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Governor Tom Corbett is on the heat seat as the result of his proposal to give of tens of millions of dollars in annual tax credits for a petrochemical refinery planned by Shell Oil Company in western Pennsylvania.
The Marian Anderson Award is being given this year to one of the most famous voices in the country, if not the world.
A New Jersey state senate committee has voted to substantially increase the fines and punishment for drivers who talk and text on a handheld cell phone while driving.
Law enforcement officials were joining academics and health experts at Villanova University for a summit on the growing problem of prescription drug abuse.
City Council president Darrell Clarke says Council will hold two separate votes: one on the mayor's proposed property tax overhaul, the other on the mayor's proposed increase in School District funding.
A new budget is definitely on the agenda, while House action on legislation to privatize liquor sales is a possibility.
Dressed in their brown uniforms, hundreds of girls stood on the steps of Saint Hubert's Catholic High School for Girls, chanting and holding signs asking Harrisburg to pass "School Choice" legislation.
"We as small business owners are trying to do the right thing by insuring our employees, but it's not always easy to do that," says Ken Weinstein, owner of the Trolley Car Diner in Mt. Airy.
"A lot of people see someone with a business and think they are rolling," notes Rod Millwood, who owns a comedy club at 3rd and South Streets in Philadelphia. "But no."
"Health insurance is tricky and it's confusing, so having the right, unbiased information is a key resource for consumers," says Melissa Fox, spokeswoman for Pennsylvania's Insurance Department.
"Small businesses overwhelming support the (Obamacare) tax credits. The problem is, they don't know about them," says the CEO of a small-business advocacy group.
Pennsylvania state representatives Mike O'Brien and Rosita Youngblood have a "Plan B" to Mayor Nutter's property tax changes.
Waste Management plans to build a $20-million facility in Northeast Philadelphia to process trash in a way that creates pellets which can be used as fuel.
It's clear that this year, the legal deadline won't be met.
A Philadelphia City Council put a spotlight on what some say is a dearth of women in executive positions in the Philadelphia region.
