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Pa. House approves fiscal code, $45m for Philly schools

2013-07-16 06:40:13| Electronics - Topix.net

So it went Monday in the Capitol, where the 203-member state House made a rare midsummer return to vote on a small but critical part of the state budget: the fiscal code, which had been in legislative limbo for two weeks because of a dispute between the two chambers of the legislature.

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Marvel's first Philly super-heroine is coming

2013-06-19 00:25:54| Toys - Topix.net

Last week, Marvel Entertainment revealed its solicitations for comics to be released in September.

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Philly schools to lay off nearly 3,800 staffers

2013-06-08 13:48:03| Electronics - Topix.net

AKIRA SUWA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Philadelphia schools Superintendent William Hite Jr. said yesterday that the layoffs "are nothing less than catastrophic for our schools and students."

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'Catastrophic' budget laid out by Philly schools

2013-04-19 19:17:48| Electronics - Topix.net

If the "catastrophic" budget picture Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. laid out Thursday comes to pass, Philadelphia schools would be virtually unrecognizable come September.

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