governor Rendell wants to use $70 million of future natural gas severance tax revenues to help fill a gap in this year’s budget. ...
15 years ago
Judge Mulgrew is back on the bench
Few details have been released about yesterday’s federal raids of properties linked to Democratic State Representative William Kell ...
15 years ago
Eminem video prompts discussion about domestic violence
“Love the Way You Lie,” a song by Eminem and Rihanna looks at the issue violence in relationships, but people disagree over t ...
15 years ago
New legislation encourages offshore wind power development
The bill signing ceremony took place at a former BP oil tank storage facility in Paulsboro. State officials are hoping the measure will s ...
15 years ago
DRPA stops spending toll revenues on economic development
In a spending spree that began in the early 90’s the DRPA put nearly 400 million dollars into the Kimmel Center, the Barnes museum, ...
15 years ago
New study disputed link between sex on TV and teens’ sexual activity
A widely publicized 2006 study suggested that the more kids are exposed to sex in the media, the more likely they are to have sex before ...
15 years ago
Union, churches reach out to unemployed auto workers
Churches partner with union to care for unemployed auto workers. It’s been nearly two years since the final car rolled off t ...
15 years ago