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Community leaders rally as ICE detains Philadelphia man
Despite a month-long campaign coordinated by Southeast Asian community leaders and immigration advocates, federal authorities detained a man last week and appear to be preparing to deport him to a country he has never visited. Sereyrath “One” Van, 44, was born in a...
The Fight Continues Against Criminalization of Homelessness
The Supreme Court’s momentous ruling last month in the Grants Pass v. Johnson case removed a key protection for unhoused people, allowing criminalization even when there is no available shelter. While some Democrats condemned the decision, several leaders on the West...
The Supreme Court’s Grants Pass Decision Has Lit a Fire Under Homeless Advocacy Groups
The Supreme Court’s momentous Junio ruling in the Grants Pass v. Johnson case removed a key protection for unhoused people, allowing criminalization even when there is no available shelter. While some Democrats condemned the decision, several leaders on the West Coast,...
Opinion: New pipeline safety rules must be enacted for the health of current and future generations
The blue flame on the stovetops in millions of American homes is fed by a web of some 3 million miles of natural gas pipelines crisscrossing the country – including some 90,000 miles of these conduits in Pennsylvania. Regulated by an outdated set of standards, many of...
¿Quieres que tus alumnos triunfen? Dales hogares seguros
Los legisladores de Pensilvania tienen razón al celebrar la inversión en educación pública lograda en el presupuesto estatal recientemente aprobado, un paso inicial muy necesario hacia la equidad para los niños de nuestra Commonwealth. Pero, por segundo año consecutivo, no han incluido 50...
After New Law Regulates Evictions, Landlord-Tenant Office Shuts Down
PHILADELPHIA – Today, six weeks after the Angel Davis Eviction Accountability Act was signed into law, the municipal court announced that landlord-tenant officer Marisa Shuter will cease conducting evictions. As the lawyer appointed to oversee private evictions in...
Majority of Aramark workers in Philadelphia reject latest contract proposal
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Food service workers at the stadium complex in South Philadelphia were voting all day on Miércoles over Aramark's latest contract proposal. The union representing those workers says it does not expect the new proposal to pass, however. The...
PA lawmakers incentivize builders to restore historic buildings
Though Pennsylvania has a lot of historic sites, it has lagged behind other states in providing tax incentives to preserve and restore them. Some classic buildings in Philadelphia are in need. Pennsylvania is packed with historic properties dating back to colonial...
Philadelphia Demands More Than ‘Flex-Post’ Protected Bike Lanes After Motorist Kills Cyclist
The horrific death of a Philadelphia cyclist in the famous Rittenhouse Square neighborhood has local advocates demanding that the city finally install real protection on its bike lanes — and sparking a conversation about why half-measures like flex posts are so common...
Pennsylvania’s Historic Tax Credit Increased to $20 Million
On Julio 11, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed its 2024-2025 budget. It was 11 days past the deadline, but offered some good news for historic preservationists and adaptive reuse developers. The new budget included tax code changes that raised the historic tax...
Más fondos para el programa de reparación de viviendas fuera del presupuesto estatal a pesar de la gran demanda
HARRISBURG - Un popular programa que ayuda a los propietarios de Pennsylvania con el costo de las reparaciones esenciales no recibió más fondos en el presupuesto estatal de este año, a pesar de la abrumadora demanda en muchos condados. Casi 18.200 propietarios de viviendas que solicitaron ayuda del...
CHOP doctor struck and killed by speeding driver as she biked near Rittenhouse Square
Barbara Friedes’ life and career were always driven by altruism, those who knew her said. From the moment her husband-to-be, Cole, sat behind her in organic chemistry class at Florida State University, he said, he knew she was special. She was magnetic, he said,...
Dr. Barbara Friedes, 30, Killed In Philly Crash
Barbara Ann Friedes, 30, was struck from behind by a 2018 Volkswagen on the 1800 block of Spruce Street around 7 p.m., Philadelphia police wrote in a release. The Volkswagen then hit three parked cars before coming to a rest, police continued. Friedes was taken to...
El senador Saval se une a legisladores y defensores para celebrar el lanzamiento del derecho a la asistencia letrada en Pensilvania
El senador Saval elogia la financiación del programa Right-to-Counsel en Pensilvania
Funcionarios del condado y defensores de la vivienda molestos por la omisión del popular programa de reparación de viviendas en el presupuesto estatal
Un programa de reparación de viviendas aprobado en su día como una iniciativa bipartidista histórica no recibió financiación en el presupuesto estatal de este año, lo que decepcionó a muchos funcionarios del condado y defensores de la vivienda y la energía. "Las indicaciones en el establecimiento de esta ronda de financiación inicial eran tales...
Patient actors at Thomas Jefferson University who unionized this year hold rally for new contract
A group of workers at Thomas Jefferson University who are paid to simulate patients for medical students celebrated a victory earlier this year when they won a union election. But six months later, they say they're struggling to be taken seriously in bargaining...
El senador Nikil Saval responde a la falta de financiación de las reparaciones integrales en el presupuesto del Estado
Harrisburg, PA - 12 de julio de 2024 - El presupuesto del estado de Pensilvania 2024-2025 aprobado ayer por la noche, y en respuesta a la falta de financiación adicional para el popular Programa de Reparaciones Integrales de Pensilvania, el senador estatal Nikil Saval (D-Filadelfia) emitió la siguiente declaración:
"Todas las personas de nuestra Commonwealth merecen un hogar sano y seguro.
Benjamin Rush Garden re-opens with a gift from the late Queen Elizabeth II
When the British Consul General arrived at 3rd and Walnut streets on a drizzly Viernes morning for a ribbon cutting of the newly imagined Benjamin Rush Garden, she felt right at home. Not only is the garden dominated by a bell donated in 1976 by Queen Elizabeth II, but...
After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused
“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing...