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First-time homebuyers in Philly area need to make more money to buy a starter home
Home prices and mortgage rates continue to make affording a home a real challenge.
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Recount petitions could impede Pa.’s efforts to certify 2024 election by new federal deadline
After the 2022 election, more than 100 recount petitions were filed around Pennsylvania, delaying certification. Could that happen again in 2024?
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Two bills would make changes to Pa.’s notoriously lax campaign finance laws, which put no limit on the amount of money donors can give candidates or political committees.
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Auditor Lydia York cites poor management and a slow response to address the financial reporting problems with the state’s unemployment fund.
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Pa. election 2024: Your guide to the primary candidates for treasurer
Treasurer Stacy Garrity is the only Republican appearing on the April 23 primary ballot, while Democrats will decide between state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro and Erin McClelland.
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Officials admit to missed call on final play of Clippers win over 76ers
Referee Kevin Scott said in a pool report sent to reporters by the NBA an hour after the game that the Clippers’ Paul George did make contact with Kelly Oubre Jr.
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The PPA is cracking down on sidewalk parking in Philadelphia
The parking authority will hire 30 new parking enforcement officers to focus on ticketing vehicles blocking sidewalks and curb ramps.
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‘Undated’ Pa. mail ballots don’t count, appeals court rules
The technical mandate caused thousands of votes to be declared invalid in the 2022 election.
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Phillies home opener, Easter Promenade and the Carole King musical in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
March 28–31: Easter Promenade in Philly, "Just Like Janis!" in N.J. and Shakes-Beer in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:38A top official acknowledges Delaware has “traditionally underfunded” child care in a state where K-12 students struggle with academic proficiency.
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Listen 2:00Mobile driver’s licenses could soon be coming to N.J.
A bill is working its way through the N.J. legislature that would allow a license to be carried on a cellphone, tablet, or any device with internet capability.
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Listen 1:09Fecal immunochemical tests, or FIT, are stool-based screenings that can be used at home to detect early signs of colorectal cancer.
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Listen 1:10A Trenton nonprofit is helping elementary school students improve their reading skills
The Community Schools Reading Intervention program was developed by elementary school officials and Mercer Street Friends during the pandemic.
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Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
The Democrat-turned-independent was never shy about veering from the party line.
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McCormick is going big early in what may be the most expensive Senate race of 2024 as Democrats face a tough path to keeping the upper chamber.
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