Politics & Policy
Lawmakers return to Harrisburg for swearing-in ceremonies
Pennsylvania House and Senate lawmakers are returning to Harrisburg Tuesday for their swearing-in ceremonies. Senate lawmakers wil ...
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As presidential hopeful Jeb Bush cuts ties to Constitution Center, search on for new chairman
The National Constitution Center is seeking a new, high-powered chairman, now that its former leader is running for president. ...
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It’s hard to lead in Philly; what do you think it takes?
On a January day seven years ago, a long line of hopeful people encircled Philadelphia’s City Hall to salute a new mayor. Sev ...
11 years ago
ListenPa. media groups seek appeal of PPL storm fine case
News organizations are asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling last month that denied public access to records detai ...
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Philly mayor’s race shrinks to three candidates as Gillen calls it quits
And then there were three. Signaling that she wouldn’t garner the resources to fund a competitive campaign, Terry Gillen has ...
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What’s happening in China now? Evan Osnos on the “Age of Ambition”
China is America’s primary challenger in many fields, including economic growth, science and technology, and political theory. Some wou ...
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Philly delegation reflects on the do ‘next to nothing’ Congress
The 113th Congress was so unmemorable, it will likely be confined to a footnote in history books: it’s the second least produc ...
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Faith vs. science, a phony fight fueled by the ill-informed
Uh-oh, Neil deGrasse Tyson has been making mischief on Twitter. Driven by God knows what compulsion, America’s most famous a ...
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In a time wounded by violence on our streets, let us speak with care
I’m sitting here staring at my keyboard, trying to find words that somehow keep up with the pace of awful news from the streets of ...
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We can’t see the movie, but the poster is cool!
Who knows if we’ll ever get to see the movie? But I’ve been thinking the movie poster is kind of cool! (Hope this ...
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Tom Knox weighs in on Philly mayor’s race, instead of jumping into it
Millionaire Tom Knox may be endorsing Democratic state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams for Philadelphia mayor next year, but that doesn’ ...
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Corbett pushing ahead with health plan
Though Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett leaves office in just five weeks, he’s not giving up on his alternative to expanding Medicaid ...
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Two millennials running for Philly City Council
Two Philadelphia millennials are running as Democrats for at-large City Council seats. Isaiah Thomas, a 30-year-old adjunct profes ...
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