Daily Dec Roundup – Feb. 9th, 2015
Pa. lawmakers propose 8 percent shale tax to help fund schools, pensions, environmental initiatives Laura Benshoff, Newsworks – Pennsylvania…
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Daily Dec Roundup – Feb. 5th, 2015
Councilman Jones wants Philly bars and restaurants to install exterior cameras Tricia L. Nadolny, The Inquirer – Responding to the…
New Transparency Regulations on Legal Defense for Low-income Philadelphians
By Jack Grauer Philadelphia City Council last week unanimously voted to enact a new measure that makes the process by…
Daily Dec Roundup – Feb. 4th, 2015
PA open records dustup goes to court Mary Wilson, Newsworks – The dispute over whether Gov. Tom…
Daily Dec Roundup – Feb. 3rd, 2015
The state of literacy in Philly schools, by the numbers The Notebook – In 2014, only two in five…
PA Tea Party Senator Introduces Minimum Wage Hike; Critics Call Effort “Poverty Preservation”
By Dustin Slaughter State Senator Scott Wagner (R-York) last week proposed legislation that would raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage from $7.25…
Daily Dec Roundup – Feb. 2nd, 2015
Philadelphia and the “Bomb Trains” Joel Mathis, Philly Mag – Over the weekend, 11 cars from an 111-car CSX…
Mark Your Calendar for ‘Philly After Ferguson’ Townhall with Police and Community Leaders
By Dustin Slaughter and Kenneth Lipp What happens when leaders from Philadelphia’s law enforcement, activist, and media communities hold a…
Daily Dec Roundup – Jan. 30th, 2015
Pennsylvania lawmakers hope to restrict corporate incentives from the state Marielle Segarra, WHYY/Newsworks – A group of lawmakers is hoping…
Daily Dec Roundup – Jan. 29th, 2015
Governor Wolf to restore ban on new gas drilling leases Peter Jackson, Associated Press – Following through on a campaign…
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