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City and feds make deal on polling place accessibility
The Justice Department and the city of Philadelphia have struck an agreement to making polling places more accessible to the disabled. T
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16 years ago
DA candidates spar over gun control priorities
Six men hoping to become Philadelphia’s next District Attorney shared their plans for fighting gun violence with a group of area re
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16 years ago
Some contaminated areas of the region are getting cleaned up with federal stimulus funds. The Environmental Protection Agency says eight
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16 years ago
Stimulus money floods in for Bucks project
People living in the Neshaminy Creek Watershed are used to the punishing floods that have ravaged the flood plain for decades. But help m
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16 years ago
Lawyers help immigrants become legal
The paperwork involved in filing taxes reminds many Americans on an annual basis how confusing it can be to complete official documents f
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16 years ago
Pols try to steer rail funds to PA
Rail lines along the East Coast corridor could be getting part of the $8 billion dollars in stimulus funds. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nu
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16 years ago
Academics seek unabridged history of Phila.
A group of scholars and leaders of community groups is gathering today to re-write the history of Philadelphia. The Encyclopedia of Great
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16 years ago
Nutter, Council wage war on taxes
Philadelphia City Council has taken a step toward raising the city wage tax. The move moves Mayor Nutter and some city council members cl
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16 years ago
A first quarter report card for the Commander in Chief
President Obama officially finishes his first quarter behind the desk this weekend. So, how does he stack up against other first-time pre
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16 years ago
Council cuts the talk, passes cell phone ban
Philadelphia City Council banned cell phone use by drivers yesterday. Drivers in Philadelphia will have to hold off on text-messaging, em
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16 years ago
Keeping workplace health coverage
The federal stimulus law gives laid-off people a 65 percent recession-time discount for health insurance premiums.
Laid off worker
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16 years ago