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After 16 years on City Council, Wilson Goode looks forward to moving on

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Documents: White House fence jumper left suicide note

Court documents show a man accused of jumping the White House fence had left a suicide note with friends and told his mother that she may ...

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 Jim Kenney holds up a SEPTA token, saying that continuing to use  public transit is one of the ways he will keep in touch with his constituency. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Kenney holding five town halls to get feedback from Philly residents

Got a question or concern for Philadelphia Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney? You could have your chance to tell him in person this week. Sta ...

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Pa house takes separate track to get Kane removed from office

As a state Senate committee recommends ousting Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, members of the Pennsylvania House are moving ...

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 Louise Williams Bishop (Image via Pennsylvania House of Representatives)

Some ‘porngate’ emails could undermine prosecuting Pa. state reps for corruption

Some of the so-called “porngate” emails could undermine a controversial corruption case involving state lawmakers from Philad ...

10 years ago

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After ‘big mistake’ over pornographic email, three Philly prosecutors have sensitivity training

Three prosecutors involved in the “porngate” email scandal underwent sensitivity training on Friday, said Philadelphia Distri ...

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 Gov. Tom Wolf's spokesman says only state — and not municipal — pension systems will change as part of budget compromise. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Capitol recap: Lawmakers move on municipal pension reforms

Gov. Wolf’s spokesman says only state — and not municipal — pension systems will change as part of budget compromise. La ...

10 years ago

 District Attorney Seth Williams (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY file photo)

Philly D.A. mum on whether his prosecutors have completed sensitivity training

Back in September, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced three prosecutors involved in the “porngate” email ...

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 U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania (NewsWorks file photo)

Some Dems insincere on gun law reforms, Toomey and Manchin say

In the wake of recent mass shootings, Democrats have been holding high-profile press conferences on gun control in Washington. Sen ...

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No anti-inflation raises for top Pa. officials

For the first time in six years, the top elected and appointed officials in Pennsylvania state government won’t be getting automati ...

10 years ago

 Marc Stier is the new Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Marc Stier takes the reins of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center

For nearly 20 years, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center of the Keystone Research Center has advocated progressive fiscal policy.&n ...

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AP survey: Clinton is Pa. superdelegates’ favorite

An Associated Press survey reveals that at least two-thirds of Pennsylvania’s 21 superdelegates to next summer’s Democratic N ...

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Justices agree to hear first abortion case since 2007

The Supreme Court is taking on its first abortion case in eight years, a dispute over state regulation of abortion clinics. The ju ...

10 years ago

 Mayor-elect Jim Kenney names members of his adiministration (from left) Chief Education Officer Otis Hackney, Police Commissioner Richard Ross, Deputy Mayor of Intergovernmental Affairs Debbie Mahler, Chief of Staff Jane Slusser and Managing Director Mike DiBerardinis. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Kenney names education chief, managing director, chief of staff

Philadelphia Mayor-elect Jim Kenney has named more key members of his cabinet, including the chief education officer.  For th ...

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 Cindy Bass joins other female City Council members and representatives of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization for Women to call for the firing of three city prosecutors who traded pornographic emails while working for the state Attorney General. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly City Councilwomen demand DA fire those implicated in ‘porngate’

Philadelphia’s five City Councilwomen and a women’s advocacy group are trying to pressure District Attorney Seth Williams to ...

10 years ago

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