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 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie walks in to address the media after New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, D-West Deptford, N.J., and New Jersey Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, D-Secaucus, N.J., announced an agreement to end the New Jersey budget impasse and its effect on state parks and services, Monday, July 3, 2017, in Trenton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

Christie signs bill giving furloughed workers back pay over shutdown

Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law a bill that gives back pay to New Jersey state workers affected by this summer’s three-day ...

9 years ago

 (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Uncertainty in federal funds for heating assistance could affect thousands in Pa.

Heating bills may be the last thing on your mind as the temperature edges into the 90s, but federal officials are debating how much shoul ...

9 years ago

 Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo)

What’s next for Obamacare? Still needs some patchwork

The health care law of the land has survived for now, but it needs help — and it needs it soon. Soaring prices and fewer choices ...

9 years ago

 (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks)

On ‘Radio Times’: Eviction crisis in Philly

It’s been reported that one out of seven renters in Philadelphia faced eviction in 2014 and 2015. There were 24,000 landlord-tenant cas ...

9 years ago

 (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia offers to reform use of forfeiture funds, but critics say that’s not enough

The city of Philadelphia has been grappling with a lawsuit over its controversial civil asset forfeiture program since 2014, and city off ...

9 years ago

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 In this April 14, 2016, file photo, union organizers, students, and supporters for a $15 an hour wage march through the Oakland section Pittsburgh. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)

Union leaders rethink their approach in Pa.

Pennsylvania union leaders are attempting to chart a new course after decades of declining membership. As members have dwindled, u ...

9 years ago

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Exelon Generation)

Questions surround South Jersey nuclear plants’ cybersecurity amid hacks

Computer hackers, not content with mucking around with U.S. commerce and elections, have trained their sights on nuclear power plants, pr ...

9 years ago

The Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)

Court officials: Cosby trial cost $219,000, mostly from staff overtime

The two-week criminal trial of Bill Cosby last month cost Montgomery County taxpayers $219,100.  More than half of that sum ...

9 years ago

 In this file photo, airport workers and their supporters picket, Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia.  (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)

Philly, New York-area airport crews suspend strike, talking

Several hundred workers, including baggage handlers, cleaners and customer service agents at three New York-area airports and Philadelphi ...

9 years ago

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West Chester-based QVC to buy Home Shopping Network

At-home shoppers who just can’t resist the TV appeal to purchase products ranging from electronics to jewelry will be wowed by this ...

9 years ago

 Southwest Gateway Housing conceptual design (image via Community Design Collaborative)

Design group is catalyst for critical community project

A non-profit design collaborative could make a big difference for a Philadelphia community in need of housing for its aging population.&n ...

9 years ago

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 Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney, (left), and Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto speak on the floor of the Assembly shortly before the deadline to pass a budget Friday, June 30, 2017, in Trenton, N.J. Sweeney and Prieto are at odds over whether to support Gov. Chris Christie's proposal to overhaul the state's largest health insurer. Sweeney backs the plan, while Prieto doesn't. (Michael Catalini/AP Photo)

This is why the New Jersey government is shut down

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the lawmakers including Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto are in a stalemate over whether ...

9 years ago

 In this Jan. 5, 2016 file photo, packaging for medical marijuana is displayed at Vireo Health of New York, a dispensary in White Plains, N.Y.  (Jennifer Peltz/AP Photo, File)

Medical marijuana permits bring Pennsylvania one step closer to opening clinics

Pennsylvania has taken a step closer to establishing a  ...

9 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has locked horns with Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto over the Garden State's new spending plan. (AP photo/Mel Evans)
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Hours before deadline, lawmakers in Pa., N.J. and Del. still at work on budgets

The 2018 fiscal year begins Saturday, July 1, for most states, which means budgets must be set by midnight. But Pennsylvania, New Jersey, ...

9 years ago

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On ‘Radio Times’: Pa. Auditor General wants to legalize marijuana

Pennsylvania Auditor General, Eugene DePasquale was on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane earlier today to make his case. Medical m ...

9 years ago

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