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On Marzo 29, a so-called “landlord-tenant officer” shot 35-year-old Angel Davis in the head and nearly killed her while serving her with eviction papers in Philadelphia at the Girard Court Apartments at 2101 North College Avenue. First of all, what is a...

A pair of state lawmakers from Philadelphia plan to introduce legislation this month that would bar private firms from enforcing evictions. Some landlords and property managers aren’t thrilled. If passed, the bill would amend state code and apply to jurisdictions...

PHILADELPHIA – In response to the shooting of 35-year-old Angel Davis by a private contractor who was serving an eviction notice last week, Councilmembers Kendra Brooks (At-Large) and Jamie Gauthier (3rd District) announced a public hearing of the Housing Committee on...

Two Philadelphia-area lawmakers want to ensure that public officers — not private contractors — are responsible for handling court orders in landlord-tenant cases. After a Philadelphia deputy landlord-tenant officer shot a woman in the head last week while trying to...

State lawmakers from Philadelphia are proposing to ban private firms from enforcing evictions after a security contractor shot a 35-year-old woman during an attempted lockout Miércoles. The move comes after a shooting that has brought Philadelphia’s unusual eviction...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — As the investigation continues into the shooting in North Philadelphia on Miércoles during an eviction process, two Democratic state lawmakers from Philadelphia are calling for legislation that would mandate public oversight of...

A Pennsylvania senator has announced plans for a series of proposals to increase housing accessibility and make finding affordable housing easier by removing some barriers to renters and low-income homeowners in Pennsylvania. The three bills sponsored by Sen. Nikil...

On Marzo 22, DEP presented a 10 point plan for improving DEP permit reviews to the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of Acting Secretary Richard Negrin’s presentation on DEP’s FY 2023-24 budget request. The Plan is aimed at concerns many legislators have about...

The leaders of state legislative committees have the power to determine whether a bill ultimately makes it to the governor’s desk or languishes in committee until the end of the term. And while rule changes in one chamber will limit the ability of committee chairs to...

After the union rejected a proposal last month, an agreement between Temple and its striking graduate students this time was approved by a vast majority of members, officially ending the six-week strike that has disrupted operations at the 33,600-student university....

Temple University graduate students who are teaching and research assistants have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract, ending their six-week-long walkout. The Temple University Graduate Students Association, which said Lunes evening that the vote was 344 to 8 in...

City & State’s 2023 Rebuilding PA Summit brought together nearly 100 of Pennsylvania’s brightest minds at the Hilton Harrisburg on Martes for a full-day event that examined how state and local leaders, businesses and other power players can band together to solve...

On Politics In Focus airing Sábado, Febrero 18, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. and Domingo, Febrero 19, 2023 at 1 p.m. with Jennifer Lewis-Hall we begin today’s show with a recap of a widely followed ruling. We hear about a judge’s decision that...

HARRISBURG – Bipartisan legislation is being proposed by Republican Sen. Greg Rothman of Cumberland, Dauphin, & Perry Counties and Democrat Sen. Nikil Saval of Philadelphia County which would make Diwali an official state holiday in the Commonwealth. PA is home to...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — State Senator Greg Rothman (R-34) and Senator Nikil Saval (D-1) introduced legislation to make Diwali an official state holiday in Pennsylvania. Nearly 200,000 South Asian residents reside in Pennsylvania, many of whom participate in Diwali as...

Earlier this month, a piece of paper came across Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk that if signed would have set an execution date for Rahmael Sal Holt. In 2017, Holt was convicted of murdering New Kensington police officer Brian Shaw. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the...

Josh Shapiro was once a supporter of the death penalty, including for the suspected gunman in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Philadelphia in 2018. Now, the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania says his views on capital punishment have shifted, and...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Jueves he will not allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and called for the state's lawmakers to repeal the death penalty. “When my son asked me why it was okay to kill someone...

Governor Josh Shapiro said he will not issue any execution warrants during his term and called on the General Assembly to abolish the death penalty. Governor Shapiro was joined by elected leaders – including Sen. Vince Hughes, Sen. Nikil Saval, and Rep. Rick Krajewski...

Governor Josh Shapiro has called on the General Assembly to abolish the death penalty once and for all in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On Jueves, when speaking in front of the Mosaic Community Church in West Philadelphia, Governor Shapiro stated he will not...

A moratorium on executions will continue in Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Jueves. Continuing the precedent set by his predecessor, Shapiro has refused to sign execution warrants and plans to use his executive authority to issue a reprieve to anyone whose...

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to bring an end to capital punishment in the commonwealth.  During a press conference Jueves in West Philadelphia, the Democratic governor committed to grant a reprieve to any execution warrant that comes across his desk and called upon...

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Jueves he would continue his predecessor’s practice of not signing death warrants and is “calling on the general assembly to work with me to abolish the death penalty once and for all in Pennsylvania.” The move represents a more liberal...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — As Pennsylvania's attorney general, Gov. Josh Shapiro supported the death penalty for years. On Jueves he announced he'd changed his mind. Speaking to criminal justice reform advocates at Mosaic Community Church in West Philadelphia, Shapiro...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro followed in the footsteps of his predecessor Gov. Tom Wolf on Jueves morning, Feb. 16, by announcing that any instance of capital punishment will not occur under his governorship. He also called on the General Assembly to abolish...

Gov. Josh Shapiro vowed Jueves not to sign any execution orders over the next four years, continuing the death penalty moratorium that his predecessor Tom Wolf formally signed eight years ago, and urged state lawmakers to abolish the death penalty "once and for...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Jueves he will not allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and called for the state’s lawmakers to repeal the death penalty. Shapiro, inaugurated last month, said he will refuse to sign...

A group of more than 170 trans, nonbinary, and cisgender contributors to the New York Times published an open letter on Miércoles, condemning the paper’s coverage of trans issues — particularly its reporting around trans youth and gender-affirming...

Over 200 New York Times contributors have signed an open letter addressed to the paper of record, critiquing its biased coverage of trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people. The letter was published Miércoles morning at the...

A coalition of community leaders, journalists, LGBTQ organizations, and celebrities called out The New York Times for its flawed and biased coverage of issues affecting the transgender community, and for spreading misinformation about the topic in order to...

There was a news conference at the former home of Philadelphia abolitionist William Still Martes morning. Pennsylvania State Senators Art Haywood and Nikil Saval announced a new legislation recognizing the second week in Febrero as William Still...

As part of Black History Month, several Pennsylvania State Senators announced an effort to recognize the contributions of a Black abolitionist. Senator Art Haywood, Senator Nikil Saval, State Representative Donna Bullock and State Representative Ben Waxman, along with...

Since Enero 2022 Temple University Graduate Student’s Association (TUGSA) has been negotiating with the university administration for improvements in healthcare, wages and overall working conditions. No agreements have been reached, and things just...

Temple University, a public school in Philadelphia with roughly 40,000 students, confirmed Miércoles that teaching and research assistants who take part in a strike over low pay will have their health coverage suspended and be forced to cover the full cost of tuition,...