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Insurance help for unemployed people
A new federal plan gives laid-off people a 65 percent discount on their COBRA health insurance premiums. Workers who lose their jo ...
16 years ago
Govt to companies: stop selling drugs
The Food and Drug Administration has told two Pennsylvania companies to stop making unapproved narcotics. Two pharmaceutical compa ...
16 years ago
Mayor Nutter talks taxes, DROP and Final Four on WHYY
On Tuesday morning, Mayor Michael Nutter joined WHYY for a chat about his plans to raise revenues and his recent disagreements with City ...
16 years ago
Proposed bump in property taxes stirs anger over abatement
Philadelphia City Council holds its first meeting for public comment tonight and one topic that’s sure to come up is the ten year t ...
16 years ago
Rendell names Chief Accountability Officer to oversee stimulus funds
By: Scott Detrow As promised, Governor Rendell has appointed a “chief accountability officer” to oversee Pennsylvania& ...
16 years ago
Troubled casino for sale for what could be "a steal"
By: Tom MacDonald A financially troubled Atlantic City casino will soon be on the auction block. An expert in the industry says i ...
16 years ago
Solar energy requirements in NJ seen as good first step
By: Monica Miller The Garden State’s governor is adding more green to his Energy Master Plan. One New Jersey environmentalis ...
16 years ago
Sports betting idea in Delaware to get public input
The governor of Delaware has offered his proposal for legalizing sports betting. The state’s three existing casinos have countered ...
16 years ago
Despite boost in funding, NJ charter schools say more needed
By: Monica Miller At a time when New Jersey lawmakers are cutting spending to balance the state’s budget, charter schools ar ...
16 years ago
Council neighborhood hearings on budget begin
Residents of communities across North Philadelphia can head to Temple University tonight to speak with their elected officials face-to-fa ...
16 years ago
Aspiring arts administrators get day of advocacy training
Arts advocates from around the country are in Washington D.C. today for National Arts Advocacy Day – and a Philadelphia graduate pr ...
16 years ago