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Nation’s Largest Rape-Victim Advocacy Group: It’s Not “Rape Culture”

At long last, there’s been a heartening development in the escalating war between anti-“rape culture” activists and due-process advocates. In case you haven’t been following […]

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Proposal: No Privatization, But Expand Sunday Liquor Sales

Pennlive reports on a new proposal to end the push to privatize the state-owned liquor stores by modernizing the overall system.

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The Inquirer’s Journalism Is in Real Trouble

A couple of weeks ago, I was interviewing an Inquirer journalist about some bit of newsroom dysfunction — there’s always some bit of newsroom dysfunction […]

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Is Kathleen Kane the Next Public Official to File Suit Involving the Inky?

NBC10 reports that PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane has hired a law firm to represent her in a possible defamation suit, following this week’s Philadelphia […]

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Report: Big Companies Aren’t Paying PA Taxes

Ten Fortune 500 companies paid no Pennsylvania taxes at all during a five-year span from 2008-2012, a think tank reported Thursday afternoon. The Pennsylvania Budget […]

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Sting Probe Has PA House Support

The Patriot-News reports that both Republican and Democratic leaders in the Pennsylvania House are offering “sufficient resources” to the House Ethics Committee to pursue an […]

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396 Challenges Filed Against Nominating Petitions In Philadelphia

You probably thought that there wouldn’t be any major election shenanigans in Philadelphia until 2015, when we’ll be deciding who gets the delightful job of […]

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Comcast Today: States Will Scrutinize Time Warner Merger, Too

It’s not just the federal government that will scrutinze Comcast’s proposed merger with Time Warner. The states are coming, too. Reuters reports: Florida and other […]

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The Six Degrees Game of Love, Philly Celebrity Edition

Ever notice how for the bold-faced and famous here, Philadelphia’s social scene resembles a high school? The dating pool is shallow, everyone knows everyone else, […]

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PA House Gets Bill to Crack Down on City Gun Laws

Newsworks reports: “Gun owners and groups including the National Rifle Association would be able to take municipalities to court over local gun restrictions under a […]

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Philadelphia Blogger: My Name Was Forged on Babette Josephs’ Petition

The signature of noted Philadelphia blogger Duncan Black — also known as Atrios — was allegedly forged on the nominating petitions of former State Rep. Babette […]

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Is Philly Ready to Host the World?

KYW reports that with Pope Francis likely to visit and the 2016 Democratic National Convention a real possibility, members of the City Council want to […]

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“Johnny Doc” Faces Political Challenge From Former Mayor Candidate

Karen Brown, the Republican candidate for mayor in 2011, has rejoined the Democratic Party and is running for her old job as a committeewoman in […]

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Bill Would Dismantle State Gun Background Checks

Newsworks reports that the PA House Judiciary Committee will vote today on a bill that would dismantle the state’s gun background check system, leaving officials […]

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Kane Sting Controversy Isn’t Going Away

PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane tried to clear the boards Monday, holding a press conference in which she said that Philly Democratic lawmakers who had […]