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Washington state hits Comcast with $100 million suit over claims of deceptive marketing

The attorney general of Washington state has ...

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Inside one of Pennsylvania's state-run Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)

After Pa. liquor sales expansion, decanting the logistics

Beginning Aug. 8, Pennsylvanians will be able to buy alcohol a little more easily. A long list of liquor law changes was included ...

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Pennsylvania casino revenue sets record in 2015-16

Revenue from Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos hit a record high in the just-completed fiscal year, as dollars lost by gamblers rose 3.6 pe ...

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Pennsylvanians may be able to purchase more flamboyant fireworks than sparklers under legislation sponsored by state Sen. Eugene Yaw

More bang for the buck may await under Pa. proposal to update fireworks law

Legislation is slowly making its way through Harrisburg that would give Pennsylvania residents more options when they buy fireworks. ...

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AAA Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey gas prices down slightly

Motorists are seeing slightly lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regu ...

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AAA Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey gas prices down slightly

Motorists are seeing slightly lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regu ...

10 years ago

AAA Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey gas prices down slightly

Motorists are seeing slightly lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regu ...

10 years ago

2 unions, NJ Transit reach tentative deals on rail contracts

The two remaining rail unions negotiating with New Jersey Transit have reached tentative agreements with the agency. But it’ ...

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What Stockton University’s new Atlantic City ‘Island Campus’ will look like

The project to overhaul Atlantic City’s economy is about to go into overdrive. Not only is the city government facing an end-of-year de ...

10 years ago

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Bad credit report where good credit is due

After applying for an apartment recently, my potential landlord, Miles Fischel, called to say something on my credit file had given him p ...

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Airbnb to start collecting Pennsylvania hotel tax

Pennsylvania officials say Airbnb has agreed to begin collecting and remitting the state’s 6 percent hotel occupancy tax on behalf ...

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11 things to know about Pennsylvania liquor law changes

Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania House surprised many this week when they pushed through a bill to allow sales of wine at groceries ...

10 years ago

Lawmakers unveil plan to hike fuel taxes for road funding

New Jersey lawmakers have unveiled a detailed, bipartisan plan to pay for road and bridge funding, calling for a 23-cent-per gallon fuel ...

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Supporters and foes of the drink tax in Philadelphia fill Council Chambers during a Wednesday hearing at City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly Council advances 1.5 cents-per-ounce soda tax

A Philadelphia City Council committee has voted to approve an amended version of a soda tax proposal that would set a tax on sugary drink ...

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Chester Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland speaks against a proposal that would allow video game gambling at bars. The mayor and other opponents of the measure spoke during a press conference at Harrah's casino in Chester. (Harrah's Philadelphia)

DelCo officials rail against bill to put gambling in restaurants, bars to fund Pa.’s coffers

Lawmakers in Harrisburg are thinking about rolling the dice on expanding gambling opportunities to create more revenue to help plug Penns ...

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