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Strike looming, SEPTA, unions try to be "on time" with deal
The clock is ticking on a contract between SEPTA and roughly 5,000 operators and mechanics. Today SEPTA officials and Transport Workers U
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16 years ago
Advocates want arts protected from budget knife
Pennsylvania’s commitment to the arts is mostly remaining steady. But local advocates are trying to make sure state representatives
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16 years ago
Greening the 10-year tax abatement
As the city searches for ways to address the budget crisis, grumbling is increasing over the city’s ten year tax abatement. A new C
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16 years ago
Experimental jazz finding a home base in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has an important jazz history, having launched the careers of John Coltrane and Philly Joe Jones. More recently, the experim
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16 years ago
NJ troopers challenge retirement age
One hundred twenty New Jersey troopers are fighting to work past the mandatory retirement age of 55. The troopers have filed a lawsuit ag
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16 years ago
State Supreme Court puts on a show for educators
By: Tom MacDonald
Philadelphia-area schoolteachers got a unique learning experience today in one of Philadelphia City Hall’s
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16 years ago
Council rethinks requirement to advertise meetings in newspapers
Philadelphia City Councilmembers want to make sure the crisis in the newspaper industry doesn’t make them obsolete.
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16 years ago
The effects of bad economic news and what Americans think of Rush Limbaugh
Feel like the only economic news these days is “bad news?” Dave and Frank find out if all this doom and gloom is affecting th
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16 years ago
Mayor Nutter drops the hammer on Philly Beer Week
The 2nd Annual Philly Beer Week kicks off today with Mayor Nutter once again tapping the first keg. But this year, he’ll be doing i
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16 years ago
Temple law students hope to free the innocent
Nine convicts were released from Pennsylvania prisons when DNA evidence proved them innocent. Now the state will launch its own “In
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16 years ago
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency fires leader for excessive spending
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency board-members say they’re confident cost-cutting measures will continue, despite th
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16 years ago
Delaware takes steps to balance budget
A crucial step in balancing Delaware’s budget is now complete. Budget hearings between all state agencies and the joint finance com
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16 years ago
Mayor Nutter says it will be difficult to avoid tax increases
While Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is a longtime critic of the city’s high taxes, he says it is “virtually impossible
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16 years ago
By: Tom MacDonald
Philadelphia officials are satisfied with their response to a test of the city’s Emergency Operations Cent
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16 years ago
City trying to help would be homeowners
By: Tom MacDonald
Philadelphia is expanding a program seeking to help workers employed in the city buy homes. WHYY’s Tom Mac
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16 years ago