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El Shabbab's goal, says Clint Watts of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, is probably to show that it is resurgent.
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El Shabbab's goal, says Clint Watts of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, is probably to show that it is resurgent.
The US House majority leader, during a visit to a Philadelphia charter school, called on the US Justice Department to drop its challenge of a Louisiana school voucher program.
The initial reviews of about 25,000 property assessments won't be completed before the deadline to file a formal appeal, so the city is urging property owners to proceed without waiting.
Rep. Pat Meehan (R-Pa.) said, in a statement, that the measure "improves our country's fiscal health by cutting our out-of-control spending."
The two-term mayor of Pennsylvania's third largest city says the renaissance that's taking place in his city is what he can bring to Harrisburg as the state's next governor.
The series was launched on Tuesday, Constitution Day, and the topic was "Drones and Your Privacy."
"Our outdated infrastructure is rated with a D+ grade," said National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) president and CEO Jay Timmons.
Montgomery County solicitor Ray McGarry announced today that he would file an appeal on behalf of county register of wills D. Bruce Hanes.
Corbett continues to insist that Pennsylvania cannot afford to expand the current Medicaid program. Instead, he is proposing to make Medicaid benefits more in line with what the working insured get.
At 30th Street Station, US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) said he'll urge his colleagues to lock in long-term funding for transportation.
US Rep. Bob Brady (D-Pa.) met privately with Nutter at City Hall for about one hour, making the case to have this city bid for the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Daniel Clifford notes that same-sex couples who had made marriage license applications but had not received a license are in limbo for the time being.
Dozens of school advocates interrupted the conclusion of Thursday's City Council meeting with jeers for the mayor and Council because of the school funding stalemate.
"This is generally a tax break for the few, the new, and the well-to-do, not for most of Philadelphia," Councilman Goode said of the tax-abatement program he would like to curtail.
Mayor Nutter wants Gov. Corbett's funding plan implemented. City Council president Darrell Clarke and fellow councilmembers want vacant school properties sold off.
