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Dr. Barbara Friedes, 30, Killed In Philly Crash

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...

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Pa. Democrats rail against Supreme Court homeless decision

Pa. Democrats rail against Supreme Court homeless decision

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson that cities can punish people for sleeping in public has some Democrats in Pennsylvania seething. The high court said laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment,”...

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2024 Senate Climate Solutions Letter

2024 Senate Climate Solutions Letter

Dear Democratic Senate Leaders, As the 2024 budget season kicks into high gear, we are writing to ask that you work to ensure that renewable energy legislation and climate solution policies currently pending in the legislature are included in any final budget...

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Pennsylvania progressives resolute in Palestinian support

Pennsylvania progressives resolute in Palestinian support

(The Center Square) – Recent critical remarks from top-ranking state officials, including Gov. Josh Shapiro, have not deterred Palestinian support among progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups in Pennsylvania. Earlier this month, Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill,...

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June 13: Rust Belt Strategy

June 13: Rust Belt Strategy

“President Joe Biden’s most likely path to re-election is a narrow one that relies on the same three states that gave Donald Trump the Oval Office in 2016 and then yanked it away from him in 2020 — Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — along with a single electoral...

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50 arrests made during Aramark workers protest in Center City

50 arrests made during Aramark workers protest in Center City

UNIVERSITY CITY - Union organizers say about 50 people were arrested protesting outside Aramark’s corporate headquarters in Center City on Wednesday. Food service workers from Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park and Wells Fargo Center were calling for higher...

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