New Jersey's gas tax will rise 4.2 cents per gallon on Jan. 1, the rate driven higher by slightly lower fuel use and a 2024 state law that boosted the …
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Pa. lawmakers are among the highest paid in the U.S. They just got another automatic raise.
by myphillyconnection 116 viewsAn automatic cost of living adjustment bumped state lawmakers' salaries to $113,000 per year, for rank and file members. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Pennsylvania legislators are …
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‘We have to do something’: N.J. lawmakers advance controversial e-bike regulations
by myphillyconnection 145 viewsA Senate panel unanimously advanced legislation Thursday that would expand the definition of motorized bikes, despite staunch opposition from cyclists and hesitation from some of the lawmakers themselves. Sen. Pat …
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Philly youth football players charged with stealing merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Florida
by myphillyconnection 123 viewsEight members of a Philadelphia youth football team were arrested in Florida last weekend for allegedly stealing merchandise valued at $2,296 from a Dick's Sporting Goods store in Davenport. The …
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Dollar General to pay $1.55 million for allegedly overcharging Pa. customers
by myphillyconnection 169 viewsDollar General agreed to pay $1.55 million to Pennsylvania to settle a lawsuit over the company's alleged upcharging. Attorney General Dave Sunday accused the discount chain of repeatedly charging customers …
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Who is moving into Center City’s new apartment buildings? A lot of transplants from other East Coast cities
by myphillyconnection 116 viewsAfter moving to Center City from Cincinnati in 2021 for a new job, Nicole Anderson realized that so much of what she thought she knew about Philadelphia was misinformed. "I …
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Windows at Philly’s federal courthouse broken by vandals, U.S. Marshals say
by myphillyconnection 149 viewsVandals used a cobblestone brick to shatter a pair of windows at Philadelphia's federal courthouse Monday night, investigators say. The U.S. Marshals Service said the vandalism at the James A. …
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93-year-old man found fatally stabbed in North Philly home, police say
by myphillyconnection 174 viewsA 93-year-old was found dead in his North Philly home last week with stab wounds to his head and chest, police said. The man was identified Wednesday as Lafayette Dailey, …
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Lessons from Philadelphia’s Turn the Key program: How we can make affordable homeownership a reality
by myphillyconnection 153 viewsThe dream of owning a home is slipping away from many hardworking families. Home prices have outpaced wages and housing availability remains limited with the average home price in the …
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Ocean City vote keeps hotel proposal alive for Wonderland Pier site
by myphillyconnection 115 viewsAfter four hours of public comment and debate Thursday night, Ocean City leaders narrowly voted in favor of having the shore community's planning board review options for redeveloping the site …