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Nearly 1,000 people packed the Arch Street United Methodist Church last night, voting to hold a protest similar to those taking place in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and elsewhere.
After he sparred with a representative from the Chamber of Commerce, a City Council committee has approved Councilman Wilson Goode's scaled-back version that would require paid sick leave only at large firms that have large city government contracts.
The 1,500 free Lojack Safetynet bracelets will available for a half a year with no financial obligation to Philadelphians who have cognitive conditions like Alzheimer's disease, autism, or Down syndrome.
The help comes in two forms: The mayor's Chief Education Officer Lori Shorr and former district Chief Academic Officer Ed Williams will each serve as executive advisers to acting superintendent Lee Nunery during the search for a permanent superintendent.
"311 has not alleviated the pressure of non-emergency calls to 911. In fact, the reduction in non-emergency calls to 911 has been virtually non-existent," Alan Butkovitz says.
Long-shot Republican candidate Karen Brown gave a spirited challenge to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter in a taped debate Tuesday.
At a Nastar training facility in Southampton, Bucks County, Ferguson reflected on the end of the space shuttle days and where his own career is headed.
Reporters and comics have been having a field day focusing on Christie's weight, with little said about his politics.
Castro, once a high-raking police inspector, pleaded guilty in June to a single count of conspiracy to commit extortion.
A brand new CBS survey has mixed news for President Obama.
Hundreds of leaders are expected to gather right here in Philadelphia this winter.
The reason Professor Richard Harris thinks Christie won't take the plunge is that he's a very deliberate guy when it comes to running a campaign.
After finishing the last fiscal year with revenues above projections, Pennsylvania is headed in the other direction in the first few months of the new fiscal year.
New Jersey Gov. Christie and his lieutenant governor are playing it coy as speculation swirls over whether Christie will seek the GOP nomination for 2012 presidential election.
Tracy Carluccio of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network says the proposed fees pale in comparison to the damage that can be done by fracking.
