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Philly police will no longer hold immigrants on behalf of ICE
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has publicly signed an executive order that the city will no longer keep immigrants in police custody a ...
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SEPTA’s public budget meetings begin Wednesday
SEPTA begins public hearings this week on its proposed budget for the coming year. The first of a ten meetings in Philadelphia and ...
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College students flocked to STEM fields during Great Recession
The number of American college students pursuing degrees in science and technology soared during the Great Recession. University o ...
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NAACP suspends Philly chapter president Jerry Mondesire
The embattled president of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP has been suspended by the national organization. The local chapte ...
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Why some immigrants file tax returns even if in the country illegally
With April 15 right around the corner, Americans are scrambling to fill out their returns. And while many aren’t aware ...
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ListenWill they? Won’t they? 5,000 SEPTA employees could walk off the job
The buses are still running. For two days, more than 5,000 SEPTA employees have been working without a contract — about 4,70 ...
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Atlantic City casino earnings down 35 percent in 2013
The latest numbers are in from Atlantic City, showing that overall earnings for 2013 fell by 35 percent from the year before. It l ...
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They’ll have what everyone’s having: Coffee bar co-op planned for the Eraserhood
A new eatery opening in Center City in Philadelphia will have an unusual business model. The founders are creating the business as ...
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ListenFormer Eagle Cobb running for N.J. congressional seat
Former Philadelphia Eagle and sports talk show host Garry Cobb has announced he’s running for the New Jersey Congressional seat vac ...
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Growing ranks of immigrants come from middle-income nations
Compared to 1990, immigrants in the United States today are more likely to be someone like Mahendren. He’s 28. He’s fr ...
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SEPTA union claims no-strike rule threatens funding
Pennsylvania State Representative Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) has re-introduced legislation that would add SEPTA employees to the list of ...
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SEPTA union head argues transit agency can afford better terms
Transit Workers Union local president Willie Brown has made his first public comments since contract negotiations with SEPTA broke down e ...
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