Politics & Policy
Corbett veto exposes GOP divisions in Harrisburg
The relationship between Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and his fellow Republicans in the Legislature went from a slow simmer to a boil th ...
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A day at the beach reminds why action on climate change comes so slowly
A couple of weekends ago, I spent a pleasant two days in Cape May. Sure, as my wife noted frequently, the motel room I booked for ...
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Biden calls same-sex marriage the ‘civil rights issue of our day’ in Philadelphia
Standing in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted 238 years ago, Vice President J ...
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Democrats to visit potential 2016 convention sites
Democrats are planning to visit six cities this summer that are in the running to hold the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Th ...
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Veteran dies waiting for ambulance in VA hospital
A veteran who collapsed in an Albuquerque Veteran Affairs hospital cafeteria, 500 yards from the emergency room, died after waiting 30 mi ...
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Court rejects bid to appeal Pa.’s gay-marriage ruling
A federal appeals court has rejected a county official’s bid to appeal a ruling that overturned Pennsylvania’s gay marriage b ...
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Plan for seismic tests off N.J. coast faces legal challenge
State environmental officials say they will go to court in an effort to block a plan for seismic testing of the ocean floor off the New J ...
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N.J. lawmaker: Give aid to students in U.S. illegally
The speaker of New Jersey’s Assembly is introducing a bill that would make college students in the U.S. illegally eligible for stat ...
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The no-new-taxes pledge nears its sell-by date
Since taking office, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has prided himself on getting state budgets done on time, unlike his “slovenly ...
11 years ago
ListenNo-tax hike budget teed up for final vote in Harrisburg
A roughly $29.1 billion Pennsylvania state budget is poised for final votes in the House and Senate Monday. The plan includes no n ...
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Team Nutter loses three key players
Three of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s senior staff members will be stepping down. The mayor announced the admin ...
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Philadelphia police are charging an illegal immigrant from Honduras with rape, burglary, and other offenses related to the June 22 attack ...
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