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Why so many same-sex marriage lawsuits in Pa.?
In a traditional Jewish wedding, the groom stomps on a symbolic glass to mark the end of the ceremony. It turns out that’s harder t ...
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ListenConfident same-sex marriage coming to Pa., but unsure when
There’s a new bill in the Pennsylvania House that would legalize same-sex marriage. State Rep. Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia), ...
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Philly Office of Transportation celebrates five years of forward movement
The Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities turns 5 this month. The office was created by Mayor Michael Nutter ...
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Same-sex couples hear wedding bells in N.J. — despite state move to block them
While Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has appealed the ruling of a New Jersey judge last week legalizing same-sex marriage, co ...
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Two new lawsuits press Pa. to recognize same-sex marriages
A few years ago, Cara Palladino first presented her marriage license to her employer to try to add her wife to her health insurance. She ...
11 years ago
Rendell tells transportation bill supporters to lobby harder
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell told transportation advocates in Philadelphia they need to push harder to get a multi-billion dollar ...
11 years ago
Temple security cracks down early on student drinking
As of this time last year, Temple University’s campus police and Philadelphia police officers had written six tickets for drinking- ...
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Coalition accuses Pa. of failing historically black Cheyney University
Affiliates of Cheyney University are accusing Pennsylvania of failing its obligation to support the first of the nation’s historica ...
11 years ago
Same-sex marriage remains a delicate political issue in Pennsylvania
Wednesday night, in what was probably a first, the register of wills & clerk of orphans court of Montgomery County appeared on the ...
12 years ago
ListenDOMA decision leaves Pa. couples with some rights, but not others
Despite the overturn of the Defense of Marriage Act provision barring same-sex married couples from federal benefits, each state will sti ...
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Listen50 years later, gender pay gap narrowed but still present
In the 1960s, Janice Bellace worked as a Bell Telephone operator while she went to college. All Bell Telephone operators were women then. ...
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ListenPhilly bakery raises the status of Passover staple
On the second day of Passover, observant Jews may be getting sick of unleavened matzo, which substitutes for bread during the weeklong co ...
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