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HARRISBURG — Uber is trying to sell Pennsylvania lawmakers on a partial solution to the two-month budget impasse, telling them it supports taxing ride-hailing trips statewide to raise desperately needed revenue for public transit. But the pitch comes with a big...

Is our long regional nightmare about to be over? There are signs of compromise in Harrisburg. Governor Josh Shapiro floated a $49.9 billion compromise budget, a spending increase of 5 percent rather than the 8 percent he’d been seeking. And he and House Majority...

PHILADELPHIA — James Kpou was clutching his “senior citizen” fare card for this city’s vast network of buses, subways and light rail trains when he heard the announcement this week over the intercom at the 69th Street Transit Center.

Saval’s memo, titled “Solar-Ready Warehouses,” proposes requiring new warehouses and distribution centers to be constructed as “solar-ready”. It provides a tax credit for existing facilities to retrofit their infrastructure as “solar-ready,” due to the increasing...

Democratic Pennsylvania State Sen. Nikil Saval and Fox News contributor Liz Peek address Democrats embracing socialist ideas and the track record of socialist policies on 'The Cost of Socialism.'

“The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office plans to provide Immigration and Customs Enforcement training for one of its detectives,” LNP | LancasterOnline reported last week. “The DA’s office has applied to join ICE’s task force program, which allows approved...

Following a surge in reports from women alleging abuse by individuals posing as immigration agents, dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging the Department of Homeland Security to reform enforcement protocols and require agents to clearly identify themselves. The...

Un grupo de personas se concentró frente a una oficina de U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) en Philadelphia para mostrar su apoyo a una propuesta dirigida por senadores estatales que exige a los agentes quitarse las máscaras durante las redadas...

Philadelphia Democratic officials are trying to send a clear message to ICE. Standing outside the Philadelphia field office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Center City on a hot Thursday morning, state lawmakers, immigration activists, and District...

Democratic lawmakers are crafting legislation in hopes of keeping eyes on ICE. State Sens. Amanda Cappelletti and Nikil Saval are introducing a “No Secret Police” bill that looks to keep law enforcement from concealing their identities – including U.S. Immigration and...

Dozens gathered outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Philadelphia on Thursday morning to show their support for a proposal in Harrisburg to require ICE agents to take off their masks. The planned legislation would prohibit law enforcement...

Pennsylvania lawmakers and community advocates gathered outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Philadelphia Thursday to rally in support of new legislation they say would bring much-needed transparency and accountability to law enforcement,...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Two state legislators are introducing a bill that would prohibit law enforcement officers, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, from wearing masks or face coverings and hiding their identities during a detention or...

(The Center Square) - The growing debate about whether federal immigration agents should wear masks found a spotlight in Philadelphia on Thursday, where Democratic lawmakers spoke in support of a bill that would prohibit law enforcement officers from concealing their...

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania state lawmakers and community activists gathered in Philadelphia to introduce the "No Secret Police" legislation, aiming to require Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to wear visible identification and prohibit face coverings. The...

Local Democratic lawmakers gathered Thursday outside ICE’s Philadelphia field office to advocate for a proposal to ban immigration agents – and all other law enforcement officers – in Pennsylvania from wearing masks to conceal their identities. The measure, initially...

The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would fund SEPTA and avoid major service cuts at the end of the month, but it's expected to face challenges from Democrats in the state House. Senators first passed an amendment to the bill,...

PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA will implement its drastic service cuts, officials said in the wake of the Pennsylvania Senate Tuesday passing an amendment that aimed to fund SEPTA in the short-term through the Public Transportation Trust Fund and interactive gaming revenue....

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate has passed a funding bill that would largely use capital funding to maintain transit operations, a move the state’s governor and Democratically-controlled House say is not a viable solution to the funding...

The Pennsylvania Senate on Aug. 12 passed a different stop-gap funding proposal for SEPTA than the one the House passed the day before. A SEPTA spokesperson confirmed that without a funding solution before its Aug. 14 "doomsday" deadline, riders will see service cuts...

