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Congress proposes billions for federal research as an economic booster. Congress continues work this week to refine its stimulus p ...

Governor Rendell wants more insurers to help support Pennsylvania’s medical assistance program. A proposal to keep federal m ...

Programs providing coverage under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program will now have to cover mental health services ̵ ...

Philadelphia’s firefighters are angry about the city’s budget cuts, and today more than 100 took to the streets. They announc ...

Philadelphia will attempt to become the worldwide nexus of contemporary printmaking when a new art biennial, Philagrafika 2010, commences ...

On this First Friday, a new art gallery opens in Fishtown. The Frankford Arts Corridor has revitalized a neighborhood full of vacancies a ...

By: Tom MacDonald Firefighters in Philadelphia have voted no confidence in their Commissioner and are running ads saying the city& ...

By: Scott Detrow Governor Rendell says there are no ‘so-called’ broad-based tax increases in his 2009-2010 budget. But ...

By: Tom MacDonald A new poll gives Mayor Nutter a good approval rating. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reports the people who responde ...

Pennsylvania’s Department of Welfare says the state could save $20 million by reducing payments to hospitals. Overall health ...

By: Tom MacDonald Television broadcasters are being given the option to delay the switch to digital television for another four mo ...