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Montgomery County trailblazer for same-sex marriage can’t issue licenses
After a federal judge struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on same sex marriages Tuesday, every county in the state is now authoriz ...
11 years ago
Hundreds crowd City Hall to celebrate overturn of Pa. ban on same-sex marriage [photos]
Savoring their legal victory — and hoping that Gov. Tom Corbett won’t appeal a federal judge’s overturning a ban on sam ...
11 years ago
ListenPennsylvania gay marriage ban overturned by judge
A federal judge has overturned Pennsylvania’s ban on same sex marriage. The decision of U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III allow ...
11 years ago
No changes at polls, despite complaint over Asian-language interpretation services
It has been just over a month since Asian-American advocacy groups filed a complaint against the Philadelphia Commissioners’ Office ...
11 years ago
From a South Philly basement, Mexican immigrants broadcast globally online
From the street, the tiny storefront on Ninth Street looks like a regular mobile phone store. But go through the door, and youR ...
11 years ago
ListenGOP creating permanent Hispanic outreach in Pa.
Republic National Committee chairman Reince Priebus visited Philadelphia today for the launch of the Pennsylvania GOP’s Hispanic Adviso ...
11 years ago
First arguments on Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban heard in federal court
A federal judge heard arguments today in Philadelphia on whether Pennsylvania must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states ...
11 years ago
ListenMoody’s downgrades New Jersey’s credit rating
The third major credit-rating agency has downgraded its outlook for the state of New Jersey. Moody’s Investors Service has r ...
11 years ago
U.S. indicts former Liberian official suspected of war crimes on perjury charge
Liberians living in Pennsylvania are reacting to the news a countryman accused of war crimes has been arrested and faces a detention hear ...
11 years ago
Philly church group goes door to door to get out the vote
A coalition of Philadelphia clergy members is trying to turn out 5,000 registered voters, house by house, in the city. With one we ...
11 years ago
Listen‘Cash for gold’ shop near Philly casino closes its doors
It appears the “cash for gold” shop across from SugarHouse Casino in Phiadephia has shut down almost as soon as it opened its ...
11 years ago
Philly charter change would reinforce Nutter order on wages
Two new measures in Philadelphia promise to raise the wages of employees for some of the companies benefiting from government contracts. ...
11 years ago