With the commonwealth approaching two months without a state budget, lawmakers in the Pennsylvania Senate returned to Harrisburg to consider a $47.7 billion General Fund budget proposal and a separate transit funding plan on Tuesday – with both proposals ultimately...

The Pennsylvania state Senate approved a budget Tuesday and advanced legislation that would fund SEPTA and other transportation infrastructure in the state for two years. The plan, opposed by Democrats, now heads back to the state House of Representatives, where it’s...

Local lawmakers, community leaders, advocates and local officials joined together outside of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Philadelphia Field Office on Thursday in a push towards state legislation against ICE officers who are unidentifiable due to the...

A group of Pennsylvania Democrats wants to change how ICE agents face the public in the commonwealth. A circulating memorandum is working its way through the state House in Harrisburg to change the current masked “anonymity” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Public transit advocates and riders had a clear message for the state Senate Wednesday morning: Do your jobs so we can get to ours. Hundreds of people joined Southeastern Pennsylvania lawmakers outside Philadelphia City Hall to once again call for public transit...

SEPTA has officially set a deadline to secure additional state transit funding. Officials announced Wednesday that if funding is not provided by Aug. 14, the agency will be forced to proceed with its plan to reduce services, with cuts beginning as early as Aug. 24....

As SEPTA officials held a press conference at their headquarters to discuss upcoming service cuts Wednesday, hundreds of local activists and concerned citizens rallied at City Hall to make a final push for state funding. Faced with a $213 million recurring deficit,...

The many international visitors in town for the FIFA Club World Cup made themselves at home within the city’s exuberant sports culture, culminating with a July 4 finals match at the Linc. Their lively presence was a reminder of what next year will bring several times...

(The Center Square) - Politicos across Pennsylvania are reacting with a mix of triumph, anger and despair following the passage of the federal budget resolution. Once enacted, the law will support a massive expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, make...

“Imagine the entire city of Pittsburgh suddenly driving in and out of the Philadelphia region every day,” says Alexander Milone, transit committee co-chair for 5th Square, a Philadelphia urban political action committee. Sound terrible? That’s what I-95, I-76 and...

Against the backdrop of negotiations over a new contract, Philadelphia teacher’s union and the School District of Philadelphia traveled to the state capitol together Wednesday to join lawmakers fighting for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed increase in public school...

‘Political earthquake’ and ‘progressive miracle’ are how some describe the results of this week’s New York City mayoral primary. Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old assemblymember and democratic socialist, came first in the ranked-choice election, an upset for establishment...

All the transit talk in Harrisburg has been focused on the commonwealth’s two biggest cities – Philadelphia and Pittsburgh – and the need for state funding to support their public transit systems. But, as many transit advocates have pointed out during rallies, there...

A coalition of more than a dozen organizations rallied in Philadelphia on Saturday against U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran war. Protesters called for de-escalation and a ceasefire in the war that began June 13 when Israel bombed Iranian military and nuclear sites....

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Local activists rallied in Center City on Saturday to protest U.S. military involvement in the growing conflict between Iran and Israel. The demonstration came after President Donald Trump said he is weighing whether to use military...

President Donald Trump announced Saturday night that the United States struck three nuclear facilities in Iran, and joined Israel’s assault on the country that began June 13. Both Pennsylvania U.S. senators applauded Trump’s decision, citing concerns over Iran’s...

It was a sunny celebration for the Solar for Schools grants, which will supply funding for Philadelphia schools. Local legislators came together at Community College of Philadelphia to speak about how green energy will help students in the School District of...

With two weeks until the state budget deadline, the Pennsylvania state House agreed Tuesday to commit nearly $300 million of tax money to public transportation agencies. It’s a key part of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal, and was recently amended to include half a...

With less than two weeks to go until the theoretical deadline for passage of the state budget, it’s still very uncertain that legislators will approve spending the hundreds of millions of additional dollars that SEPTA and other transit agencies say they need to avoid...

Advocates gathered Monday morning in Center City to rally behind the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which they say is being “gutted” under President Donald Trump’s administration. Lee Zeldon, Trump’s appointee, has sought to roll back dozens of environmental...