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Joel Mathis

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City Life

PA Supreme Court Rejects Sandusky Appeal

Unclear if he’ll pursue other avenues of appeal.

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Tesla Challenges Jersey Car Regulations

Wants to sell directly to consumers, instead of through dealers.

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Wolf Continues to Lead Democrats Running for Governor

New poll gives him 33 percent of the primary vote.

State Capitol in Harrisburg
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PA Senate May Ban Cash Gifts, Too

Harrisburg goes on a reform spree.

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Phillies’ Ben Revere Holds “Saddest” MLB Record

1,400 at-bats without a home run.

An employee of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority raises his fist in the air, Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, while entering a SEPTA bus depot in north Philadelphia. | AP Photo, Joseph Kaczmarek
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With Contracts Set to Expire, SEPTA Union Says It Will Accept Arbitration

“We can get this contract settled,” Willie Brown says.

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Report: Philly’s Recovery From Recession is Lagging

Job growth, economic output at the low end of the scale.

State Capitol in Harrisburg
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PA House Bans Cash Gifts

Abandoned sting operation produces its first reform in Harrisburg.

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Ad Campaign Targets “Street Harassment” of Women

New posters will go up in SEPTA buses, rail cars, and platforms.

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New Group Aims to Make PA Government More Conservative

American Future Fund Political Action is targeting “select lawmakers.”

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Suburban Philly Papers May Go On Sale

Digital First Media expected to auction off “regional properties,” including in Pennsylvania.

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Man “Forcibly Tattooed” By Roommates

52-year-old tells police they marked him up with “genitals and racial stereotypes.”

"Justice" engraved on Philadelphia's City Hall
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Poor and Accused of a Crime? You’re Better off in Philly.

Mathis: Here’s why all the money the city spends defending the poor accused of crimes is worth it.

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PA Senate Dems Move to Raise Minimum Wage

New minimum would be $12 an hour.

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Comcast Merger Threatened by Weak Stock Price

Time Warner stockholders might not like the all-stock purchase, after all.