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Close to 30 percent of Americans say they lose sleep a few night a week because they are stressed by the struggling economy – accor ...
16 years ago
Nutter vows keeping city services intact, with tax increases
A steady stream of details is leaking out about Mayor Nutter’s budget. Thursday, he presents his budget address to City Council. To ...
16 years ago
Government seeks more than $4 million dollars from Fumo
Former state Senator Vincent Fumo will be back in federal court on Thursday. A judge will consider how much money Fumo has to forfeit as ...
16 years ago
Negotiations between SEPTA and union getting tense
Philadelphia’s bus, trolley, and subway operators are continuing to work without a new contract. Transport Workers Union Local 234 ...
16 years ago
Breaking free from homelessness subject of winning essay
The Soloist is journalist Steve Lopez’s chronicle of his efforts to help a homeless man living on the streets of Los Angeles. It is ...
16 years ago
GOP in PA propose cuts to economic development agency and income taxes
By: Scott Detrow A group of fiscally conservative Republicans is making another case for reduced state spending in Pennsylvania. ...
16 years ago
PA dentist's illegal dumping inspires tougher fines at Jersey shore
By: Monica Miller The actions of one Pennsylvania dentist could increase the penalties New Jersey imposes on those who illegally d ...
16 years ago
Proposed property tax hike worries some council members
The clock is ticking on the city’s budget problems. On Thursday Mayor Nutter presents his budget address to City Council. He̵ ...
16 years ago
Investment broker pleads guilty to bilking four suburban school districts
By: Tom MacDonald A Philadelphia investment broker has pleaded guilty to illegally investing the money of four Pennsylvania school ...
16 years ago
Delaware considers legalized betting on sports
The General Assembly in Delaware is back in session. Lawmakers now have about three and a half months to dig out of a $750 million hole. ...
16 years ago
Supporters rally in Harrisburg for sexual orientation non-discrimination law
By: Scott Detrow Supporters of a measure to ban discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Pennsylvania residen ...
16 years ago
Patients sue over drug's side effects
The pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca has a massive legal task before it: battling 15,000 lawsuits over a drug that brings in billions o ...
16 years ago
March Madness poses pitfalls for problem gamblers
By: Tom MacDonald The NCAA Tournament begins this weekend. Betting on the games is underway, but an expert says it could transfor ...
16 years ago
City reform advocate calls six elected offices "needless"
Mayor Nutter will deliver his budget address to City Council later this week and suggest ways to plug the city’s budget gap. The ci ...
16 years ago