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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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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Congress votes to ban transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US

Congress has passed a $607 billion defense bill that bans moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States — something Barack Obama ...

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Cheyney University advocates press state for help

Advocates for struggling Cheyney University are taking their message to the state Capitol, saying closed-door talks with Pennsylvania uni ...

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License plates on limo JFK in when killed sell for $100K

The license plates that were on the limousine carrying President John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas have sold at auction ...

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Supreme Court likely to see changes after Democratic sweep

The results from Tuesday’s state Supreme Court elections were barely in when triumphant Democrats began talking about what the cour ...

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Pentagon plan to close Guantanamo expected; options listed

U.S. officials say the Pentagon’s plan outlining the long-stalled effort to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, expected nex ...

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 Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a bill ending protections for union members under the Labor Anti-Injunction Act. (AP file photo)

Wolf ends controversial labor exemption in Pa.

Sarina Rose remembers the day well. ...

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 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judge-elect Kevin Dougherty is surrounded by family at his post-election party at the Stagehands Union Hall in South Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Democrats sweep Pa. Supreme Court race

It was a good night for Pennsylvania Democrats, who swept all three open seats on the state Supreme Court, flipping its partisan control. ...

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