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City workers rush to retire with DROP
Retirement program that has cost Philadelphia dearly could give the city budget some help in the short term. With word that a reti ...
16 years ago
Ranking state-wide political and social indicators
If you had to draw a map, where would you place the most Democratic and Republican states, or the states where there are more opportunit ...
16 years ago
Behind in polls, Onorato works the campaign trail
Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Governor may be trailing in the polls but he’s been busy trolling for any votes he can g ...
16 years ago
Ramsey unveils plan to stop dirty cops
Following a string of police corruption headlines, Commissioner Charles Ramsey and Mayor Michael Nutter introduced new anti-corruption ru ...
16 years ago
Contract doesn’t prohibit Ackerman from releasing bonus evaluation
The schools superintendent has refused to release the performance evaluation that earned her a 65 thousand dollar bonus, on top of her 33 ...
16 years ago
Pa.’s pre-existing condition insurance pool gets a flood of applicants
The state’s high risk insurance program, meant to provide coverage until new federal rules kick in, got a rush of applicants in its ...
16 years ago
Farmers market opens in North Philadelphia
The North Philadelphia neighborhood of Norris Square celebrated a milestone on Thursday — the opening of a farmer’s market se ...
16 years ago
Lawsuit claims NJ state hospital patients are given medications against their will
A New Jersey lawsuit claims staff in the state’s five mental hospitals are frequently medicating patients against their will. ...
16 years ago
Center City retailers reward walkers
At first, the group was for co-workers, clients and friends of Conant Document and Printing Services, but now everyone is welcome. ...
16 years ago
Five Delaware schools win $150,000 each in stimulus money
Five Delaware schools that improved student progress and reduced the achievement gap among students will get $150,000 in federal stimulus ...
16 years ago
Del. fire departments seek volunteers
Officials say the number of volunteers available for calls is decreasing, for a variety of reasons. And they’re trying some new way ...
16 years ago
Local advocates upset by cuts to food stamp program
It’s a win for cash-strapped states across the country, but a loss for people who receive food stamps, and local advocates are worr ...
16 years ago