Annette John-Hall
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Two learned societies make a smart bet on Super Bowl
Philly's American Philosophical Society takes on Cambridge's American Society of Arts and Sciences. It's Ben Franklin vs. John Adams all over again.
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Mayor Pawlowski’s federal corruption trial begins in Allentown
The defense of Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski in his bribery trial started in dramatic fashion.
7 years ago
Wolf proposes lifting cap on overtime pay for low-wage earners
Pennsylvania rule on eligibility for overtime pay is 40 years old, and governor says it's time for a change.
7 years ago
Services set for journalist ‘Sonny’ Driver, who spurred Philly to rename road for MLK
Driver founded the Scoop U.S.A. newspaper for the African-American community, and promoted jazz in Philadelphia. He died last month at 91.
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Listen 2:23Pennsylvania revenue collection in flux due to new federal tax law
Spurred by changes in the federal tax law, Pennsylvanians seem to have rushed to pay state income taxes early in hopes of taking advantage of uncapped deductions
7 years ago
The ‘Batman of Norristown’ creates opportunity in his hometown
It began two years ago when Lenny Bazemore bought his best friend's house in Norristown, Pa. and donated it to Habitat for Humanity.
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Norris — which has housed generations of low-income Philadelphians — is undergoing a redevelopment.
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Listen 5:38Prosecutors move to keep death penalty an option in Bucks slayings
The Bucks County prosecutor's office on Wednesday filed notice of aggravating circumstances in the charges against Sean Kratz and Cosmo DiNardo in the slayings last summer.
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LGBTQ-friendly housing for young adults breaks ground in Philly
The Gloria Casarez Residence in North Philly will be the first LGBTQ-friendly young adult housing project in Pennsylvania.
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers make bipartisan push for criminal justice reform
State Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) confessed that he was one of the was one of those lawmakers who sponsored tough-on-crime laws in the mid-1990’s.
7 years ago
Allentown grapples with its identity as its indicted mayor begins 4th term while facing trial
Mayor Ed Pawlowski was reelected this month to a historic fourth term in a row despite a 54-count federal indictment hanging over his head.
7 years ago
Listen 5:19John Raines, who helped expose FBI spying with 1971 burglary, leaves legacy of activism
The burglary in Media, Pennsylvania, exposed FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's spying on protest groups, and it forever changed the way the agency conducted its investigations.
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