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By: Bill Hangley The Rendell Administration’s latest plan for mandatory high school graduation exams could mean new costs fo ...

We recently had a near brush with disaster as an asteroid passed 40,000 miles from earth. Well, it wasn’t really that close to disa ...

By: Tom MacDonald Governor Corzine will presents his budget for New Jersey tomorrow. It could be filled with large scale layoffs ...

By: Tom MacDonald The state of New Jersey stands poised to receive millions in federal stimulus money. Members of the Assembly Bu ...

Philadelphia’s non-profits have enjoyed a break on their water bills since the 1980s. Now with the city facing a budget crisis, som ...

Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission is considering the School District’s five year reform plan. Meanwhile, apprehension a ...

By: Scott Detrow Pennsylvania zoos are again targeted for proposed budget cutbacks by the Rendell administration to the tune of 2. ...

By: Scott Detrow Governor Rendell wants the General Assembly to legalize video poker in bars as quickly as possible, and utilize t ...

Advocates for a single-payer health system are gathering in Philadelphia Saturday to promote their path toward universal health coverage. ...

The clock is ticking on a contract between SEPTA and roughly 5,000 operators and mechanics. Today SEPTA officials and Transport Workers U ...

Pennsylvania’s commitment to the arts is mostly remaining steady. But local advocates are trying to make sure state representatives ...

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 ...