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Pennsylvania budget passes without gas tax
Lawmakers postpone debate on drilling industry levy until fall A belt-tightening $28 billion budget for Pennsylvania is on its w ...
15 years ago
Christie orders special session on property taxes
No vacation yet for New Jersey Legislature New Jersey lawmakers traditionally start their summer vacation after the state budget i ...
15 years ago
Rendell sounds alarm over federal funds
Pennsylvania governor joins lobbying for Medicaid money Hours after agreeing to a Pennsylvania state budget that counts on $850 mi ...
15 years ago
Review underway at Wilmington Trust
As Wilmington Trust approaches it’s 107th anniversary, a regulatory review got underway this week. But this time, the routine revi ...
15 years ago
AIDS activists press Philadelphia on housing
Protesters say too many people on waiting list Philadelphia AIDS activists say the Nutter administration is failing to provide eno ...
15 years ago
Ukrainian family indicted on human trafficking
Federal officials say they lured people to the U.S. with promises of work and then kept them as slave labor. They cleaned at night in bi ...
15 years ago
Federal funds help transform Wilmington nuisance properties
City officials celebrate the transformation of a formerly rodent-infested nuisance property. A formerly rodent infested home on We ...
15 years ago
Pa. Senate passes spending bill on time, House still deciding
The Pennsylvania Senate approved the $28.05-billion spending plan on a 37-13 vote. The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a spending b ...
15 years ago
Economy dimming town fireworks shows
Area municipalities cut back on festivities to save money The down economy is hitting some area municipalities right in their Roma ...
15 years ago
New Jersey paving path for offshore wind
Garden State has a goal of generating 20% of its power from wind by 2020. New Jersey has taken a major step forward in the develop ...
15 years ago
Tony Blair wins Philadelphia’s Liberty Award
Former British Prime Minister will accept the award in September. Bill Clinton will present the award to former colleague. Tony B ...
15 years ago
City officials hear testimony of alleged election fraud
There’s still no certified winner in a disputed legislative race in North Philadelphia. City election officials held a hearing yest ...
15 years ago
Toomey defends work on Wall Street
Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey says work he did 25 years ago should not be connected with the recent financial scand ...
15 years ago
Penn Museum drawing new crowds to ancient artifacts
The anthropology museum at the University of Pennsylvania will be opening a major exhibit next February about ancient Chinese trading rou ...
15 years ago
The Mayor Speaks: WHYY’s full interview with Michael Nutter
WHYY’s Dave Davies interviews Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter about the city budget, the expired contracts with two municipal wor ...
15 years ago