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Alcopops, BORGS and other sugary cocktails are fueling a new, underage, binge-drinking trend in Pennsylvania, PLCB says

PLCB Report Underage Drinking

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New Jersey considers legalizing psychedelic mushrooms for mental illness treatment

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Shapiro secures federal relief for Berks County businesses affected by chocolate factory explosion

Governor Shapiro with first responders at West Reading factory explosion site.

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Pa. lawmakers target package theft, could impose tougher penalties

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Stone Harbor issues 17 times more parking tickets this May than a year ago — and the police chief has no remorse

Stone Harbor Parking

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Philly's prison system needs new oversight board to fix staffing problems, overcrowding, councilmember says

Prison Oversight Proposal

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Philly mobile crisis response units eye expansion with extra $3 million in funding

Education

How Pa. taxpayers fund charter schools should be fixed, public education advocates say

Education

Teachers and parents' worries mount over crumbling Philly school buildings, asbestos, gun violence and more

Philadelphia School District Struggles

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Philly to purchase 91 community gardens, protecting them from sheriff's sale

Community Gardens Purchased

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Pennsylvania House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2026

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More than $7 million in COVID relief for New Jersey fisheries may need to be paid back, state says

New Jersey Fisheries

Transportation

Speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard could become permanent under new bill

Roosevelt Blvd Speed Cameras

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Philly City Council considers forming a reparations task force. What does that mean?

Philadelphia Reparations

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This weekend, Ocean City enacts new curfew for minors, backpack ban on boardwalk

Ocean City Curfew Beaches

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Increased phone fees would help Pa. fund 911, 988 call centers, lawmakers say

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Philly considers banning ski masks on public property

Ski masks ban

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AI and deepfake identity theft could become illegal in New Jersey

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To deter illegal street racing, Philly should impose $2,000 fines and seize vehicles, councilmember says

Street Racing Bill

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New Jersey lawmakers take steps to ban delta-8 products

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New Jersey state revenue continues to fall short of projections, officials say

Politics

Hate groups’ political influence in Pa. and beyond growing, watchdog says

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Ocean City may soon ban electric bikes from its boardwalk

Ocean City e-bike ban

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Pa. lawmakers propose bills to study artificial intelligence and safeguard against its threats

Pa Artificial Intelligence

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Ocean City steps up enforcement against 'drunken teens' after Memorial Day weekend incidents

Ocean City Curfew

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Temple University should include North Philly community in its new safety plan, proposed City Council resolution says

Temple University Public Safety

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New Jersey may honor its state animal, the horse, with a special license plate

New Jersey license plate

Arts & Culture

City will remove decades-old, board-game art installation from Thomas Paine Plaza

Thomas Paine Plaza Sculptures

Environment

U.S. Supreme Court narrows scope of Clean Water Act

U.S. Supreme Court

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Philadelphia water shutoff moratorium ends next week; some customers eligible for exemptions

Water departmet shutoffs

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With book bans on the rise nationally, New Jersey lawmakers look to stop them in their state

Education

Pennsylvania student teachers could receive $10,000 stipend under proposed law

Student Teacher Stipend

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New Jersey lawmakers consider 'White Claw tax,' easing brewery restrictions and other liquor law changes

nj liquor laws

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Pa. senators consider bill to involuntarily commit people, who overdose and are revived, to addiction treatment centers

involuntary drug rehab

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Wildwood bans alcohol on beach, boardwalk — whether it's in open or closed containers

wildwood alcohol ban

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Montco sheriff will inspect all county gun stores, adopting a successful policy from other states

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Gun reform bills passed by Pa. House face a tougher road in GOP-controlled Senate

Gun Reform Pennsylvania

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New Jersey passes law to curb catalytic converter thefts, expands guidelines for selling scrap metal

2023 Election

Results for every Philadelphia City Council race in Tuesday's primary election

City Council Primary Election 2023

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Cherelle Parker taken to hospital for a dental issue after winning Philly's Democratic mayoral primary

Cherelle Parker hospital

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Wildwood weighs strict law banning alcohol on boardwalk, beaches

Wildwood Alcohol Laws

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New Jersey law inspired by 'Seinfeld' requires telemarketers to provide their contact information

Telemarketing Seinfeld