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Philadelphia Reassessment Data, Senator Casey Pivots on Gun Control, Ramsey Joins President’s Pane |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/20/12 11:19 am | updated: 12/20/12 11:19 am |
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Property reassessment figures just released seem to favor Mayor Nutter's push for real estate tax reform in Philadelphia. According to the first wave of data, the property tax rate under a new system would be considerably lower than the rates City Council predicted earlier this year.
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey Jr. is changing his position on gun control. The Democrat has long been opposed to new gun control laws; however, in light of the child massacre in Newtown, CT he has... Read More |
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Nutter Tax Overhaul, Philadelphia Minister Robbed, Conestoga Teacher Arrested for Public Drunkenness |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 12/20/12 8:42 am | updated: 12/20/12 8:42 am |
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One day after briefing city council on the overhaul of Philadelphia's property tax system, Mayor Nutter said the change will not be used to increase total revenues overall. The new reassessments of all Philadelphia properties will be used as the basis for tax bills due in 2014. The changeover, though, will be revenue neutral.
Philadelphia police are looking for a man who robbed and attacked a minister Wednesday afternoon. It happened at about 3:30 p.m. near 11th and Walnut... Read More |
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Sen. Bob Casey Jr. Changes Gun Views; Cherry Hill PD Uses License Scan; Delco Bank Robbery and Chase |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/20/12 4:45 am | updated: 12/20/12 4:45 am |
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Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D) has long been opposed to new gun control laws, however, in light of the recent event in Newtown, CT he has reassessed his views and changed his mind. He told the Inquirer he wasâ€haunted†by what occurred and how the weapons were used. He would support any bill that bans military-style assault rifles and restricts high-capacity ammunition clips. Casey still supports the Second Amendment but believes these are changes that need to be made to... Read More |
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Obama Wants Action on Gun Violence, Phila’s Ramsey to Join Panel, Eight Charged in Child Porn Ring |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/19/12 7:43 pm | updated: 12/19/12 7:43 pm |
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Today President Obama called for "concrete proposals" on curbing gun violence. The President wants to propose something to Congress no later than January. Obama was mostly silent on the issue of gun control for 4 years and during his reelection campaign. Now that the election is over and in the wake of the massacre of 20 children in Connecticut last week, Obama has taken a tough new tone in the face of the powerful gun-rights lobby.
Charles Ramsey, Philadelphia’s Police... Read More |
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Record Gun Buyback in Camden NJ, Early Flu Season, Housekeeper Bust Thief Changes Plea |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/19/12 11:32 am | updated: 12/19/12 11:32 am |
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A gun buyback program in Camden has set a new 2 day record. The state sponsored cash-for-guns program returned 1,137 firearms over two days. According to officials, some gun owners were motivated to give up their weapons by the recent killings in Newtown Connecticut at Sandy Hill Elementary School.
Flu season has arrived early. Across the country, influenza symptoms are showing up at their earliest point in 10 years. Local hospitals are experiencing high emergency room... Read More |
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Nutter Property Tax Overhaul, Atlantic County Bomb Plot Student Arrested, Paulsboro Scammers |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 12/19/12 8:50 am | updated: 12/19/12 8:50 am |
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Mayor Nutter held a closed-door briefing for City Council members Tuesday on next year's planned overhaul of Philadelphia property taxes. Sources say the total value of all city properties was put at just under $100-billion. Under the new system, some homeowners will come out ahead, while others are expected to pay higher property taxes in 2014. Residents will know their own individual assessment by February.
Police in Atlantic County have arrested a student after explosive... Read More |
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Miss PA to pay Miss USA $5 M; Missing Bensalem Michaud Found; Maid Plead Guilty Franklin Bust Theft |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/19/12 1:16 am | updated: 12/19/12 1:16 am |
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The former Miss Pennsylvania who claimed that the Miss USA contest was rigged has been ordered to pay the pageant $5 million for defamation. The arbitrator determined that Sheena Monnin’s comments were false, harmful and malicious. The arbitrator added that there was no reasonable possibility the judging was rigged. It was more likely that Monnin was disgruntled that she did not make it past the preliminary rounds and objected to the pageant's decision to allow transgender participants.... Read More |
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Disabled Bensalem Woman Sought, Jerry Sandusky Get New Hearing, Philadelphia School Closing Fight |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/18/12 7:50 pm | updated: 12/18/12 7:50 pm |
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Bensalem police are looking for a mentally and physically disabled woman missing since yesterday. Kathleen Michaud was last seen on foot in Bensalem wearing a dark green jacket, dark pants and white sneakers. Michaud is legally disabled, has several physical and mental ailments and has not taken her medication in over a week. Anyone with information should contact Bensalem Police at 215-633-3719.
UPDATE: Kathleen Michaud has been found.
Jerry Sandusky is... Read More |
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Newtown Schools Reopen, Fiscal Cliff Talks, One Train Shooter Arrested |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/18/12 10:21 am | updated: 12/18/12 10:21 am |
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The funerals continue today in Newtown Connecticut. Today 6 year old Jessica Rekos will be laid to rest. Six schools in Newtown reopened today. But not Sandy Hill Elementary. The scene of Friday’s massacre is still an official crime scene. Investigators will be working for months examining every angle and interviewing witnesses, including children, as they try to understand what happened.
In negotiations to avoid the looming fiscal cliff, President Obama has agreed to... Read More |
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Atlantic City Man Dies In Police Shooting, Philadelphia Vigils Held For Newtown, CT |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 12/18/12 8:59 am | updated: 12/18/12 8:59 am |
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A police involved shooting in Atlantic City left an 18 year old suspect dead Monday afternoon. Police were called out to the Stanley Holmes Village Apartment Complex at about 2 p.m. after receiving reports of two armed black men in the area. One of the men, dropped his weapon. The other man disregarded the officers, fled on foot, was shot, and later died at the hospital.
At Monday night’s vigil outside the Herbert Hoover Elementary School in Langhorne, Bucks County, tears... Read More |
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