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In NJ, late tax bills slow property tax collections
Towns across New Jersey could face short and long term cash crunches due to the last minute nature of this year’s state budget agr ...
16 years ago
PA Turnpike Commission dangles ease of E-Z Pass to entice motorists
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is trying to use financial incentives to persuade drivers to get E-Z Pass. Motorists who enroll wil ...
16 years ago
Q&A: What’s the ‘built environment?’
Civic leaders are sizing up their transit systems, trails and parks to make sure their neighborhoods encourage residents to get moving. I ...
16 years ago
Christie proposes state takeover to fix Atlantic City woes
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants a state takeover of Atlantic City, and changes to state gambling policy to put the city back on ...
16 years ago
Rendell looks at oil profits tax to fill state transportation hole
Governor Rendell says a new tax on oil companies would generate nearly $1 billion for Pennsylvania’s transportation needs. ...
16 years ago
Making it OK to come out and play
Trash, rickety swing sets and crime: not every park is a playground. Getting kids outdoors to exercise is part of a national plan ...
16 years ago
Ad calling Sestak anti-Israel looks like a Pennsylvania ‘swiftboat’
Delaware County Congressman Joe Sestak’s record on Israel has become the subject of dueling TV ads by Washington-based interes ...
16 years ago
Dog walker struck and killed near Newark
Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident Tuesday night in Newark. Delaware State Police are still investigating the cr ...
16 years ago
Dan Onorato says job training key to recovery
Jobs in the health care field were at the top of the priority list for Pennsylvania’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate at a job t ...
16 years ago
The Academy of Natural Sciences says it’s not true that a giant shark and an enormous octopus are destroying the Western Coast of t ...
16 years ago
Rendell says transportation money is life or death
Legislature is wary and is not inclined to take up the idea before Labor Day. Governor Rendell is urging Pennsylvania lawmakers to ...
16 years ago
Delaware extends tax credit to preserve historic sites
Tax credit program is designed to preserve historic buildings and put people to work. Delaware Governor Jack Markell (D) signed th ...
16 years ago
Helping Atlantic City cuts off funding for pet projects
From the Camden Aquarium to the Yogi Berra Museum, projects all over New Jersey depended on money from casino tax dollars. As part ...
16 years ago