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City pays bills for Safe and Sound's care providers
By: Tom MacDonald
Mayor Nutter has made a decision to pay 61 groups owed money by Safe and Sound, a defunct mostly-city funded age
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16 years ago
Nutter outlines details of property tax hike
By: Tom MacDonald
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says he doesn’t want to lay off any police officers or firefighters. But
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16 years ago
Juror: Fumo had "an obligation to the public"
Former state Senator Vincent Fumo was convicted today on all 137 counts of fraud and obstruction of justice. The former Democratic power
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16 years ago
NASA spacecraft that were launched decades ago are finally exiting our solar system. What will we discover as they cross the fuzzy bounda
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16 years ago
Attorney for a shaken Fumo vows appeal
Former state Senator Vincent Fumo was found guilty of all federal corruption charges. The jury announced the verdict this afternoon to a
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16 years ago
GUILTY: Former State Senator Vince Fumo convicted
As the verdict comes in, Former State Senator Vince Fumo has been found guilty of defrauding the PA State Senate and taxpayers. Additiona
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16 years ago
Governor Rendell urges lawmakers to pass spending plan early
By: Scott Detrow
Three months ahead of Pennsylvania’s budget deadline, Governor Rendell is urging lawmakers to do everything
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16 years ago
Influence of Annenberg's Foundation may be dwindling
In 2007, Leonore Annenberg received the Philadelphia Award, the city’s highest civic honor. But following the matriarch’s dea
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16 years ago
Hospitals say they're suffering financially
Pennsylvania’s hospital associations says the governor’s plan to provide health insurance to more people won’t work wit
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16 years ago
Bombshell in Fumo trial as juror post deliberation updates on Facebook
WHYY will have coverage of this story throughout the day. Additional details and a chance to comment on this new twist to the Fumo trial
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16 years ago
Budget address looming, Mayor Nutter gives previews of choices
By: Tom MacDonald
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter makes his budget address to City Council this week. Much of the address will
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16 years ago
Tobacco – the next vaccine factory?
An indoor tobacco farm is under construction in Newark, Delaware. Only these plants don’t carry nicotine, and they aren’t mea
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16 years ago
City turns to eBay model to sell its used cars
By: Tom MacDonald
The city of Philadelphia announced this week it has removed close to 250 vehicles from the fleet. Those vehicle
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16 years ago
Sugarhouse casino process souring relationship between city, state
By: Tom MacDonald
Philadelphia’s Mayor says the city is not the impediment to casino construction. The first construction p
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16 years ago