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Towards goal of city population growth, Mayor welcomes immigrants
Mayor Nutter hopes to attract more immigrants to the city to help meet his goal to increase the city’s shrinking population by 75,0 ...
17 years ago
100 state programs to be cut in new budget
By: Scott Detrow 100 state programs are on the chopping block in the budget address delivered by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell ...
17 years ago
Science in the stimulus package
Congress proposes billions for federal research as an economic booster. Congress continues work this week to refine its stimulus p ...
17 years ago
A tax for managed care companies?
Governor Rendell wants more insurers to help support Pennsylvania’s medical assistance program. A proposal to keep federal m ...
17 years ago
New S-CHIP law mandates mental health parity
Programs providing coverage under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program will now have to cover mental health services ̵ ...
17 years ago
Firefighters protest mayor’s budget cuts
Philadelphia’s firefighters are angry about the city’s budget cuts, and today more than 100 took to the streets. They announc ...
17 years ago