Philadelphia’s Dell to be renamed, Pennsylvania prepares for texting-while-driving ban

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    Philadelphia’s Robin Hood Dell is getting a new name, but just what that name will be is unclear. City Council will meet today to discuss it, and Tom MacDonald will have the story.

    Emma Jacobs is following up on Pennsylvania’s texting-while-driving ban, which is about to take effect. We’ll learn what to expect from police and what other states have learned from the law.
    Lizz Fiedler is checking in on fundraising efforts at Rutgers-Camden to wage a legal battle against the merger with Rowan University. What’s the precedence there and can enough money be raised?

    And Taunya English will look into a South Jersey hospital’s tele-medicide program. We’ll learn how it works and what the benefits and drawbacks are to submitting health stats from home.

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