NJ Lawmaker Wants Med School Loan Forgiveness For Docs Who Serve Where Needed
The proposal, which has cleared an Assembly committee, would be targeted at those who live in the state and attend medical school here.
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The proposal, which has cleared an Assembly committee, would be targeted at those who live in the state and attend medical school here.
Bids are being taken for the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, which filed for Chapter 11 protection last month.
Mayor Nutter was more than happy to host the announcement as local Wells Fargo officials presented a check for $1.35 million, to be divvied up by six local nonprofits.
The IRS has still not clarified its position on whether volunteer fire companies would be required to provide health insurance for their firefighters under the mandate. But US senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) doesn't want to wait for that decision.
"It's the ol' bang for the buck. You spend a buck on unemployment, by some estimates you get more than $1.70 back," Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa., right) said.
In addition to holiday cheer, the holiday season also brings with it a healthy helping of dread – at least for New Jerseyans.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) map that dates back nearly fifteen years puts the playhouse and its highly anticipated expansion in a high-risk flood zone.
SEPTA GM Joe Casey says it's more than cleaning up. It's installing cameras and better lighting and possibly getting retail development.
"It's a wonderful event. It's an All-American event, and it certainly is America's game," said one man who had traveled to Philadelphia from Florida.
Prosecutors say Marshall Perlman signed contracts to assist homeowners and businesses in resolving their insurance claims, but stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements from them.
The Fair Share Housing Center contends that blacks and Latinos have been turned down for housing aid at rates far higher than whites.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, so we asked some local shoppers how they will get it all done.
The FCC has decided to take a big step toward ending the ban on in-flight cell phone calls.
But even before the decision, lawmakers -- including a Pennsylvania Republican -- are moving to block in-flight yapping.
Developer Brooke Lenfest (center of photo) wants to build two hotels -- a "W" and an "Element" -- on what is now a parking lot at 15th and Chestnut Streets.
