
Government
Philadelphia water rates increase by more than 9% this week
The proposed rate increase, which went into effect Monday, will help fund the city’s 25-year, multibillion-dollar Water Revitalization Plan.
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Delaware Senate Democrats say the governor agreed to allow a pot zoning bill to become law. Gov. Meyer denies existence of a deal.
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Service will be restored on the 31, 84, 88 and six 400-level routes starting Tuesday. The city will use some of its SEPTA subsidy funds to restore them.
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Starting next August, a household can receive up to 36 bottles of wine by mail. Delaware is the 49th state to legalize shipments to some degree.
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Listen 1:39Pennsylvania must stop throwing out mail ballots over date errors, court rules
It's the latest time in at least a half-dozen cases that a court has told Pennsylvania to stop throwing out such ballots.
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Thanks to a “unique mix” of characteristics, Pennsylvania keeps running, even without a budget. But that isn’t necessarily a good thing.
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Neighbors help neighbors to cut down on drug activity in West Philly
The effort has police teaming up with residents to give drug dealers a message that they aren’t wanted in their neighborhood.
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Listen 1:09Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said $15 million for state crime survivors, shelters and providers is at stake. New Jersey and 18 other states are also suing.
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Listen 1:00State treasurer Stacy Garrity launches bid for governor, strikes at Gov. Shapiro in launch video
Garrity appears to be positioning herself as the obvious Republican candidate as she attempts to straddle the line between MAGA and mainstream.
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Listen 1:07Pennsylvania legislator to introduce bill blocking federal takeover of local police
State Sen. Art Haywood, of Montgomery County, wants to prevent President Donald Trump from taking over police in Pennsylvania like he did in Washington, D.C.
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Listen 0:53Mike Castle, longtime Delaware congressman and governor, dies
Castle was one of the most successful elected officials in Delaware history, serving two terms as governor and nine terms in the U.S. House.
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Bucks County Democrats, elected officials urge state legislators to fund SEPTA ahead of deadline
Elected officials and residents expressed concerns over how SEPTA cuts could impact students, seniors and commuters who live in the suburbs.
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Listen 1:13Delaware got an “F” for government accountability and ethics a decade ago from the Center for Public Integrity.
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Listen 1:03The memo of understanding announced last spring followed a massive fire at EMR’s Ferry Avenue facility earlier this year.
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Listen 1:07The debate was sharpest in the state House, where members accused each other of grandstanding.
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