Politics & Policy
Are young municipal workers bearing the brunt of pension reform?
For municipalities, reforming pensions often means changing retirement benefits for the newest workers. Many Pennsylvania municipa ...
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Mapping out Pennsylvania’s distressed municipal pension plans
Zoom in on the map to find the municipalities with distressed pension plans near you. In the United States, only about 4 percent o ...
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Pa. officials join in calling on Congress to come up with more funds for roads and bridges
On what’s been dubbed National Transportation Infrastructure Day, Pennsylvania and federal officials gathered outside Philadelphia& ...
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NewsWorks podcast: ‘Upstairs at the P&P’ offers unfiltered opinions on Philly politics
Ever wonder what political journalists talk about when they’re schmoozing after hours? NewsWorks’ new podcast “Upstairs at th ...
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Lynne Abraham collapses during Philly mayoral debate [video]
Philadelphia mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham fainted Tuesday night during the first televised debate of the campaign. About 10 min ...
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Republicans in Congress talk about what to do if Supreme Court upends Obamacare
The last time the Supreme Court took up so called Obamacare, it surprised court watchers by ruling the individual health insurance mandat ...
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ListenMayor’s race coup for Kenney in Northwest Phila
Former City Councilman and mayoral candidate Jim Kenney got a big boost today as a group of African-American elected officials and ward l ...
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High court has made it harder to punish deeds like Menendez’s
If what New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is charged with doing wasn’t illegal, it was at least unethical and corrupt. Menende ...
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Second TV ad from group backing Williams for Philly mayor
The independent political committee funded by three wealthy suburban donors backing state Sen. Anthony Williams in the Philadelphia mayor ...
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Philly Commissioner Singer’s fight to appear on May 19 ballot continues
A Philadelphia judge has agreed to prolong City Commissioner Stephanie Singer’s case over whether her name can appear on the May 19 ...
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Question of Kane prosecution now up to Montgomery County district attorney
In a rare, somewhat awkward legal twist, Montgomery County’s district attorney must now decide whether to bring criminal charges ag ...
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ListenJewelry expert testifies in $20M insurance fraud-fires case
A jewelry expert is testifying against a political fundraiser charged in a $20 million insurance scheme that Pennsylvania prosecutors say ...
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Doug Oliver’s position on school closures less than clear
Does Philadelphia mayoral candidate Doug Oliver support school closures? I asked Oliver about that at Monday night’s mayoral for ...
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