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Rallying for a single-payer plan
A hearing on a state-level single-payer plan is set for the fall. Advocates for a publicly funded state health plan rallied at the ...
16 years ago
PA undocumented workers could lose driver's license under new rule
Immigration lawyers are protesting Pennsylvania’s effort to take drivers licenses away from immigrants who have been here for years ...
16 years ago
Police: Tragic crash not the result of high speed chase
Philadelphia Police say the accident that killed four people after a car jumped a curb was caused by a suspect fleeing a robbery. But pol ...
16 years ago
Plan for poker & black jack table games in PA stirs opponents to act
Table games at Pennsylvania’s new slot parlors are getting more attention. A state lawmaker is pushing to add table games and the ...
16 years ago
Deadline approaching for pre-2007 child sex abuse claims in Delaware
A two year window is closing for survivors of child sexual abuse in Delaware. The Child Victims Act passed in the state in July 2007 gave ...
16 years ago
Republican Chris Christie commands 10 point lead in N.J. Gov race
By: Phil Gregory A Quinnipiac University poll shows Republican Chris Christie with a 10 point lead over New Jersey Governor Jon Co ...
16 years ago
PA Republican lawmaker wants crackdown on illegal video poker vendors
The ranking Republican on Pennsylvania’s House Gaming Oversight Committee wants federal officials to crack down on illegal video po ...
16 years ago
Public hearings resume for PATCO rail expansion
New Jersey’s high speed rail line, PATCO, is asking for public input on the planned expansion of train service throughout the south ...
16 years ago
Plastic bag ban advances in Philadelphia
Paper or plastic? That may be a phrase you won’t hear much longer when shopping in Philadelphia. City Council gave preliminary appr ...
16 years ago
Cities fight over limited stimulus dollars slated for sewer projects
Cities, counties and small towns across the country are scrambling for stimulus dollars. The gold rush in federal money means some of tho ...
16 years ago
Rendell signs mini-COBRA, medical errors bills
Governor Rendell signed off on the General Assembly’s work Wednesday, turning four health care bills into law. Governor Rend ...
16 years ago
World Health Org declares flu outbreak a pandemic
After cataloging more than 27,000 cases of H1N1 (swine) flu, the World Health Organization today declared the outbreak a pandemic. ...
16 years ago
Under the No Child Left Behind federal education law, failing public elementary schools must boost standardized test scores. In response, ...
16 years ago