PennDOT's Late Thursdays for Voter ID Cards Begin Sept. 27th

The five Pennsylvania Department of Transportation photo and exam centers in Philadelphia will stay open until 7pm on Thursdays, from September 27th until November 8th.

• Sep 13, 2012

Pa. Poll Workers Receive Voter ID Law Implementation Instructions

Poll workers across Pennsylvania were receiving training guides this week on how to examine voter photo IDs on Election Day.

• Sep 12, 2012

In Harrisburg, Pa., Remembrance of September 11th Attacks

The names of Pennsylvania emergency workers who had given their lives in the line of duty were read during a ceremony outside the state capitol.

• Sep 11, 2012

PennDOT Will Keep Phila. Centers Open a Few More Hours Each Week For Voter IDs

Mayor Nutter wanted extra hours and extra personnel at all ID centers every day until Election Day. The state countered with a few extra hours on Thursdays.

• Sep 11, 2012

Guns No Longer Allowed For Pa. House Security Guards

The security guards for the Pennsylvania state Senate in Harrisburg do not carry firearms, and the House security guards didn't either, until a few years ago.

• Sep 10, 2012

Group Puts Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Near Bottom of Business-Friendly Locales

A business advocacy group says Pennsylvania and Philadelphia in particular have a legal system that's unfair to businesses.

• Sep 10, 2012

With 6 Sitting Justices, Pa. Supreme Court Could Tie Over Voter ID Appeal

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordinarily has seven justices, but Justice Joan Orie Melvin was suspended in May.

• Sep 7, 2012

Pa. GOP Candidate For US Senate Brings Conservative Message to Philadelphia

Tom Smith, who is challenging Democratic incumbent Bob Casey, says it's time to simplify the US tax code.

• Sep 5, 2012

Philadelphia Food Organization Says Hunger Is Hitting More Middle Class Families

The US Department Agriculture says 50 million people went hungry last year.

• Sep 5, 2012

PSU Fans Show Their Support As The "New Football Era" Got Underway

The Penn State Nittany Lions took the field for the start of a new season without Joe Paterno for the first time in 46 years.

• Sep 1, 2012

Increased Effort To Nab Drivers Under Influence Of Drugs And Alcohol

PennDOT, Pennsylvania State and local police are taking part in a national effort through Labor Day targeting motorists who are driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol or both.

• Sep 1, 2012

Department Of Health Reports Additional Cases Of New Flu Strain In Pennsylvania

There are two confirmed cases and one probably human case of influenza due to a new strain of the flue known as H3N2v, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

• Aug 31, 2012

Abington Teachers, Staff Get Training in Recognizing Concussions

Abington Memorial Hospital is teaming up with the Abington School District to educate coaches, trainers, health professionals, and other staff about a new Pennsylvania law designed to protect student athletes.

• Aug 30, 2012

4 Arrested Outside Pa. Governor's Mansion in Welfare Protest

Four people were arrested in front of the governor's residence as a group of several hundred demonstrators protested the end of cash assistance for the poor in Pennsylvania.

• Aug 29, 2012

Service Workers' Union Pitches In With Pa. Voter ID Assistance

"You got your ID?" one person involved in the campaign asked passersby.

• Aug 29, 2012

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