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Amazon explores having its drones provide ‘home surveillance’ for customers
The tech giant is moving closer to a future in which customers order drones to hover around a home and scan for things like a garage door left open or a broken window.
7 years ago
A retail rainbow: Vendors mark LGBTQ Pride on sales racks
Not everyone praises the Pride merchandising, which some see as thinly disguised corporate promotion.
7 years ago
Pa.’s year-end surplus is official. But it won’t last long.
The IFO said that the commonwealth can count on ending the year with $910 million to spare. But the number dwindles when factoring in the amount the state overspent.
7 years ago
Murphy says he’s reviewing budget but will meet deadline
Whether the Democrat will sign the spending bill the Democrat-led Legislature sent him Thursday or use his line-item veto remained murky Friday.
7 years ago
Convicted ex-sheriff won’t get a pension, saving taxpayers $1.6 million
The Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement has decided to terminate former Sheriff John Green’s city pension, which he accrued over more than two decades in office.
7 years ago
Technical parole violations cost Pa. about $100 million a year, report finds
A new report estimates that Pennsylvania is spending about $100 million a year to house inmates for technical parole violations, such as missing curfew or failing a drug test.
7 years ago
Governor vetoes $100M private schools bill in Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf is vetoing budget-season legislation to substantially ramp up taxpayer support for private and religious schools in Pennsylvania.
7 years ago
Why safer cars don’t lead to cheaper car insurance … yet
Many new cars have optional features that can help prevent accidents. But those same features also make repairs more expensive.
7 years ago
Nation’s largest power grid operator grapples with carbon pricing
PJM Interconnection manages the flow of wholesale electricity in all or part of 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states and the District of Columbia.
7 years ago
Philly City Council passed a $5 billion budget. Here’s what’s in it
The spending plan includes new money for efforts to combat the opioid crisis and gun violence in Philly, plus job training for young city residents.
7 years ago
N.J. committee votes to extend controversial tax credit programs
The programs, started under former Gov. Chris Christie, have awarded billions in incentives to companies that agreed to move to or expand in New Jersey.
7 years ago
NJ AG considers suing the IRS over charitable contributions decision
New Jersey AG Gurbir Grewal is mulling a suit against the IRS after its ruling that a workaround to a cap on tax deductions isn’t legal.
7 years ago
As Pa. budget talks progress, Wolf renews request for new state police fee
About half the commonwealth's municipalities and 20 percent of its population would be affected.
7 years ago
Philly Council unveils $5B budget, increases tax break for some homeowners
Philadelphia’s budget is teed up to bust $5 billion for the first time in its history.
7 years ago
Trump threatens tariffs on Mexican exports
Trump announced last week that he will impose a 5% tariff on Mexican exports if they don’t do more to stop migrants from crossing the border, sending markets in a tailspin.
7 years ago
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