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From infrastructure to playgrounds, $264M for Pa. projects this year vanished in Congress’ budget battle

When Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the government last month, it didn’t include earmarks for hundreds of projects across Pennsylvania.

People walk to the Market-Frankford Line 13th and Market Street headhouse (the entrances to the subways) in Philadelphia on Saturday night. The headhouses were slated for upgrades funded by federal money that is now in limbo.
People walk to the Market-Frankford Line 13th and Market Street headhouse (the entrances to the subways) in Philadelphia on Saturday night. The headhouses were slated for upgrades funded by federal money that is now in limbo.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer