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Taking the fear out of doctors’ visits
For people with special needs, routine doctors’ visits can be a cause for special terror. Often people with intellectual disabili ...
16 years ago
Gov. Rendell, legislators still working out Pa. budget
Governor Ed Rendell says he can’t sign Pennsylvania’s budget until an accompanying bill setting revenue levels has passed, as ...
16 years ago
Governor Christie willing to compromise on property tax cap
Governor Christie is backing away from his insistence that a constitutional amendment is needed to limit property tax increases in New Je ...
16 years ago
Immigrants sue over health insurance rules
Immigrants on New Jersey’s FamilyCare now must be residents for at least five years — meaning about twelve thousand people will n ...
16 years ago
Sallie Mae moving HQ, jobs to Delaware
The move is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to the First State. Lending giant ...
16 years ago
Cuts to Pa. natural resources departments worrisome
A top environmental advocate says cuts to Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Conservation ...
16 years ago
Pa. budget protest circles Philadelphia City Hall
Supporters of social services say Pennsylvania should tax cigars instead of making cuts. Hundreds of people came to Philadelphia C ...
16 years ago
Delaware Senator on "boring" Kagan hearings
Senator Ted Kaufman says the Kagan confirmation hearings have lacked some of the drama of other hearings because she’s so well qual ...
16 years ago
Rusty old ship to be spruced up and given an new purpose
The enormous rusting ship docked in South Philadelphia near the box stores on Columbus Boulevard has been saved from the scrap yard < ...
16 years ago
Napolitano asks for eyes at 30th St. Station
The Homeland Security Secretary unveils a new rail security program. It requests riders to report suspicious activity or bags. A ...
16 years ago
Education committee passes deaf education bill
Pennsylvania lawmakers are showing support for a Bryn Mawr school that has a fairly unique approach to teaching children with hearing dis ...
16 years ago