Philadelphia Congresswoman Calls For Rep. Weiner To Resign
A Philadelphia-area congresswoman has become the first Democrat in Congress to call on Anthony Weiner to resign his House seat.
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A Philadelphia-area congresswoman has become the first Democrat in Congress to call on Anthony Weiner to resign his House seat.
Philadelphia City Council has voted to tweak the controversial lump-sum pension perk known as "DROP," turning its back on the mayor's call to abolish the program.
Ten graduating seniors at Chester High School were honored by the Delaware County DA and school officials for taking part in a college "preview" program.
Right now, state law requires any increase in the amount of money the City of Philadelphia gives the school district in any one year to remain permanent in future years -- effectively prohibiting the city from giving the school district a one-time infusion of cash.
Chester City Council is poised to take a preliminary vote tonight on a plan to cut their own salaries, along with that of mayor Wendell Butler (in photo), as the city asks unionized workers to make sacrifices of their own.
A compromise has been reached on a bill that would give police more leeway in handling aggressive panhandlers in the city.
"Let's ban text messaging – let's make it a primary offense," Allegheny county Democrat Jim Ferlo said.
Two of New Jersey's best-known candidates sailed to victory unopposed in Tuesday's primary election, while two of the Legislature's most entrenched Democrats were in a fight for their political lives.
The apology by New York Congressman Anthony Weiner isn't enough according to some local residents in Philadelphia who say the congressman should resign after admitting to sending lewd photos of himself to another woman.
On the day after the Philadelphia School District handed out thousands of layoff notices, Mayor Michael Nutter spent Tuesday pounding the pavement in Harrisburg, trying in part to drum up more money for the financially strapped school district.
The city is filled with old houses. Many contaminated with chipped lead paint that can be especially dangerous for children.
Harrisburg police say Rep. John Galloway, a Bucks County Democrat in his third term in the state House, was pulled over early Tuesday morning after his vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign.
There weren't many competitive races on the ballot and voter turnout was likely to be less than 10 percent, but two powerful Democratic lawmakers were fighting to keep their jobs in Tuesday's New Jersey primary.
New Jersey governor Chris Christie has unveiled a draft of a new energy master plan for the Garden State which looks, in some ways, like the one it is designed to replace.
Former two-term Senator Rick Santorum began his quest for the presidency in Somerset County Pa., Monday and it could be a tough ride.
